Panhard X88
The Panhard X88 was a sports car that was built by Panhard & Levassor in France in 1953 .
Development history
The Panhard X88 was the counterpart of the Monopole X88 , which was introduced a year later. While the Monopole- built car had a closed coupe body, the car developed by Panhard & Levassor was an open Spyder. The car had a futuristic-looking aerodynamic body, with two arrow-like side panels that were pulled far forward. Common to both vehicle models was the 0.6-liter, 2-cylinder boxer engine from Panhard .
Racing history
The X88 was driven for the first time at the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1953 . The cockpit was shared by Pierre and Robert Chancel, who took 21st place overall and won the Index of Performance and the 19th Biennial Cup. In the following year came René Cotton and André Beaulieux Although the 17th to the finish, but was not counted because of insufficient distance.
The only use outside of the race at Le Mans ended in 1955 in the RAC Tourist Trophy as part of the World Sports Car Championship with a failure due to a gearbox failure. Again two Chancel brothers, Pierre and René were the drivers.
