Around a similar time the differential on Chinetti’s Ferrari started playing up, after also running in the top 3 for first half of the race; they eventually retired mid-morning. Oh, had I just held on to that British beauty! The modified Series 61 was mechanically stock except for a five carburetor induction system. It was won by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead in their works-entered Jaguar C-type, the first Le Mans win for the marque. $125 later (and to absolute surprise and horror to my parents who, named it “the red bomb”) a 1959 Austin Healey BN6 100/6 was mine! Leaving Illinois behind, my first duty station was shipboard San Diego. With 110 horsepower, and several high-performance improvements including larger carburetors, a cold-air box to increase engine air flow, high-lift camshaft and 8.1:1 compression pistons, this car would certainly surpass the stated 3-digit speed. The stock Cadillac driven by the Collier brothers finished 10th, with Briggs’s Le Monstre Caddy following behind in a respectable 11th place. Practiced: 71. The French manufacturer was one of the most consistent in the participation of motor racing, the car was born by modifying the coupe road car in a racing car, the cockpit was opened and the engine was upgraded. The beautiful paint combination of Reno Red over black, paired with a red interior makes this car an absolute stunner.When I was a kid, I used to caddie for a man who lived a couple blocks away in Lincolnshire, Illinois. TALBOT-LAGO T26 GS n.5 HISTORY. Thanks for reading.when I was in college, I really wanted an Austin Healey, but found the price a little out of my price range. The 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 19th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 23 and 24 June 1951.
The original plan was to enter two customs cars built by Frick-Tappett Motors in Long Island.
His words, photos and broadcasts can can be found on a myriad of media. I loved the lines of those cars.I had grown up, to that point around cars and racing, but the Chicago Historic Races (now the Brian Redman International Challenge) at Road America was still an idea yet to be realized, so this car was unfamiliar to me — but boy oh boy — I was stunned by its beauty and simplicity.The 100M was styled and mechanically set up like the Austin Healeys that placed 12th and 14th at the 1953 race. It was won by the French father-and-son pairing of Louis and Jean-Louis Rosier driving a privately entered Talbot-Lago. The 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 18th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 24 and 25 June 1950. The car was stock everywhere else. The Pick of the Day is a proper British lady with the growl and anger of a werewolf of LondonThe Pick of the Day is a 1956 Austin Healey 100M Le Mans offered by a dealer in Jackson, Mississippi. I am thinking the cost at that time, in the late 50’s or early 60’s, was around $5500.00. The 1950 Cadillac Series 61, Le Mans "LeMonstre" is powered by an eight-cylinder, 90 degree vee engine with 122 inch wheelbase and weight of 3,705 pounds. Le Mans officials deemed the Fordaillac illegal to race because the rules state that engine swaps are not allowed. Even with a new all-aluminum body, the car was still a 3,700 pound V8 Caddy with a column-mounted shifter. On cold mornings I remember riding under the tonneau cover, and tracking our path by the turns and the sounds of shifting through the gears.Great memory Richard! I settled for a Triumph TR 3 for around $4500.00.
Looking back, I estimate this was the early 1980s. In 1950, he entered his … Money, kids… you know the story. Programme Cover: Event: 24 Heures du Mans: Date: 25.6.1950: Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (F), 13.492 kms: Distance: 24 hours: Attendance: unknown: Le Mans 24 Hours: Non championship race. The British Lotus cars were first built by Colin Chapman in a garage. His son then took the car out for just 2 laps while Louis cleaned up and ate some bananas. if same was tru back then as today, the cold air Intake would improve cylinder charges (allegedly). Of the entire Cunningham entourage, only Miles Collier had previously raced at Le Mans … The overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. Your Pick of the Day brings back a lot of memories. Rosier eased off, conserving his car, but keeping a solid lead. 24h du Mans 1950.
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