Le Mans 1969

[Tim Marshall]

For the historians amongst you:
No6 Ickx/Oliver winning car
No7 Hobbs/Hailwood came 3rd
No8 Sadler/Vestay retired after 10 hours
No9 Gardner/Guthrie retired after 6 hours.
No68 Kelleners/Jost came 6th.

 

[Tim Marshall]

The Kelleners/Jost car

 

[Tim Marshall]

Hobbs/Hailwood

 

[Tim Marshall]

Awesome, what an experience that must have been! Any special memories?
Again thanks for posting, these are great shots.

Dave

It was memorable--Me and a pal went with Page & Moy--=the whole trip cost about £25 !!Train to Dover, ferry to Calais then coach to Le Mans.
I just wish I had taken more colour photos!
Sadly I did not go back to the 24hours until 2009 but I did go to the Classic in 2008 and have done every Classic since.

 

[Randy V]

Tim - fabulous pictures again.. Thanks for posting them...
I wish I had been there in 69. Alas, I was a lad looking to finish up high school at the time and all my spare money was going into my racing kart and my car..

 

[Keith]

It makes you think doesn't it? In 1969 I was just starting out in an Entertainment Agency with a certain Mr David Bowie, the diminutive Marc Bolan and the very laid back Jimi (all too short a year RIP)

Little time for motor racing as I had already done a stint with John Surtees, and I thought well, that's it, been there...done that.

If only...

Can't grumble though.

 

Great shots Tim.

 

[Jack]

And I missed all of that in 1969, regrettably.