The MS 2.0 LM was a racing car that combined the chassis of the Peugeot 302 with the TH engine of the Peugeot 402, which in this case was brought to 70 HP of maximum power. The car was born from a remarkable work signed by G. Martin (engine and mechanics) in collaboration with E. Sauvage (bodywork), hence the name of the model.
The MS 2.0 LM also had a sporting past of some importance, thanks to their participation, with good results, in competitions of the caliber of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
At Le Mans, in 1938, one of the three MS 2.0 LMs lined up at the start, number 24 driven by de Cortaze and Contet, managed to conquer fifth place overall and first in the 2-liter category.
The car was produced in three units and raced from 1937 to 1939.
In 1947 Martin and Sauvage, both decorated during the conflict in the ranks of the Free French army, recovered the MS 2.0 LM from the cave where they had hidden it in 1940 and began to modify it both in the bodywork, the hood was replaced by an aluminum roof and air vents were added along the entire front hood, but above all in the engine, a six-cylinder in-line single-cam 1979cc capable of producing 130 HP coded 6MS 47/130
The new car was called MS 2.0/48 and will take part in the 1948 Mille Miglia and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1949.
It was produced a single car but three 6MS engines were sold to gentleman drivers.
