Spark 1:43 Ligier JS2 No.5 2nd Le Mans 1975 Resin Diecast
Item: S0550
Drivers: Jean Louis Lafosse, Guy Chasseuil
Rating: 4.5/5
Wikipedia:
The firm entered the automobile business with the Ligier JS2,[1] a mid-engined sports car for the road initially powered by a Ford V6 and from 1971 by the same Maserati V6 engine as the Citroën SM. The JS2 was considered by many as a well designed car with a very good power-to-weight ratio. The final SMs were also produced in the Ligier factory in Vichy. The 1973 energy crisis caused such a decline in the market for the JS2 that production ceased soon after, and the firm changed its focus to microcars, for example, 1984 moped-powered Ligier JS6.
The JS2 was homologated for road use and used a Maserati V6 engine, while the JS3 was an open-top sports-prototype powered by a Cosworth DFV V8 engine. The JS3 won at Monthlery in 1971 but failed to finish the minimum distance in Le Mans. Therefore, it was retired,[3] and Ligier installed the Cosworth DFV in the JS2 road car, finishing second overall at Le Mans in 1975.[4] Guy Ligier then switched his efforts into Formula One.
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