Les Vingt-Quatre heures du Mans
France is rightly famous for many fine things; wine, food, can-can girls, disagreeing with America, the resistance and the 24hr race at Le Mans.
The first time Jaguar entered this race they of course won it. They went on to win in '54, '55 and '56.
Each time they competed the Jaguar team drove their cars from Coventry to Le Mans. On the way they sometimes stopped off to win in Monte Carlo and the Mille Miglia amongst other races.