24 Hours of Le Mans Posters and Memorabilia Shop

June 11 & 12, 1955.

With the prices of an original 1955 poster going into the many thousands of US$ now, this vintage original mini poster might be an excellent alternative for your collection.

These mini posters carry two arabic gum stripes on the front so it could be attached to the inside of a (car) window.

This poster is part of the so-called "Major Illustrators" era in Le Mans posters which lasted from 1954 - 1963 and in which the cream of the crop of French motorsport illustrators such as Geo Ham, Jeudon and Beligond were hired for the design of the race posters.

The design of the 1955 poster came from world-renowned motorsport artist Geo Ham who opted for the symbolic approach. The place is the Mulsanne hump at the end of the Les Hunaudieres straight. Power, the night and the time are the key motifs in the illustration.

EXTREMELY SCARCE!

It measures approximately:
5 x 3.5 inches
13 x 8.5 cm

Mint condition for its age!

The 1955 edition of the 24 Heures du Mans is of course most infamous for the horrendous accident with Pierre Levegh's Mercedes.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

This poster is VERY scarce and we only have 1 available.

The booklet measures some 10.5 x 25 cm, counts 148 pages and is filled to the brim with information of the cars, the drivers, previous editions of the race, the track and of course great contemporary advertising.

The design of the 1955 program cover came from world-renowned motorsport artist Geo Ham who opted for the symbolic approach. The place is the Les Hunaudieres straight with the major contendors (Ferrari, Jaguar and Cunningham) storming towards the Mulsanne corner with the pedal to the metal...

The 1955 edition of the 24 Heures du Mans is of course most infamous for the horrendous accident with Pierre Levegh's Mercedes.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Very good condition for its age with some minor foxing to the covers and comes complete with an "Ozo Fuels" page marker and reproduction tableau de pointage.

Only 1 available.

This is a vintage 1955 photo of Pierre Levegh, casualy leaning on the hood of a Mercedes-Benz road car prior to the 1955 running of the 24 Heures du Mans.

Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR would plough into the main grandstand at the start finish line after a mere 34 laps at around 18.26H local time, instantly killing Levegh (real name Pierre Bouillin) before the eyes of his wife and 82 spectators. It is widely considered to be the worst accident in motorracing history.

Images of Levegh outside his racing car are rare and this is a great opportunity to acquire a VINTAGE photo of the man.

It measures some 18 x 24 cm of 7 x 9.5 inches.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available.

This is a vintage 1955 photo of Pierre Levegh (right) and John Fitch, casualy discussing prior to the 1955 running of the 24 Heures du Mans.

Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR would plough into the main grandstand at the start finish line after a mere 34 laps at around 18.26H local time, instantly killing Levegh (real name Pierre Bouillin) before the eyes of his wife and 82 spectators. It is widely considered to be the worst motorracing accident in history.

Images of Levegh outside his racing car are rare and this is a great opportunity to acquire a VINTAGE photo of the man.

It measures some 17 x 23 cm of 5.75 x 9.5 inches.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available.

This is a vintage photo of the Ferrari 121LM of Eugenio Castellotti and Count Paolo Marzotto en route to a DNF in the 1955 running of the 24 Heures du Mans.

The car in question, Ferrari 121 LM S/N 0532LM, survives to this day and now seems to reside in Austria.

The photo measures some 11 x 8.5 cm or 4 x 3.5 inches.

The back carries NO photographer's stamp.

This is a vintage print i.e. printed shortly after the image was captured on film.

It is in mint condition for its age.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available.

The factory-entered car with chassisnumber 2082 retired from the race in lap 96 due to ignition problems.

Size: Approximately 22 x 16 cm or some 9 x 6 inches.

It carries the stamp of Geoffrey Goddard on the back.

The photo is in mint condition.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available.

This is a vintage 1955 photo taken at the Abingdon Competition Department showing three EX-182's ready to be shipped to the 24 Heures du Mans.

In the picture we see LBL301 with race number 41, LBL302 with race number 42 and a third unnumbered car.

The EX182 was a direct pre-production racing car specifically built for the 1955 running of Le Mans to show case the upcoming MGA.

Both cars (LBL 301 & LBL 302) had to be renumbered upon arrival at Le Mans and it is assumed the # 40 became # 41 and # 41 became # 42. The # 40 went to an Osca MT4 1500.

# 40 (in the photo) was driven by Ken Miles & John Lockett to 12th spot overall with 249 laps to their name.

# 41 (in the photo) was crashed by Dick Jacobs in lap 26 before Joe Flynn could take the wheel.

A HIGHLY interesting piece of Abingdon and MGA history!

The photo measures some 15 x 10 cm or 6 x 4 inches.

The back carries NO photographer's stamp.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available.

This is a vintage 1955 photo of the # 23 Aston Martin DB 3 S (S/N 6) of Paul Frere and Peter Collins en route to second place overall in the 1955 running of the 24 Heures du Mans.

In the picture we see the car being driven by Paul Frere in the pouring rain heading for the Dunlop bridge.

The photo measures some 24 x 18 cm or 9.5 x 7.1 inches.

The back carries NO photographer's stamp.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available of course.

This is the June 19 1955 issue of French weekly magazine "Radar" that deals mainly with the Le Mans disaster of 1955 where Pierre Levegh's Mercedes went into the crowd at the main grand stand and killed some 90 spectators.

Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR would plough into the main grandstand at the start finish line after a mere 34 laps at around 18.26H local time, instantly killing Levegh (real name Pierre Bouillin) before the eyes of his wife and 82 spectators. It is widely considered to be the worst accident in motorracing history.

DRAMATIC artist's impression of the accident on the front and rear cover spread.

Inside is a three page article on the crash.

This is a LARGE format, newspaper-like, magazine.

For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.

Only 1 available.

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