Germain Lambert is one of those French craftsmen who distinguished themselves until the beginning of the post-war period by building sophisticated cars for the time. He built around 60 cars including this 1951 Cabriolet Sport with Ruby engine at the wheel of which Lambert himself won the 1100 Sport category at the 1953 Bol d’Or.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
The Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome, near Paris, celebrates its centenary at Rétromobile, 2024.
At the end of the First World War, the question arose as to where and when France would have its first permanent automobile circuit. The answer came in 1924 when an industrialist named Alexandre Lamblin began building a speedway in Montlhéry, south of Paris, which had one astonishing characteristic: in places, its banking was too steep to stand upright on. A 12 kilometer road circuit was quickly added to the speed ring, which would become a favorite with French manufacturers and drivers.