{"id":369863,"date":"2012-07-09T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=42600"},"modified":"2024-01-12T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:45:07","slug":"le-mans-classic-2012-report-and-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/le-mans-classic-2012-report-and-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Mans Classic (2012) – Recap & Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report and photos by Dirk de Jager<\/p>\n

During the first weekend of July 2012 the 6th edition of the biennial Le Mans Classic was held. Started in 2002 this event has become one of the must-attend classic shows in the world.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Le Mans Classic featured over 400 racing cars storming the La Sarthe racing track divided into six grids. Of course all cars are sorted by ages, after all it wouldn\u2019t be fair to pitch a 1926 Bugatti T35 against the 1978 Le Mans winning Renault-Alpine A442B. Not to mention the dangers in speed that the disparity would create.<\/p>\n

The first grid naturally brings out the oldest cars from before the second World War to the grid (1923-1939) and we can find the usual suspects such as Bugattis and Bentleys here. Also a few rare gems such as a Lorraine Dietrich B3\/6 Sport, Morgan 4-4 and the only Citro\u00ebn that ever participated in this legendary ’round-the-clock race.<\/p>\n

Grid two (1949-1956) showed a lot of grand touring cars and the arrival of the legendary brands such as Ferrari and Porsche flanked by Jaguar and Aston Martin. Yet it is interesting to see here even a Fiat 8V Zagato, as you don’t see those often on a race track. Some the attention grabbers here were a Kieft Climax, Renault 4CV that shows determination to hit the track with 750cc engined car. As usual the French specialities such as DB Panhards received a lot of appreciation from the audience.<\/p>\n

The 1957-1961 period is received for the third grid with leading the pack the 1959 Le Mans winning Aston Martin DBR1. Starting from plateau 4 (1962-1965) is where the real speed is starting to build up, with nearly 80 cars on the grid and the big American muscle from the Ford GT40s and Shelby Cobras, including one of the gorgeous Cobra Daytona Coupes. They somehow don’t seem to be a fair match against the other \u201ctouring\u201d cars such as TVR Grantura, MG B, Lotus Elan and Porsche 911.<\/p>\n

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1926 Bugatti 35A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1958 Ferrari 250GT TDF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1966 Ford GT40 Mk II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1963 AC Cobra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1965 AC Cobra Daytona Copue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second to last grid is reserved for cars from 1966-1971 and some of the top attention grabbers would be no less than three Porsche 917K, three Ferrari 512 and two Alfa Romeo Tipo 33. Yet the crowd favourite tends to be the jet-powered Howmet TX, with its distinguishable sound.<\/p>\n

The last grid covers 1972 until 1979 and gives a field dominated with BMW and Porsche, luckily you can find some odd-balls here as well such as a Moynet LM or a Ligier JS2 Maserati. Of course the American continent is well represented here with Corvette, which have become a permanent fixture at Le Mans in the last decade. Yet also some rare American cars, at least for in Europe such as a Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Gran Torino that does look way too big and heavy compared to the rest of the field.<\/p>\n

The Le Mans Classic is in the first place all about 24 hours of racing, and the die-hard fans do stay up all night to watch from different spots around the track. But there is so much more then \u201cjust\u201d the racing. In the paddock you find the shopping village and also a Heritage Concours with 24 cars from which the owners don\u2019t feel like racing their precious gems or a few cars that are too recent to fit in any of the classes. Best of Show this year went to the 1950 Cadillac Le Monstre that was driven by Briggs Cunningham.<\/p>\n

On Friday the crowd got treated to a visit from the Ferrari 250 GTO Tour<\/a>, with 23 pieces of the most expensive car in the world doing three parade laps. If that isn’t enough you still had the manufacturer displays from Mazda, Porsche, BMW and Renault to show some of their heritage. After that you could take a stroll over the Bugatti circuit, that is the permanent inner racetrack at Le Mans, that was filled with over 8000 classic and sports cars from spectators, not counting the huge amount that remained in the camping grounds.<\/p>\n

Despite the cold weather and regular rain showers this year that didn\u2019t prevent 109,000 visitors (10,000 more than the 2010 edition) to enjoy the massive show in and around the holy ground of Le Mans. All we can say is bring on 2014!!<\/p>\n

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1967 Porsche 907<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1968 Howmet TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1971 Ferrari 512M<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1971 Alfa Romeo T33\/3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1975 BMW 3.5 CSL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Le Mans Classic 2012 – Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\r\n 1975 Porshe 930 Turbo\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0L\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1978 Porsche 935\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1976 Ford Gran Torino\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1975 BMW 3.5 CSL\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1968 Ford GT40\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB\/4 Gr IV\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1958 Ferrari 250GT TDF\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1960 Jaguar E2A\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1961 Lotus Elite\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1949 Skoda Sport 1101\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1978 Porsche 935 Moby Dick\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1972 Fod Capri 2600 RS\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0L\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Night start of Plateau 6\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1975 De Cadenet-Lola T380 DFV\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1968 Chevron B8 BMW\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1968 Howmet TX\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1970 Chevron B16 Mazda\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1968 Alfa Romeo T33\/2\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Night start of Plateau 5\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1963 Alpine M63\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1963 TVR Grantura\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1962 MG B\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1962 TVR Grantura Mk III\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1931 Talbot 105\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1926 Bugatti T35A\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1932 MG Midget\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n Start Grid 1 with Talbot-Lago T26\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1975 BMW 3.5 CSL\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1972 Gulf Mirage\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1972 Lola T280 Ford HU4 & 1976 Porsche 936\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1975 Chevron B31 Hart\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1976 BMW 3.5 CSL\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0L\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1980 Porsche 935 K3\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1968 Howmet TX\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1971 Alfa Romeo T33\/3\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1963 AC Cobra\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1965 AC Cobra Daytona Copue\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Rolling start of Plateau 4\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1968 Fiat Dino Spyder\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1959 DB Panhard “La Camionette”\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1959 Lotus Elite\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1974 BMW 3.0 CSL\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1971 Ford Capri 2600RS\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1955 Lotus IX\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1952 Renault 4CV\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1926 Bugatti 35A\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1936 BMW 328\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1976 Lola T286 Ford HU7\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1980 Porsche 935K3\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n GTO Tour\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1965 Ford Shelby Mustan GT350\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1967 Porsche 907\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1969 Lola T70 Mk III B\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1969 Lola T70 Mk III\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1963 AC Cobra\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1963 Jaguar E-Type\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1964 Lotus Elan\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1964 AC Cobra\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1970 Porsche 917K\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1970 Chevron B16 Mazda\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1968 Alfa Romeo T33\/2\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1971 Ferrari 512M\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1965 Ford GT40\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1963 Jaguar E-Type\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n Start of Plateau 4 at 4pm\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n Porsche parade lap\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n Heritage Concours parade lap\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1959 Lotus XV\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1955 Jaguar XK140 FHC\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1955 Lotus IX\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1954 Porsche 356\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1938 HRG 1500\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1939 Talbot-Lago T26\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n 1972 Gulf Mirage\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1979 BMW M1\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1972 Gulf Mirage\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1971 Porsche 908\/3\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1965 Ford GT40\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
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Report and photos by Dirk de Jager During the first weekend of July 2012 the 6th edition of the biennial Le Mans Classic was held. Started in 2002 this event has become one of the must-attend classic shows in the world. The 2012 Le Mans Classic featured over 400 racing cars storming the La Sarthe racing track divided into six grids. 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