Infamous Le Mans 1955 Austin-Healey 100S Prototype sold for $1.3 million [w/video] Motorsports has had plenty of dark days in its history, but few compare to the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The 1955 Le Mans race drew enormous crowds due to the fierce competition among three leading automakers: Ferrari, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz. Each manufacturer brought powerful, cutting-edge cars ...

John Riseley-Prichard drove in the Formula 1 British Grand Prix and also took part in the most infamous race in Le Mans ...

Sports car variants were dominant too, but the SLR is infamous for its key part in the 1955 Le Mans disaster. The company withdrew from auto racing at the end of the 1955 season and did not return ...

Movie"At 6.26 pm, June 11th 1955, the world of playboy racers and their exotic cars exploded in a devastating fireball." Three years in the making in conjunction with the BBC. Using never seen ...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. 300.000 spectators are watching from the sidelines. It is 6:00 PM when Pierre Levegh's car ploughs into the spectator stands, scattering the crowd with his car ...