The Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ( French: ) is a motorsport museum located at the

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. It was founded in 1961 as the Automobile Museum de la Sarthe. In 1991, it was taken over by the organizers of the 24 hours

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and moved to a purpose built museum complex under the direction of Francis Piquera, the Executive Manager. In 2009, the museum was extensively renovated. Its permanent exhibition includes over 100 historic cars, many collectibles, dozens of films and archive photographs. The museum tour is organized around six major sequences that showcase the important figures of the 24 Hour race and origins of the Le Mans

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, tracing the evolution of the car in the twentieth century. With their legendary models of the greatest endurance race in the world, 350m² of temporary exhibitions complete the thematic exhibition. A visit of the famous circuit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is possible.

Collection

Historic cars

Amedee Bollee La Mancelle 1878.JPG, La Mancelle 1878 1885 De Dion Bouton & Trepardoux Dog Cart a Vapeur.JPG, De Dion Bouton & Trepardoux Dog Cart a Vapeur Amedee Bollee Type D Runabout.jpg, Amedee Bollee Type D Runabout 1904 Renault Freres Tonneau Type U-D 4cyl 3770cc 20hp.jpg, 1904 Renault Freres Tonneau Type U-D 4cyl 3770 cm³

Local cars

1975 Alpine Renault A441 Renault-Gordini V6 2ACT 1997cc 285hp 320kmh foto 2.jpg, 1975 Alpine Renault A441 Renault-Gordini V6 2ACT 1997 cm³ Rondeau-M382-Cosworth photo 1.JPG, Rondeau-M382-Cosworth Peugeot 905 Evo2 at Le Mans Museum.jpg, Peugeot 905 Evo2 Pescarolo C60.jpg, Pescarolo C60

Modern cars

2015 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo V6 3000cc 550hp+KERS 8 MJ 335kmh photo 3.JPG, 2015 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo V6 3000 cm³ Audi R8 Safety Car 24 heures du Mans.JPG, Audi R8 Safety Car 24 heures du Mans Cadillac Northstar LMP 900.jpg, Cadilac Northstar LMP 900 1999 Chevrolet Corvette C5 V8 5666cc 345hp 292kmh.jpg, 1999 Chevrolet Corvette C5 V8 5666 cm³

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