Off to Le Mans with 'Le Monstre' for First Time in 62 Years
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 The Collier Collections' 1950 Cadillacs Invited to 'Americans in Le Mans' Celebration
Two very significant Cadillac motorcars from The Revs Institute for Automotive Research at the Collier Collection are crated up and on their way to France this week, to be featured at the Le Mans Classic, July 6 – 8th, as part of this year's salute to 'Americans in Le Mans'. The famous 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Le Mans, dubbed 'Le Monstre', with its custom alloy envelope body heavily influenced by aircraft technology, and its unaltered stock counterpart, the Cadillac 1950 Series 61Coupe dubbed 'Petit Pataud' are heading back to Le Mans together for the first time since 1950.
Credited for 'returning the Stars and Stripes to Le Mans' and marking the first American automobiles entered in the world-wide competition since 1935, these two American Cadillacs are prominent features in both this year's 'Americans in Le Mans' classic and the 'Le Mans Heritage Club 2012: A World of Exception' event, with 'Le Monstre' marking one of only 24 handpicked ex-Le Mans chassis' selected to be part of the Heritage display.
'We are honored to bring this unique pair of 1950 Cadillacs back to Le Mans after 62 years,' said Scott George of the Revs Institute at the Collier Collection in Naples, Florida. 'Celebrating the popularity of these American entries at Le Mans, and the American drivers who were toasted in the European press for their skill, sportsmanship and dauntless good humor, were a great source of pride for the United States in 1950. We hope these special cars will have a similar impact today.'
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