1970 McLaren M8D Can-Am

McLaren-Chevrolet M8D, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles

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McLaren, Colnbrook, England.  McLaren dominated the Can-Am series from 1967 to 1971.  The M8D won the 1970 Can-Am championship in the hands of Denny Hulme.  Pre-season Bruce McLaren had been killed testing the car at Goodwood.

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1925 Bentley 3 litre Speed 4 Cyl

1925 Bentley 3 litre Speed 4 Cyl, Petersen Auto Museum LA, Breakfast Club Cruise-In, January 2016

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Bentley, Cricklewood, England.  This 1925 Bentley has the famous 3 litre 4 cylinder engine that started to make Bentley a success.  This is a short chassis speed model with a Taylor Sports model. The owner told me that this was the original registration number and that it had been a Pebble Beach Concours class winner. It certainly has immaculate bodywork, obviously restored but very nice and good to see it being driven around.  This has the red Bentley badge that identifies it as a Red label Speed Model 513 car.

Acura NSX (Honda)

Acura NSX, Petersen Automotive Museum, Breakfast Club Cruise-In, January 2016

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Acura, the luxury and high performance brand of Honda, Japan.  The NSX a mid-engined rear wheel drive sports car.  The car is also known as the Honda NSX in some countries outside of America and the Far East.

1938 HRG Airline Coupe

1938 HRG Airline Coupe, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, 2016.

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HRG, Croydon, England. This was a one-off car.

1954 Mercedes-Benz W196

Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand prix car.

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Mercedes-Benz, Stuttgart, Germany.  This streamliner F1 car won the 1954 Italian Grand Prix in the hands of Juan-Manuel Fangio.  It had a top speed of about 186 mph.   15 W196 were built to contest the F1 World Championship in 1954 and 1955.  Fangio was champion in both years.

1967 Pontiac GTO

1967 Pontiac GTO, Petersen Auto Museum Breakfast Club Cruise-In, January 2016

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Renault 12

Jean Ragnotti, Renault 12, Monte Carlo Rallye Historique 2015, Reims

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1928 LaSalle 303 Roadster

1928 LaSalle 303 Roadster, Richard Stanley, Petersen Auto Museum Breakfast Club Cruise-In, 24 January 2016

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LaSalle were manufactured by the Cadillac Motor Company, Detroit, USA.  It was the brand they used for slightly cheaper cars than the Cadillacs.  However, it was still a luxury brand costing around $3,000 in 1928.   A car like this was used as the pace car at the 1927 Indy 500. Although over 1,000 roadsters were made their survivors number only about 5.  Richard Stanley purchased this in 1999 and restored it to the current condition.  It has won a number of awards.

1936 Bugatti T57SC Atlantic

Petersen Auto Museum, Los Angeles, 1936 Bugatti T57SC Atlantic.

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Bugatti, Molsheim, France.   Only 4 Atlantics were made and thus a very rare and valuable car.

Lancia Delta HF

Lancia Delta HF, Kartland, Slalom Seine et Marne 2015.

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Lancia, Turin, Italy.

1970 Trabant P601

1970 Trabant, Monte Carlo Rallye Historique, Reims 2015

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Trabant produced by VEB Sacsenring Automobilwerke, Zwickau, East Germany.

Fiat X1/9

1979 Fiat X1/9 à Reims pour le départ de la Monte Carlo Rallye Historique 2015

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Fiat & Bertone, Lingotto & Turin, Italy.    Produced by FIAT from 1972 to 1982 and by Bertone who had always produced the monocoque body from 1982 to 1989.  It was a nice handling small mid-engined sports car with removable hardtop. It had a 1,290cc Fiat engine until 1979 when it was upgraded to a 1.5L Fiat engine.   An earlier 1,300cc car is shown below.

Here is a 1973 1300cc car from the same event.

Proto GFA-Susuki CM1

Vincent Bertheuil, Proto GFA-Suzuki CM1 a la Corse de Cote de St Pierre de Varengeville 2015

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Proto GFA-Susuki CM1 - a bike engined kit car.  Kit cars and motor cycle engined cars are popular in French hillclimbs and are often nice looking prototypes such as this one.

