Roy Lichtenstein, who was born in New York in 1923, is considered to be one of the founders of American pop art. His earlier works range from cubism to expressionism. He did not become interested in trivial culture such as comics and advertising until the late fifties.

His pop art paintings were created in the early 60s. These were followed by caricatures of the “American way of life”, experiments with well-known works of art, sculptures and films. Lichtenstein died in New York in 1997.

After its completion, Roy Lichtenstein‟s Art Car was able to celebrate its premiere twice – as a work of art at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and as a racing car in the 24-hour race at Le Mans in June 1977.

The car was driven by Hervé Poulain and Marcel Mignot from France. The car with the number 50 achieved a ninth place in the overall rating and finished first in its class.

The BMW 320i group 5 racing version

– four-cylinder inline engine

– 4 valves per cylinder

– twin overhead camshafts

– displacement: 2000 cm³

– power output: 300 bhp

– top speed: 257 km/h