Ferrari and Jaguar are two icons of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, boasting 10 and seven wins, respectively. The action never stops when two competitors of this magnitude cross paths on the track. Here is a look back at 1954 when the nail-biting suspense was matched only by the beauty of the cars on the grid.

On December 11, 1905 the highest temp ever was recorded: 48.9° Celsius in Rivadavia, Argentina. On June 13, 1954 José Froilán González became the first - and sole to-date - Argentinian driver to win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in a Ferrari 375 along with Maurice Trintignant.

Nissan's technical choice for its LM P1 GT-R LM NISMO prototype brings back memories of front-engine glory days at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, namely Ferrari's first win in La Sarthe.

July 4-6, 2014, Grid 2 of the seventh edition of the Le Mans Classic will bring together cars that raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1949 to 1956. Four years after the end of World War II, the 24 Hours found its place again on the rebooted motorsports calendar.