1968 Alfa T33/2 "Le Mans" Coupe1968

1968 Alfa Romeo T33/2 in its Giunti/Galli Le Mans livery at Retromobile 2015. 

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Autodelta SpA, Alfa Romeo, Italy.  This 2 litre V8 car achieved some success in endurance racing in 1968.  It started with a class win at Daytona in the 24 hours that gave the car its name of Daytona.   Class wins were also achieved at the Targa Florio and Nurburgring.   At Le Mans the 2 litre cars finished 4th, 5th and 6th and won the 2 litre class with the long tails configuration seen here.   The car picture is in the livery of the Ignazio Giunti/Nanni Galli car that came fourth.  The long tail cars are not strictly to be called Daytonas.   Overall victories were won in non-championship races at Mugello and Imola. Over 25 cars were built.  Later in the year a 2.5 litre car appeared.

1948 Lambert 6CV 1100cc

1948 Lambert 6CV 1100cc à Linas-Montlhery en 2002.

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Automobile Lambert, Reims, France. Founded by Germain Lambert they built cars from  1926 to 1953.  These cars are now very rare.  This 1948 three seater was powered by a 1,100cc 4 cylinder Ruby motor.  A rather  beautiful car somewhat reminiscent of a Bugatti but with a smaller motor. Other Lamberts achieved some success in motor races in the early fifties including a fourth place and second in the 1100cc class in the 24 hour Bol d'Or at St Germain-en-Laye in 1951.  Unlike Le Mans only one driver was allowed to drive each car for the whole 24 hours!   Félix Lecerf did this for Lambert.

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March 803 F3

Bruno Beyer, March 803 F3, Course de Cote de Sancerre 2013

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March Engineering, Bicester, England.  March was formed in 1969 by Max Moseley, Alan Rees, Graham Croker and Robin Herd.  March made F3 cars from 1969 to 1981.  This one was one of the last from 1980 and it was still racing over 20 years later.  The 803 was driven by drivers such as Stefan Johnansson, Michele Alboreto and Nigel Mansell during the 1980 F3 season.

1964 Brabham Climax BT11 F1

John Romano, Brabham Climax BT11- Dijon-Prenois, GP del'Age d'Or 2015.

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Motor Racing Developments Ltd, Surbiton, England.   MRD was the company name that made Brabhams. It was founded by Jack Brabham a former World Champion and designer Ron Tauranac, both Australians. The Brabham BT11 was extensively used by both the works team and privateers during 1964 and 1965.  Its best result was second place in  the 1965 Mexican GP driven by Dan Gurney.

1975 Ligier-Cosworth JS2

Ligier-Cosworth JS2, Mr John of B - 2015 Tour Auto, Egleny Special Stage

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Ligier Automobiles, Abrest, France.  The Ligier JS2 was their first car.  The JS was in honour of founder Guy Ligier's friend Jo Schlesser who was killed at Rouen in 1968 in the French GP.    Guy Ligier himself was also a Formula One driver in 1966 and 1967.  The JS2 started with a Ford V6 then had a Maserati V6 engine and finally a V8 Cosworth DFV for racing.  The Cosworth engined car achieved distinction by finishing second in the Le Mans 24 hour race of 1975.   A Maserati engined car won the Tour Auto in 1974 and also won the Le Mans 4 hour race the same year.

1969 Porsche 908/2 Langheck

Porsche Rennsport Reunion V, Laguna Seca 2015, Porsche 908 Langheck

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The 1969 Porsche 908/2 LH was second in the famous close finish at the Le Mans 24 hours that year driven by Hans Herrmann.  At the Porsche Rennsport Reunion V it was driven by Gunnar Jeannette and he led three Porsche 917s early in the race.

