Jean and Nino Le Mans

At the Le Mans Classic this year our members Jean Guichet and Nino Vaccarella met up with an old friend, the Ferrari 275P that they drove to victory in the 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours Race.

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That year they not only won outright but won the Index of Performance, the Prototype class and the Class for cars between 3001cc and 4000cc. Jn second place that year was the 330P spyder of Graham Hill and Jo Bonnier and in third place was the4 second Ferrrari 330P driven by John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini.

At the event the pair drove round the circuit in the car which is now beautifully restored.  The photo by  Axel Schmidt shows Jean Guichet on the left and Nino Vaccarella on the right.[/Column][Column]

Jean Guichet on the left and Nino Vaccarella on the right

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