LOT 154

1972 Ligier JS2 Chassis no. 24767203

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Lot 154

1972 Ligier JS2

Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris|6 February 2025, 14:00 CET|Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

1972 Ligier JS2
Chassis no. 24767203

• Rare French limited edition sports car
• One of only some 250 built
• Maserati-developed 2.7-litre V6 engine
• Present ownership since 2012
• French cancelled registration document

Today Ligier is best remembered for its 20 years representing France in Formula 1 (1976-1996). Before then, the company founded by former rugby player-turned-motor manufacturer Guy Ligier built road-going sports cars, principally the JS2. First seen in production form at the 1971 Paris Salon, Ligier's lightweight coupé was powered by the Maserati-developed 2.7-litre (later 3.0-litre) four-cam V6 engine from the Citroën SM, which was mounted in a composite (steel/polyurethane) backbone chassis. Only some 250-or-so had been built when production ceased in 1975.

Strikingly finished in yellow and presented in lovely condition, this rare French sports car was owned in France by a Mr Lazaro from 1999 to 2015 when it was acquired by our vendor, since when it has formed part of his important collection in Belgium. The JS2 retains its old French registration plates and comes with a 2012 contrôle technique; the 2015 purchase invoice; and a cancelled French Carte Grise (the current owner has never registered the car in his name).

Footnotes

1972 Ligier JS2
Châssis n° 24767203

• Rare sportive française construite en série limitée
• L'une des quelque 250 produites
• Moteur V6 Maserati de 2,7 litres
• Propriété de son vendeur depuis 2012
• Carte grise française barrée

Ligier est maintenant surtout connu pour les vingt années (1976-1996) pendant lesquelles il a représenté la France en Formule 1. Auparavant, la firme fondée par Guy Ligier, l'ancien joueur de rugby reconverti dans la construction automobile, avait construit des voitures de tourisme sportives, dont surtout la JS2. Dévoilé dans sa version série lors du Salon de Paris 1971, ce coupé léger était motorisé par le V6 double arbre Maserati de 2,7 litres (puis de 3,0 litres) issu de la Citroën SM et monté sur un châssis central en composite acier/polyuréthane. Il n'y en eut qu'environ 250 de construits avant que la production ne prenne fin, en 1975.

D'un jaune éclatant et dans un état ravissant, cette rare sportive française a été détenue en France par un certain M. Lazaro, de 1999 à 2015, date à laquelle son vendeur l'acheta pour l'installer dans son importante collection située en Belgique. Cette JS2 porte toujours ses plaques d'immatriculation françaises et elle est proposée munie de son contrôle technique de 2012, de sa facture d'achat de 2015 et d'une carte grise française annulée (son actuel propriétaire ne l'a jamais immatriculée à son nom).

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