Diving into a corner, chassis 1147 is seen here on 13th June 1954 racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Entered by Automobili OCSA, it was piloted by Lance Macklin and Pierre Leygonie.

Diving into a corner, chassis 1147 is seen here on 13th June 1954 racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Entered by Automobili OCSA, it was piloted by Lance Macklin and Pierre Leygonie.

Courtesy of The Klemantaski Collection

Lot 113

Le Mans

1954 OSCA MT4 by Morelli

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€1,270,625 EUR | Sold

France | Le Mans, France

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Chassis 1147, the Factory-entered OSCA MT4 driven by Lance Macklin and Pierre Leygonie, takes the inside line against the Ferrari 375 Plus of Maurice Trintignant and José Froilán González during the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Having rounded a corner, this Works-entered OSCA MT4 hurtles past advertisement banners at 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13th June. Lance Macklin and Pierre Leygonie would go on to complete 254 laps before being disqualified for receiving outside help.

Captured side-by-side, the two Automobili OSCA entered MT4s sit outside the pit lane prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Chassis 1143, number “42” was run by Jaques Peron and Francesco Giardini, while chassis 1147 bore race number “43” and was driven by Lance Macklin and Pierre Leygonie.