Louis Rosier's Car Collection

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Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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About

The Louis Rosier Collection brings together a remarkable group of historically significant competition and grand touring cars once owned, raced, or commissioned by one of France’s most celebrated post-war drivers. Based in Clermont-Ferrand, where Rosier also ran a garage and a dealership, the collection is deeply rooted in the golden age of French and European motorsport.

Among the jewels of the collection are the 1950 Le Mans winning Talbot-Lago T26 GS (#110057), driven nearly in its entirety by Rosier himself, and a selection of Ferrari, Maserati, and Talbot-Lago machines that reflect his involvement at the highest levels of endurance racing, Grand Prix, and Formula 1.

Rosier’s cars were not trophies, but tools of a passionate and competitive spirit—many of them heavily campaigned across Europe and maintained under his guidance. The collection reflects not only a taste for engineering excellence, but also the ethos of an era where gentleman drivers played a central role in shaping motorsport history.

Bio

Louis Rosier was a French racing driver, team owner, and garage operator whose legacy is inseparable from the post-WWII renaissance of motorsport in France. Born in Chapdes-Beaufort in 1905, Rosier served in the French Resistance before turning his wartime mechanical expertise toward racing.

He rose to prominence in the late 1940s, earning international acclaim by winning the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Talbot-Lago T26 GS—driving 23 out of 24 hours himself. A regular in the early years of the Formula One World Championship, he competed with Talbot-Lago, Ferrari, and Maserati machinery.

Beyond the track, Rosier ran Garage Rosier in Clermont-Ferrand and played a vital role in promoting motorsport in the Auvergne region. His name lives on through the Circuit de Charade (originally named Circuit Louis Rosier) and his pioneering work in supporting young drivers, including his son Jean-Louis Rosier.

Louis Rosier passed away in 1956 from injuries sustained in a crash at Montlhéry, leaving behind not only an enduring legacy in French racing but also one of the most interesting personal car collections of his time.