One of the cars involved in motor racing history’s worst accident, the Le Mans disaster of 1955, in which more than 80 people died, has sold for £843,000 ($1.3 million) at the Bonhams auction held at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, southern England. The Austin-Healey 100S had been in storage for the past 42 years.
Photo: Bonhams
The car’s driver, Lance Macklin, escaped injury, but the accident had an enormous impact on the sport and its safety precautions. The car was impounded after the crash and did not return to England until 1956. It then passed through several owners until 1969 when it was acquired by the seller for £155 in its current condition.
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