The Gendebien and Fraiken partnership gained the nickname "the eternal bridesmaids", owing to their number of second-place finishes, but after two previous attempts they triumphed in the Liège-Rome-Liège Rally, the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti and Rally Stella Alpina in 1955, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300SL.
A asociación Gendebien e Fraiken gañou o alcume de "os eternos damas de honra", debido ao seu número de segundos postos, pero logo de dous intentos triunfaron no Rally Liexa-Roma-Liexa, a Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti e o Rally Stella Alpina en 1955, pilotando un Mercedes-Benz 300SL.