Three-quarters front view of a Deutsch and Bonnet DB Le Mans Race Car, DB Competed in the 24 Hrs of le Mans race between 1949 up to 1961
Deutsch-Bonnet (DB), is a brand of sports cars created in 1937 by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet and disappeared in 1962. DEUTSCH-BONNET Industry Automobile Founded 1937 Founder Charles Deutsch, René Bonnet Defunct 1962 Headquarters Champigny sur Marne, France Products Sports cars, automotive engineering The Coupés, in racing or customer versions, were intensively involved in rallying and on international circuits: 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring, 12 Hours of Reims, TdF Automobile (notably with Prince Rainier of Monaco at the wheel, who made the brand famous).DB was very active in competition, especially in Le Mans 24 Hours and other long distance racing. Nearly all DBs, even the road cars, were designed with competition foremost in mind.[3] In 1952, a DB Speedster was entered in the 12 Hours of Sebring and won its class handsomely, beginning its career in the United States market. Steve Lansing and Ward Morehouse were the drivers At the 1954 Le Mans DB entered five cars and were also involved with Panhards "Monopole" racers. René Bonnet himself, together with racing legend Élie Bayol, finished tenth overall and best of the DBs. The other Panhard-engined also finished (in 16th), while three Renault-engined central-seater DB designs all failed to complete the race. The Renault-engined designs had been created as a concession to pressure from DB's customers, but they did very badly in the race, in part because of a shortage of preparation time for what was an unknown entity to Deutsch and Bonnet. In either case, DB proceeded to focus on Panhard designs exclusively.
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Location: Museum of the 24hrs of Le Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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