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 | | The race has always had a British flavor to it, dating back to the Twenties when Bentley used it to promote the company's products and the Bentley Boys won four 24 Hour races, Woolf Barnato establishing a record that is unlikely ever to be beaten -- three wins in three starts. |
 | | It was at Le Mans in 1933 that Tazio Nuvolari won his only start in the great race, beating Luigi Chinetti by just 400m. |
 | | In the late 1930s the race witnessed a series of French victories, notably for the Bugatti Tanksin 1937 and 1939. |
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