| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 5118 |  | Details | Coker, Broward | 1958 |
| Sebring Endurance Race Official Safety and Communications Card |
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Coker, Broward |
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| 1958 |
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| $125.00 | Coker--Broward | Sebring-Endurance-Race-Official-Safety-and-Communications-Card | Official safety and communications card for the 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance. This 12-hour endurance race for the Amoco Trophy was held at the Sebring Air Terminal on March 22, 1958, the seventh year the race was run. A Ferrari 250 TR 58, driven by Phil Hill and Peter Collins won the race.
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Map shows the course layout among the runways and taxiways of the air terminal. The card documents radio communications procedures and protocols for ambulances and fire trucks during the race.
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Sebring International Raceway, America’s oldest road racing track, evolved from Hendricks Field, a World War II airbase used to train B-17 combat crews. Sebring is well known for celebrity participation. Steve McQueen, James Brolin, Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and even journalist Walter Cronkite have competed in the race. (Source: https://www.sebringraceway.com/track-info/about-sir) |