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05/08/2023

Lamborghini Miura P400

Chassis 3586
📍Chantilly Arts & Elegance 2022

3586 is perhaps the most famous Miura. Without knowing it, you have probably all seen this car before, but it was only very recently that all the mystery was lifted.

Painted Arancio with a Nero interior and Bianco leather seats, 3586 leaved the factory on June 18, 1968. This is the 214th Miura produced. At this time, Paramount Pictures is looking for a car for its next film which is to take place in Italy, and where a Mini will play an important role in the streets of Rome. Do you see what I mean ? The film The Italian Job begins with a magnificent scene in the Alps where we see a sublime orange Miura crossing the mountains.

In June 1968, Paramount Pictures had approached Lamborghini for two Miuras: a wreck car for an accident scene, and an other one to perform driving duties. Lamborghini were in possession of an Arancio example that had been crashed. A matching color example was then selected from the production line: 3586.

Car was delivered to the set by Lamborghini sales department employee, Enzo Moruzzi. He drove the Miura as a stunt double for Rossano Brazzi, who played Roger Beckerman in the movie.

After filming, it returned to the factory and was sold to its first owner. Its destination was Zani Marini, the Lamborghini distributor for... Rome. Marini sold 3586 to his boss, Norberto Ferretti.

Precisely how long Norberto Ferretti kept the Miura is unclear. He repurchased 3586 a second time in 2005 and retained it until 2013. Next year, the car was sold to British Lamborghini specialist, Iain Tyrrell. It entered the collection of Fritz Kaiser in 2018.

Until then, what Miura was used in the opening scene remained a mystery. For the 50th anniversary of the film, the Polo Storico Lamborghini carried out the investigation. By going through the archives and interviewing former employees, the manufacturer managed to identify it.

We were able to (re)discover it in 2022 at Chantilly Arts & Elegance.

26/07/2023

Ferrari 250 P

Chassis 0816
📍Le Mans Classic 2023

0816 started his life in 1963 as a works 250 P. It ended in a rush to take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in june.

Ferrari had planned to enter chassis 0814 there, but victim of an accident a month before at the Nürburgring, it required major repairs and a return to the factory. Due to lack of time, Ferrari therefore decided to field chassis 0816 in its place, but under the identity 0814.

With No. 21, the duo Ludovico Scarfiotti / Lorenzo Bandini dominates and wins the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Converted to 275 P specs for the 1964 season, it immediately won the 12 Hours of Sebring with Mike Parkes and Umberto Maglioli, with No. 22. In June, Jean Guichet and Nino Vaccarella drove 0816 to victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, signing a historic double.

It then continued to run until 1968, passing in the meantime into the hands of Luigi Chinetti, the famous American importer. It even took part in the 1969 12 Hours of Sebring, without success.

In 1970, it entered the renowned collection of Pierre Bardinon at the Mas du Clos, from which it will not be released until 2018.

Announced for sale by Artcurial Motorcars for the Rétromobile 2018 show, it was withdrawn from sale a few days before, the legal turmoil of the Bardinon family not being over. This finally RM Sotheby's which consigned it to Private Sales in August of the same year. The end of the story only took place at this moment (the double identity for the double victory at Le Mans) when the car returned to Maranello at Ferrari Classiche before the car went to RM Sotheby's.

It has since been in the hands of Brandon Wang, who presented it at the Cavalcade Classiche in 2019 and at the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year.

25/07/2023

Porsche 908/03

Chassis 001 (908/03-001)
📍Spa Classic 2023

001 is the very first 908/03 assembled, during 1970. Used exclusively as a test and development car by Porsche, it never raced in competition in period.

After a few years of loyal service, it was stored by Porsche until it was acquired from the factory by Dale Miller of Miller Historic Motorcars in the 1990s.

He had the car restored to full working order and had it painted in Gulf Racing colours, like the 1971 Targa Florio cars. Shortly after the restoration was completed, Miller sold chassis 001, which can now be found in Europe. Passed through the hands of Benoit Couturier, it was sold to the Swiss Peter Vögele who has since entered it regularly in historic races in the Peter Auto series.

#908

04/07/2023

Mazda 787B

Chassis 002 (787B-002)

Second 787B out of three built by Mazda, 002 is the overall winner of the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours.
For the 1992 World Sportscar Championship, FISA changed the rules of Group C, only allowing 3.5 liter piston engined cars.

The 1991 edition therefore represents the last chance for Mazda to conclude more than 20 years of presence at Le Mans for rotary engined.

787B wasn't the fastest car of the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours. The car landed in Sarthe without having won anything. But the Mazda team was well prepared.

The R26B engine could go up to 900 hp. But for reasons or reliability and fuel economy, the power was limited to 700 hp during the race.

To maximize the chances to win, Mazda could count on a high-level technical consultant : Mr. Le Mans, Jacky Icks. He advised to have Oreca as a pit partner, and hire a trio of young drivers : Volker Weidler, Bertrand Gachot and Johnny Herbert.

12th time in qualification, the #55 787B started only 19th due to the rules, favoriting the 3.5 liter cars.

21 hours after the start, the Mazda took the lead. Simultaneously, all Japanese TVs switched to live broadcast. Some years after his beginning in Sarthe, a Japanese car brand was on its way to win Le Mans 24 Hours !

Since then, the winning 787B has remained in Mazda's hands and continues to come out and roar its wonderful engine. Probably the best sound ever heard in Le Mans !

26/06/2023

Porsche 917 K

Chassis 023 (917-023)

Of all the iconic liveries worn by the 917 (Gulf, Martini, psychedelic...), the one in the colors of the Porsche Salzburg dealership is probably the most famous.

Before its heyday at Le Mans, 023 started 1970 at the 1000 Kilometres of Brands Hatch with Vic Elford and Denny Hulme, finishing 2nd. Fifteen days later, Vic Elford joined by Kurt Ahrens Jr retired at Monza. The two men drove 023 to the third step of the podium at Spa before retiring at the Nürburgring.

On June 14, 1970, Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first overall victory for Porsche ! It will end the season with a 4th place at Zeltweg, before passing into the hands of the Martini & Rossi team for the 1971 season, resulting in two retirements in Buenos Aires and at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

In 1972, it was sold to collector and engineer Vasek P***k, in California. It will then pass into the famous Japanese Matsuda collection before ending up in the hands of Carlos Monteverde since 2011.

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28/04/2022

Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB '60

01/01/2022

Ford GT40 '66

P/1055 est l'un des trente-deux châssis construits aux spécifications routières. Assemblée par Ford Advanced Vehicles (FAV) en Angleterre sous la direction de John Wyer, P/1055 fait partie de la première série de routières (quatre series de huit), la seule réalisée chez FAV avant la rupture avec Wyer en décembre 1966

Peint en Atlantic Blue et chaussé de Borrani, P/1055 est terminé en novembre 1966 et expédié chez Ford à Dearborn pour servir de véhicule publicitaire. En 1977, il passe entre les mains d'Edsel Ford II, arrière-petit-fils d'Henry Ford. Après plusieurs changements de mains, P/1055 revient en Europe à la fin du siècle dernier.

29/12/2021

Ford GT40 '66/'71

P/1109 est l'un des sept châssis surnuméraires construits après la fin de la production des GT40 en 1969. Vendu en pièces détachées à David Piper qui l'assembla en 1971 avec un arrière de MkII avant de la vendre à un anglais.

12/10/2021

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24/09/2021

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21/09/2021

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16/09/2021

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