Marie Claude Beaumont and Michele Dubosc's Tour de France Camaro.
At the Paris Auto Show, Oct 69.
I see RS, SS 396, rallys, front bumper guards.
Kurt,
Thanks for posting that photo of Marie Claude Beaumont and Michele Dubosc’s Tour de France Camaro on display at the Paris Motor Show in October 1969. I didn't know anything about this car, so I decided to do some digging. It seems that only a few weeks before it was displayed the #44 Camaro RS/SS 396 was driven to an eleventh place overall and first place in the T+2.0 class in the 1969 running of the Tour de France Automobile. The event took place mostly in France but it did visit Belgium to run at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit and Germany to run at the Nürburgring circuit. Here are the details:
"From September 18 to 26, the teams covered a total of 4,936 km divided into 6 stages, which included 20 special tests:
Nice - Nancy stage → approximately 1,425 km, with 7 timed specials: Col de l'Orme (10 km), climb to Mont Ventoux (21.6 km), Col Bayard (6.3 km), Chamrousse circuit (17, 2 km) and the climbs to Mont Revard (10.3 km), Ballon d'Alsace (8.85 km) and Rainkopf (20 km)
Nancy - Reims stage → ±650 km, with 2 special stages: Nürburgring circuit (136.86 km) and Spa-Francorchamps circuit (282 km)
Reims - Dieppe stage → ± 258 km, including the special on the Reims-Gueux circuit (274 km)
Dieppe - Vichy stage → ± 1,228 km, with 4 special stages: Rouen-Les Essarts circuit (130.84 km), Bugatti circuit (169.38 km), Cap Fréhel (8.6 km) and Magny-Cours circuit ( 50km)
Vichy - Albi stage → ± 800 km, with 3 special tests: Charade circuit (241.65 km), Col du Minier (21.25 km) and Albi circuit (155.4 km)
Albi - Biarritz stage → ± 575 km, with 3 special stages: Col d'Aspin (12.15 km), Col du Tourmalet (12.35 km) and Nogaro circuit (52.75 km)"
Text: https://slotadictos.mforos.com/1262321/12866317-tim-comarca-dream-slot-2017-vii-tour-auto-resultados-cronica-y-fotos/
Photos: https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Tour_de_France-1969-09-26.html
More photos:
https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Tour_de_France-1969-09-26.html
https://www.mckleinimagedatabase.com/search?index=9&searchCommand=SearchResult&searchEngineName=SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY&SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY%5B1%5D%5B%5D=320&SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY%5B6%5D%5B%5D=6817&imageIdsCommas=
https://www.mckleinimagedatabase.com/search?index=9&searchCommand=SearchResult&searchEngineName=SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY&SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY%5B1%5D%5B%5D=320&SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY%5B6%5D%5B%5D=6817&imageIdsCommas=
Photos: http://www.pilotos-muertos.com/2009/MicheleDubosc.html
Photo 1: https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064570904604/search/?q=1969%20tour%20de%20france
Photo 2: https://slotadictos.mforos.com/1262321/12866317-tim-comarca-dream-slot-2017-vii-tour-auto-resultados-cronica-y-fotos/
The #44 wasn't the only Camaro to participate in the event. The red #46 1967 RS/SS Camaro finished in 39th place overall. It was piloted by Georges Houel and M. Fontaine.
http://www.pilotos-muertos.com/2009/MicheleDubosc.html
https://www.mckleinimagedatabase.com/search?index=9&searchCommand=SearchResult&searchEngineName=SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY&SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY%5B1%5D%5B%5D=320&SEARCH_ENGINE_PROPERTY%5B6%5D%5B%5D=6817&imageIdsCommas=
Poster for the event
Flickr
Excellent research Scott!
Nice job digging!
Quote from: KurtS on April 11, 2024, 10:04:45 PM
Nice job digging!
Thanks Kurt! By the way where did you find the photo you posted? When I was searching I never did find that particular picture.
https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=202&search=camaro