The cinematic race cars of "Un homme et une femme" (1966)
If you are a Francophile, and you like French cinéma, bossa nova film scores, and race cars (in that order), then this is the movie for you (if not- well, you’re probably better off looking elsewhere)....
View ArticlePorsche components
As nice as the sum may be, the individual parts are also pretty special. Via forums.pelicanparts.com
View ArticleLe Mans Porsche 918 RSR rendered
The Internets is all over this today, and since it’s right up our alley, we’re going to join ‘em. 2013 Porsche 918 RSR as purportedly rendered by a 13 year-old. Ace. A few of our favorites.. #50...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Le Mans
Arguably as much as the races themselves, we’re interested in what goes on behind the scenes at motoring events. In the paddock. In the pits. In the fields. And our friend Yan Alexander of the Blenheim...
View ArticleClio, chillin’
The Gare du Mans has a cool, funky parking lot. Who knew? It looks like the perfect place to park (and photograph) this equally funky French car, a favorite of this blog. via
View ArticleAlfa Romeo 8C 2900B
You don’t need us to tell you that Alfa Romeo is (or at least was) an illustrious brand, with a decorated history (though not uniformly so) dating back to the early 1900s. The 1938 8C 2900B Le Mans was...
View ArticleWhat the heck?
Never even heard of it before, much less seen it— you are looking at an Alpine M63. Very little information about it online— most notably, three of them appear to have been campaigned at the 1963 24...
View ArticleThe instrumental Russian American figure behind the development of the Corvette
An unexpectedly absorbing article. Among the things we learned: That engineer, Zora Arkus-Duntov, won at Le Mans in 1954 and 1955 in a Porsche 550, reminding us of another towering American figure in...
View ArticleNot a common sight
You don’t see or read about this too often (anymore): The BMW V12 LMR was a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport...
View ArticleWeekend viewing: “Le Mans” (1971)
“Le Mans” (1971) is on Youtube from start to finish. If you don’t already own it, be sure to get it while it lasts— you just know this will be yanked offline at any minute. Happy viewing— and hat tip...
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