André Moynet, in Glory during 24 Hours

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

The case is probably unique. An individual decides to build a car specifically to win (in its category) one of the most prestigious endurance races in Europe ... He wins and then decides to leave the competition.

In 1975, Colonel André Moynet is not a beginner. Fighter pilot during the Second World War, he worked on the development of the Caravelle aircraft of Sud-Aviation, which was one of the greatest achievements of civil aviation.

After a failure in 1968, he built in 1975 with the help of Matra a car equipped with an engine of less than 2,000 cc. Completed just before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Moynet LM75 is driven by three women, who won the race. They achieve 269 rounds, which puts them at the 21 st place in all categories, but they are winning in their volume category.

Then hop : go to the museum! End of story, no further copy !

It comes out on February 4 in Mougins, France, under the hammer of Maîtres Wetterwald and Rannou-Cassegrain who operate the Hôtel des Ventes Nice Riviera. You can find other interesting details in the video on Interencheres.tv where Capucine Bordet interviews the expert of the sale, Henri Pluton (in French).

It is French blue. Aesthetically, it is beautiful. It is in the same condition as when it finished the race on 15 June 1975, and it is estimated 140 K €.

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

The sale of a atypical item is never successful in advance. I also said it in another article of the same group. I am therefore pleased to know that the Moynet car was sold K € 120 excluding fees.

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

It is exciting but difficult fetching information in sites of small auction houses. This one has not published the results on its site and the figure provided on February 13 by La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot was wrong.

Here is the result announced by an erratum published today by La Gazette: 180 K € including fees.