1950 Simca-Gordini T15s, as raced, and retired, at the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans by José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio
Does anybody know why they used the straps?
Searching around, seems they were used as a safety backup for the regular hood latch on racing cars since the hoods would open up.
Rant. I hate google. Hate-hate-hate-hate. I need to google google. I had to spend a couple of highly annoyed minutes to get the following quote in a meaningful context. And it ended up being for something else.
It was only being held by the leather straps as the mechanics had forgotten to use the sprung metal clips.
To promote Argentina's leather
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