Saw some Le Mans history the other week

[Matty322]

Whilst just plodding around Tokyo

bumped into some Le Mans cars, quite normal for japan.

enjoy the pics

[Matty322]

il dig out the appropriate board (that has the car info)

went back twice to re-photograph the following week, as sat/sundays are always so busy

these are just my phone pics

[Matty322]

FIREBIRDC9 said:

Detective work time!

So i think i have seen 2 seperate 787Bs over the years and it would be interesting to know which one ran in 1991

Le Mans Museum 2019

Took this photo at Le Mans this year, notice that it doesn't have the Japanese flag above the CHARGE sponsors above the headlights.





Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015

Like the one you have pictured , this one does have the Japanese Flag.
This one also ran up the hill that year so can confirm it does indeed run.

Interesting that in your pictures it does not seem to have the same front wheels.

(In fact you can even see its Goodwood Hillclimb roundels in your picture!)

If i were to take a guess , i'd say this car you have photographed is more likely to be the original as it actually runs.

Edited by FIREBIRDC9 on Monday 22 July 13:31

yep im pretty sure

also the exhibiton was by Toyota, (held at toyota during le mans week) with input from Honda/Nissan etc

so i assumed it was the actual car.

i have alot of pictures of this example to share if needed from different angles, above were just phone pics

good work on the research

[Matty322]

i dont have a japanese ID card, but i am there very often, quite a few times a year

been visiting since about 2005 or 2004 something like that.