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Forgotten Legends Cadillac “Le Monstre”

29 October 20223 min read8 images

In 1950, Briggs Cunningham entered two Cadillacs in the Le Mans race, one of which was transformed into an aerodynamic beast nicknamed "Le Monstre" by the French.

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The French nicknamed this car “Le Monstre” and it’s hard to blame them!

The year was 1950 and the Le Mans regulations at the time allowed teams to rebody standard production cars in order to reduce weight and improve aerodynamics.

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1950. A Cadillac at Le Mans, or rather, two. Entered by Briggs Cunningham, this practically standard sedan and the same drastically transformed car that became “Le Monstre”

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