This 250 LM s/n 5907 won the Reims 12 hours in 1964 with Graham Hill and Jo Bonnier. Held usually one month after Le Mans 24 hours, it was often considered as the ‘revenge of the Le Mans enduro’.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Every two years, Le Mans welcomes a celebration of its history with the Le Mans Classic, now in its 8th edition. With nearly 550 cars entered in the various races, 10 former winners at the start, 8,500 cars representing 180 makes’ clubs and 123,000 spectators, we run out of superlatives to describe the 2016 Le Mans Classic.