![]() There's nothing in the auction from the 1970s, but there's plenty to drool over from the 1980s, including a 1984 Lancia LC2 and a 1985 Porsche 962. You'll need extra space if you're planning on bidding: the sale includes an unregistered Renault Estafette van that La Gombe reportedly used to tow the A210. It took first in its class at Le Mans in 19 and it's remarkably original, likely because it spent decades in the hands of collector Gérard “La Gombe” Gombert. French coach builder Henri Chapron fitted it with crests, flag stands and additional lights to prepare it for safety car duty.īack to the pits: one of the most fascinating 1960s cars in the catalog is a 1967 Alpine A210. The 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III is a street-legal model, yet it's included in the auction because it was used as a safety car during the 1963 edition of the race. We said that all of the cars crossing the block have spent time on the track, but that doesn't mean they were built to race. Another highlight from the 1950s is a 1958 Lister-Jaguar 'Knobbly' finished in yellow and green. It raced at Le Mans in 1954 but ended up disqualified following an accident. It's one of 72 built, according to RM, and only 19 of those were fitted with the twin-cam, 1.5-liter 2AD engine. None of the cars crossing the block were built in the 1940s, so we skip ahead to the 1950s with a 1954 OSCA MT4 by Morelli. Restoring it was easier said than done: the car was rebodied twice before being tucked away. It was fully restored in 2005, and it's now eligible to compete in historic races such as the Mille Miglia and the Le Mans Classic. It continued racing until 1956 and then spent several decades hidden in storage. RM notes that this is one of the most significant pre-war competition Delahaye models and adds that it finished second in the 1938 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The second-oldest car is a 1936 Delahaye 135 S with a body by coach builder Pourtout. Sykes ultimately bought another daily driver, but he kept the Aston Martin for a total of 55 years. Imagine walking out of a shop in a British village in the 1960s and finding a 1932 race car parked next to your Mini. Paul Sykes bought the car in 1955 and used it as his daily driver. It was ultimately sold to a private owner but it survived, which shouldn't be taken for granted: teams often destroyed obsolete race cars, and the list of special vehicles that didn't survive World War II is longer than you'd think. It was developed and built for competition and entered in the 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Aston Martin factory team, where it finished seventh. The oldest car is a 1932 Aston Martin Le Mans 'LM8' that's had a remarkable life. The cars scheduled to cross the auction block have all spent time on the track, and the catalog shows how racers have evolved since the 1930s.īrowsing through RM's auction catalog is like taking a five-minute course in the history of racing. This turbocharged track machine delivers more power and torque than has ever been seen in Radical’s SR line-up, with 380 lb-ft of torque and a power to weight ratio of 586 bhp/tonne, making it the new benchmark for race cars around the world.Auction house RM Sotheby's is celebrating 100 years of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by organizing a big sale on the day before the race. Built to out-accelerate, going from 0 to 60 mph in only 2.4 seconds, which is 0.4 seconds faster than the formidable SR8, and with a power of 425 bhp, this is the ideal car for those who take competition seriously. The most advanced SR model is taking pure extreme performance to the next level! Designed with ease of use in mind, and with more pace and endurance than ever before, the SR10 is the perfect companion for lap after lap of high-speed track fun. This lightweight and affordable sports car is the perfect machine to give you the maximum driver control you’ve been looking for. The Radical SR3XX is the first production race car to feature AiM’s new top-of-the-line technology, helping Radical drivers be the fastest on the track. ![]() With a power of 226 bhp, this vehicle can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.1 seconds and has hit a top speed of 147 mph. The world’s best-selling race car just got smarter! Rollouts of new technology and elevated style changes has made the SR3XX the ultimate evolution of the class-leading SR3 sport prototype.
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