On May 12 Christie’s is staging a stunning Travel and Vintage Posters auction at its South Kensington salerooms in London, including some amazing classic motorsports placards.

Our pick of the bunch is this 1959 Le Mans lithograph by Michel Beligond, estimated at about $2,500 – $3,500.

Our pick of the bunch is this 1959 Le Mans lithograph by Michel Beligond

In that landmark year Carroll Shelby piloted the Aston Martin DBR1 (below) to victory beating out a squad of Ferrari 250 GTs in a rare Le Mans win for the famed British marque.

An occasion to remember, indeed.