On 5th February next year, a mighty Matra MS670, chassis 001, the winner of the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours, will be offered for sale by Artcurial as the star car at its traditional Retromobile auction in Paris, with the victorious V12 estimated to sell for between €4-7.5 million, or roughly £3.6-6.7 million.
This winning Matra prototype has remained the property of the French Lagardère publishing group (Matra’s owners at the time) and kept in the Matra Museum in Romorantin since its last race in 1973. This legendary MS670 retains the original livery of its 1973 Le Mans race with its race number 15, the same number it wore for its important 1972 victory at Le Sarthe, when it was driven by two motor sport legends, the English Grand Prix World Champion, Graham Hill, plus local French racing hero, Henri Pescarolo.