24 Hours of Le Mans 1951
Porsche 356 4SL #46
Drivers: Auguste Veuillet, Edmont Mouche
19th place overall, 1st place in S1.1
In 1951, Ferry Porsche decided to go to Le Mans. He knew that race wins would be the best (and cheapest) way to announce his sports cars. After a meeting with Charles Faroux, the race organizer, and Auguste Veuillet, a French Porsche dealer, two 356SLs were accepted into the 1100cc class. They were based on the ultra-lightweight, aluminum body shells produced at the old factory in Gmund, fitted with aerodynamic wheel fairings and larger fuel tanks. One car was badly damaged during testing. Driven by Auguste Veuillet and his friend Edmond Mouche, the car finished the 24-hour race in a commendable 20th place overall and first in its class. The French duo had already driven together in a Delage in 1949 and reunited in a Porsche in 1951, improving their result to 11th place overall. Veuillet made further Le Mans appearances in a Porsche in 1953 and 1955, and he was a Porsche test driver in the mid-1960s. His Paris-based company, Sonauto, was the sole French dealer for Porsche. His co-driver, Edmond Mouche, from Étival-lès-le-Mans, competed in Le Mans six times, but only saw the checkered flag in the two years he drove a Porsche.
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A watercolor by Uli Ehret
Limited edition art prints of 100.
Art prints in "S-format"
Frame outside: 33 x 28 cm (13.0 x 11.0 in)
Glass format / passepartout format: 30 x 25 cm (11.8 x 9.8 in) (normal glass)
Art print: 20 x 15 cm (7.9 x 5.9 in) (260 g/m² Paper)
Pencil sketch: 9 x 3 cm (3.5 x 1.2 in)
Art prints in "M-Format"
Outer frame: 51 x 41 cm (20.1 x 16.1 in) (Nielsen Alpha Aluminum)
Glass format / Mount format: 50 x 40 cm (19.7 x 15.7 in) (standard glass)
Art print: 40 x 28 cm (15.7 x 11.0 in) (260 g/m² paper)
Pencil sketch: 15 x 4.5 cm (5.9 x 1.8 in)
Art prints in "ORP format"
Art print: 64 x 50 cm (25.2 x 19.7 in)
260 g/m² Fine Art Velvet paper, printed in 8 colors,
UV light protected,
Shipped rolled up in a cardboard tube, additionally packed in three-layer cardboard
On request, we can supply a passepartout in the format 83 x 69 cm (32.7 x 27.2 in)
and also a frame without glass.
Canvas Prints
The standard format specifications mentioned indicate the outer dimensions of the stretcher frames.
The stretcher frames are 2 cm (0.8 in) deep. The wooden slats of the stretcher frames are approximately 3 cm (1.2 in) wide.
The art prints are delivered with a nano-film protected against UV light.
Upon request, we also deliver the canvas art prints rolled - not on the wooden stretcher frame, and we can also have them mounted on 4 cm (1.6 in) thick wooden stretcher frames. Please send your inquiry directly to: info@ehretdesign.de by email.
Special formats and prints on other surfaces
We are happy to offer paper prints, canvas prints and individual framing upon request: Please send your request to info@ehretdesign.de.