Porsche 919 Hybrid LM P1

Le Mans 24hrs 2015 - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Bamber, Tandy, Hulkenberg

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Porsche won the 2015 Le Mans 24 hours on the second year of their comeback.  The drivers included Nico Hulkenberg who was the first current Grand Prix to compete and win at Le Mans this century. Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy were the other drivers in the winning car.  Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley took the World Endurance Drivers' Championship and Porsche the World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship.

Simca Ariane

Simca Ariane a la Chateau de Vincennes après la 16e Traversée de Paris 2016.

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SIMCA (Site Industrielle de Mechanique en Carrosserie Automobile), Nanterre, France.  The Simca Ariane was a Ford "Vedette body" with a Simca Aronde engine.   The Ford Vedette was built by Simca in France and badged as a Ford despite the fact that Ford had already sold the company to Simca. It was later re-engined.

Auto Union 1000 SP

Classic Days 2014 à Magny Cours, Auto Union 1000 SP.

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Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos
Ce point de vue des trois quarts est la photo de voiture classique et très agréable.

Top photo tip
This three-quarters view is the classic stationary car shot and very effective and pleasing.

1979 Shadow-Ford DN9 F1

1979 Shadow-Ford DN9 F1 á Magny Cours pour Classic Days 2014

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Shadow Racing Cars, Northampton, England.  In 1979 the cars were driven by Jan Lammers and Elio de Angelis without much success.

1968 Matra MS10 V12 F1

Classic Days à Magny Cours 2014 - 1968 Matra MS10 V12 F1

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Matra, Romorantin-Lanthenay, France.  The MS10 was the first Matra powered F1 car.

Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos
Pour un débutant, il est plus facile de prendre des photos d'action sur la partie la plus lente du cours comme une chicane ou virage en épingle.

Top photo tip
For a beginner it is easiest to take action shots on the slowest part of the course such as a chicane or hairpin bend.

Venturi 400

Venturi 400 à Classic Days 2014, Magny Cours

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Venturi Automobiles, Couëron, France.  Venturi 400 GT - Vitesse 290kph, 0-100kph 4.9 secs.

1971 Matra MS120B V12 F1

1971 Matra MS120B V12 F1 à Classic Days, Magny Cours 2014

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Audi R8 LMS ultra

Audi R8 LMS ulta - - Le Mans Bugatti Circuit - GT Tour 2015.

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Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Même avec un appareil photo compact, vous pouvez zoomer, contrôler la vitesse d'obturation et de suivre le sujet.

Top photo tip.
Even with a compact camera you can zoom in, control the shutter speed and pan.

Lola T70

Lola T70 - Le Mans Classic 2002

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Lola Cars, Slough, UK. Over 100 Lola T70s were made from 1966 to 1969.

Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Faire le meilleur de photos médiocres en les ajoutant à un collage.

Top photo tips.
Make the best of mediocre shots by putting them into a collage.

1972 BRM P160

Race of Champions 1972, Brands Hatch.  BRM P160 + McLaren et Surtees F1.

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British Racing Motors (BRM), Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK.  BRM P160 designed by Tony Southgate had a V12 BRM engine.

Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Ne pas oublier de regarder vos vieilles photos de temps en temps. Vous pouvez obtenir une belle surprise.

Top photo tips.
Don't forget to dig your old photos out now again.  You may get a nice surprise.

1965 Ferrari 330 P2

Ferrari 330 P2, Goodwood Revival 2010

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Suderia Filipinetti (1962 - 1973) founded by the Swiss Georges Filipinetti entering 

cars in F1 and sports car races. The 1965 Ferrari 330P2 as used by the team had a 4.4 litre V12.

Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.

Si vous avez manqué la voiture sur la piste, faire un voyage dans le paddock après l'événement.

Top photo tips

If you missed the car on the track, take a trip to the paddock after the event.

1964 CD Panhard Le Mans

1964 Panhard CD Le Mans à Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome 2002.

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CD (Charles Deutsch) avec Panhard 848cc moteur. CD Panhard LM64.

Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos
Au vieux circuits ovales assurez-vous que vous faites le secteur concave de l'objectif principal.

Top photo tip.
At old banked circuits make sure you make the banking the star in at least a few photos.