{"id":11123,"date":"2021-08-17T21:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/24-hours-of-le-mans-endurance-race-launches-nft-collection-crafted-by-the-automobilist\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T21:54:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:54:09","slug":"24-hours-of-le-mans-endurance-race-launches-nft-collection-crafted-by-the-automobilist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/24-hours-of-le-mans-endurance-race-launches-nft-collection-crafted-by-the-automobilist\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance Race Launches NFT Collection Crafted by the Automobilist"},"content":{"rendered":"

On August 17, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the endurance sports car race held annually in Le Mans, France, and the European art collective the Automobilist revealed the launch of the first-ever 24H Le Mans\u2019 non-fungible token (NFT) collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

24 Hours of Le Mans and the Automobilist to Launch \u2018Legends of Le Mans\u2019 NFT collection<\/h2>\n

The sports car race called the 24H of Le Mans<\/a> is a popular race held every year in France and it\u2019s the world\u2019s oldest endurance car racing event. The first 24H of Le Mans was held in May 1923 and racers leveraged the public roads in the city adjacent to the Sarthe River. On Tuesday, 24H of Le Mans alongside the collective of automotive and motorsport aficionados called the Automobilist, announced the organizations will be dropping the race\u2019s first NFT collection.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

According to the announcement the collection was crafted by the Automobilist<\/a>, and the NFTs will be hosted on the blockchain services platform Bitski<\/a>. The 24H of Le Mans and Automobilist NFTs will showcase \u201c iconic cars and momentous moments\u201d from the famous race. The Bitski platform says the 24H of Le Mans\u2019 \u201cdrop goes live on August 20\u201d at 8 a.m. (PST). This year\u2019s 89th Le Mans\u2019 endurance race<\/a> in France is starting in three days on August 21-22.<\/p>\n

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24H of Le Mans\u2019 NFT Drop Will Feature Iconic Race Cars Like the Ford GT40, Jaguar D-Type<\/h2>\n

The \u201cLegends of Le Mans\u201d NFT collection will introduce a number of unique, non-fungible token art pieces and the auction is meant to coincide with the 89th edition of the race. The NFTs will feature iconic cars from across the 1940s to 1970s like the Ford GT40 and the Jaguar D-Type. The fine art \u201cFords and the Furious,\u201d piece is officially licensed and endorsed by 24H of Le Mans and was designed by the Automobilist. The announcement details that there will be limited edition tributes as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery car and Le Mans edition has its own unique story to tell and through this NFT drop, fans and followers of the motorsport now have the opportunity to own 24H Le Mans officially licensed digital artworks, each with its own unique story represented visually by Automobilist,\u201d says Pavel Turek, CEO of Automobilist.<\/p>\n

Screenshot of one of the \u201cLegends of Le Mans\u201d NFT collection pieces designed by the Automobilist.<\/p>\n

24H of Le Mans and the Automobilist are not the only car and motorsport aficionados that have entered the non-fungible token industry. Well known brands like Porsche<\/a>, and the Motor Team McLaren<\/a> have jumped into the NFT fray.<\/p>\n

Four months ago, Supercar collector Mario Bauer tokenized<\/a> his limited edition Lamborghini Aventador LP720\/4 50th anniversary edition. DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) also launched<\/a> an NFT collection this year featuring the DMC-12. NFT enthusiasts can even own digital versions of their favorite die-cast Hot Wheels cars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What do you think about the 24H of Le Mans and Automobilist NFT collection? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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On August 17, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the endurance sports car race held annually in Le Mans, France, and the European art collective the Automobilist revealed the launch of the first-ever 24H Le Mans\u2019 non-fungible token (NFT) collection. 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Automobilist to Launch \u2018Legends of Le Mans\u2019 NFT collection…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain-news","category-coin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}