Alfa Romeo at Le Mans: Pic Of The Week
Some 70s nostalgia courtesy of a slinky Alfa 33/2 sliding it around La Sarthe
This car failed to finish but three other 33/2s came in fourth, fifth and sixth behind the winning Ford GT40 and two Porsches. Not bad going considering the Alfa only had a 2.0-litre V8.
Sadly Alfa Romeo's Le Mans trophy cabinet remains bare, the Italian brand not having won a race at La Sarthe since before the war and the era of the dominant 8C. But if not an outright winner the 33/2 is a wonderfully evocative car and the pic has all the necessary 70s Le Mans 'dressing', including chaps nonchalantly leaning against the Armco inches from the racing line and Gendarmes in all their finery among the crowd.
Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone, etc)
Photo: LAT Photo
I do want more coverage of the Le Mans but would be even more keen to follow it if the classes were restricted to GT3 and similar.
Not keen on the prototype class at all since they don't represent the cars we are able to drive on the road.
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