The third FIVA preservation award was given out at the Le Mans Heritage Concours which took place on the 10th of July at the Le Mans Classic event. This time the award went to a 1966 CD Peugeot Le Mans racer that was raced in the same year by Alain Bertaut and Pierre Lelong.
The car was designed by Charles Deutsch and Lucien Romani who were both renowned engineers. The CD Peugeot appeared in a variety, the most famous of which was the long tail model which won the award over the weekend. The classic Le Mans racer has been lovingly restored by L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS, the organisation that safeguards the constructor’s heritage.
(L to R) Stéphane De Smedt (Belgian Federation President), Peugeot representative Jean Christophe Bolle Reddat with the FIVA-UNESCO plaque, David Whale (UK Federation President), Patrick Rollet (FIVA President) and Gautam Sen (FIVA Vice President External Relations)
Speaking on the CD Peugeot FIVA President Patrick Rollet commented, “Although the car retired from the 1966 Le Mans race with clutch problems in the 6th hour, it nevertheless has immense historical interest due to its role as a testbed for new aerodynamic technologies.”
The 1966 CD Peugeot will join the Cord L-29 and Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Zagato which will all receive an end-of-year invitation to go on display at UNESCO’s international headquarters. The awards are part of the World Motoring Heritage Year programme of events, launched by FIVA to celebrate its 50th anniversary and which has received UNESCO patronage.