A GT40 hot on the “Longtail” of a Porsche 906/6 as they leave the Esses. Photo: Roger Dixon During the 1960s the annual 24-hour auto race near a small town southwest of Paris generated international racing drama like none seen before Ford’s concerted effort to defeat Ferrari at Le Mans actually began with Eric Broadley’s Lola...
Jerry Grant shared this Ford MkII with Dan Gurney in 1966, but they DNF with a holed radiator. The 1300-cc Alpine A210 following finished 9th overall driven by Henri Grandsire and Leo Cella.
Photo: Roger Dixon
A Decade of Change and Glory for Le Mans
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