posted on August 24, 2012 with 103 notes
Porsche 936 (1976-1981)
The Le Mans successor to the 908, which managed to get a few wins with Jacky Ickx behind the wheel.

Porsche 936 (1976-1981)

The Le Mans successor to the 908, which managed to get a few wins with Jacky Ickx behind the wheel.

posted on July 29, 2012 with 82 notes
Welcome to Le Mans, 1971.
Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep take 1st place with the Porsche 917K, on what happened to be the first rolling start of Le Mans.

Welcome to Le Mans, 1971.

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep take 1st place with the Porsche 917K, on what happened to be the first rolling start of Le Mans.

posted on July 11, 2012 with 208 notes
The gorgeous Porsche 906 Carrera, Le Mans legend.
Quoting Extravaganzi:

This is the model that completely dominated the 1966 Hockeheim 500, not to mention winning its class that year in the Monza 1000, Targa Florio, Spa 1000, Austrian 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The gorgeous Porsche 906 Carrera, Le Mans legend.

Quoting Extravaganzi:

This is the model that completely dominated the 1966 Hockeheim 500, not to mention winning its class that year in the Monza 1000, Targa Florio, Spa 1000, Austrian 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

posted on July 10, 2012 with 69 notes
Le Mans, 1966.
A couple of Porsches 906 (the very last street legal racing car from Porsche, by the way) take the lead on the P category.

Le Mans, 1966.

A couple of Porsches 906 (the very last street legal racing car from Porsche, by the way) take the lead on the P category.

posted on July 9, 2012 with 83 notes
Le Mans, 1966.
The very start of the race. The dominance of the Ford GTs is a tad obvious right from the beggining, and it’s no wonder they took the entire podium to themselves.

Le Mans, 1966.

The very start of the race. The dominance of the Ford GTs is a tad obvious right from the beggining, and it’s no wonder they took the entire podium to themselves.

posted on June 26, 2012 with 124 notes
Ferrari 512BB, 1980, Le Mans.

Ferrari 512BB, 1980, Le Mans.

posted on May 4, 2012 with 31 notes
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, Le Mans, 1970.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, Le Mans, 1970.

posted on April 28, 2012 with 177 notes
The Fords GT40 alignment for the 1967 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
One of these would be driven by Dan Gurney and lead him to victory, with a flawless driving style (the pretty one, dressed in red).
Here’s a quick summary video.

The Fords GT40 alignment for the 1967 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

One of these would be driven by Dan Gurney and lead him to victory, with a flawless driving style (the pretty one, dressed in red).

Here’s a quick summary video.

posted on April 5, 2012 with 70 notes
… and also during the 1976 Le Mans, the gorgeous Chevrolet Corvette, nicknamed “Spirit of Le Mans” because, well, because racecar.
It was driven by John Greenwood & Bernard Darniche.

… and also during the 1976 Le Mans, the gorgeous Chevrolet Corvette, nicknamed “Spirit of Le Mans” because, well, because racecar.

It was driven by John Greenwood & Bernard Darniche.

posted on April 5, 2012 with 53 notes
Le Mans, 1976.
Jean-Louis Ravenel, Jacky Ravenel, Jean-Marie Detrin & Dany Wauters drive the BMW 3.0 CLS to a class victory.

Le Mans, 1976.

Jean-Louis Ravenel, Jacky Ravenel, Jean-Marie Detrin & Dany Wauters drive the BMW 3.0 CLS to a class victory.