Le Mans, 24 Hours of Endurance (1965)

[Andrew Komosa]

For Tractor Boy and the rest of the GT40 community, this is a great old movie about Triumph Spitfires at the 1965 Le Mans, but does include footage of our beloved GT40s-

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpepDRqcFCo]Triumph Spitfire - 1965 Le Mans 24hrs (19th June 1965) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Michael Holmes]

1:13, if you love the jacket, let me know, I have very limited stock.

 

[Jimmy P]

Andrew, many thanks mate. Made myself a nice cup of tea and sat back and enjoyed the video. I admit I'm stuck in the past but it doesn't bother me have as much as it does others. I love anything car related from this era. Keep posting and I'll keep watching! Great Stuff. Looking forward to seeing your completed car soon.

 

[Mike S.]

Some nice shots of the Datonnas too.

 

[Steve Wood (PANAVIA)]

Love them all huffing about - Cobra Daytona Coupes , GT40s and even the little spitfires

 

[Keith]

Thanks for posting Andrew. Incredible achievement by Triumph: it was hardly a thoroughbred. Was that an error in the script? The commentator several times referred to 7 litre Ford GT because surely it must be the MKI, and that is the first time I have seen the Healey Sprite Le Mans bodywork with the aero front and Kamm tail. Hardly surprising as I was dodging towel head bullets in Aden at the time... Le Mans was very far from my thoughts. Another world...

PS if you compare with Le Mans now, what a difference! They seem to have lost a lot of the small pioneering entries - it's all become very polished professional and costly.