The stars of the 2017 Tour Auto ...

This week, the annual Tour Auto snakes through France, finishing on Saturday in Biarritz. Unfortunately, we could not make it out this year but in honour of this great event, we today look at three of the star car of this year's edition.
The most modern of these is the third and final competition Ligier JS2 built. It was raced in the Tour de France and at Le Mans in period and again starred there yesterday when its French owner drove it to victory in the race at the Bugatti circuit. This JS2 is pictured during earlier editions of the Tour Auto and also during the Le Mans Classic.
Racing in an earlier class is this German owned Ford GT40. A period racing car, it was raced during the late 1960s on the British Isles with limited success. Chassis GT40P/1023 has been more successful in historic racing and should be one of the favourites for the Tour Auto win this year.
Among the most historically significant machines entered is this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione. Built in the summer of 1960, this very car was driven to the outright victory in that year's Tour de France by Willy Mairesse. Its current, British owner is a regular in the Tour Auto.

Enjoy the links:

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/1653/Ferrari-250-GT-SWB-Berlinetta-Competizione-2129GT.html"]1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione Chassis 2129GT - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/3163/Ford-GT40-GT40P-1023.html"]1965 Ford GT40 Chassis GT40P/1023 - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/1507/Ligier-JS2-Cosworth-2538-73-03.html"]1975 Ligier JS2 Cosworth Chassis 2538 73 03 - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]