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Cool Cars You’ve Never Heard Of – Ligier JS2

Posted by Jason White On February - 28 - 2010

Being an F1 fan, I’ve always been familiar with the name Ligier.  Their French blue cars were a fixture on the Grand Prix circuit for years.  Turns out they also made a production sports car:  The Ligier JS2.

According to GT France, the first JS2 was built in 1971.  It featured a mid-mounted Maserati V6 — the same one in the Citroën SM.  Its structure was also unique, combining steel with polyurethane foam (“Ligier Js2: Made In France”). The overall theme shares cues with sports cars of the same era, but with a quirky edge — a certain je ne sais quoi that all the French marques are famous for.  Like many cool cars you’ve never heard of, this one had a *very* short production run.  However, it managed to find a second life in racing, powered by a Ford Cosworth DFV.  I’m not sure which version I like better: The road or the track.  At any rate, this is an interesting chapter in French automotive history…

“Ligier JS2: Made In France.”  GT France.  n.d.  Web.  28 Feb.  2010.

2 Responses

  1. jeff Said,

    The design of the red car is attractive but not very practical.

    Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 6:13 pm

  2. Jason White Said,

    The thing that surprises me is the size of the greenhouse. It’s really apparent in the racing photo.

    Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 10:51 pm

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