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LE MANS
A CELEBR ATION OF THE
WORLD’S GREATEST R ACE
100
YEARS OF
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CONTENTS
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We travel back to the beginning of the 20th
century to trace the development of the race.
Page 10
ORIGINS OF THE 24 HOURS
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BENTLEY’S FIRST WORKS ENTRY
John Simister heads to the Le Mans Classic
with Bentley’s first Le Mans car, which has
some unfinished business to take care of.
Mark Dixon tags along as the cars that swept
the podium at the 1957 24 Hours motor from
Coventry to Hampton Court Palace…
… and Ron Gaudion, former mechanic for
Jaguar and Ecurie Ecosse, recalls wrenching
on D-types at Le Mans in the mid-1950s.
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JAGUAR D-TYPE TOUR
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Page 40
1958 WINNER ON THE ROAD
Heart pounding, Henry Catchpole heads out
into traffic in the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that
won the 1958 24 Hours.
Stephen Archer tests DBR1/4, the Aston
Martin that finished 2nd at Le Mans in 1959…
… and Paul Chudecki recounts the memories
of Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori, the men
who pedalled the winning car, DBR1/2.
Page 50
THE GREATNESS OF THE DBR1
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THE ONE-OFF LOTUS LX
The late Tony Dron’s tale of the Lotus LX,
which might have won the 1960 24 Hours
if it had only made it to the start.
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Andrew Frankel revisits the 1965 24 Hours,
where a NART-run 250 LM delivered Ferrari’s
final and most improbable Le Mans win.
Page 70
FERRARI’S LAST WIN
Page 80
ROVER-BRM GAS TURBINE CAR
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FORD’S FERRARI-BEATER
Mark Dixon laps La Sarthe in the famous ‘jet
car’ that turned heads at the 1965 24 Hours.
Preston Lerner follows the restoration of the
GT40 that helped Ford knock Ferrari off its
perch at the 1966 24 Hours…
… and we look back at the 1966 race with
the help of the late Chris Amon, who shared
the winning car with Bruce McLaren.
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