Stamp Perforation Cream — 6 museum-grade prints in this palette. Matra's MS670 program gave France its most sustained Le Mans dominance since the early 1960s, with Henri Pescarolo becoming synonymous with the blue prototypes that won in 1972, 1973, and 1974. The Matra V12 engine and aerospace-derived chassis philosophy influenced French motorsport identity for a generation, while Shell sponsorship linked the cars to the same fuel-brand visual language Porsche used across the era. The Nissan R390 GT1 represented Nissan's most serious Le Mans prototype effort of the 1990s, combining NISMO engineering with TWR chassis expertise and a VRH35L twin-turbo V8 aimed at Porsche and Toyota GT-One rivals. In 1998 the car topped speed traps at nearly 220 mph and scored a podium finish, signalling that Japanese manufacturers could challenge Europe's GT1 hegemony at La Sarthe. Colin McRae's move to Ford and M-Sport after his Subaru Impreza years kept British rally fandom glued to WRC broadcasts through the early 2000s, while Marcus Gronholm's consecutive 2000 and 2002 titles proved the Focus platform could win on Scandinavian gravel as well as tarmac. The Focus WRC bridged the transition from Group A-derived shells toward bespoke WRC aerodynamics, influencing how Ford positioned the Focus nameplate globally.