In 1965, I enjoyed a working holiday in London. On Friday 18 June that year I took the cheapest tour I could find to the Le Mans 24 Hours, via a rickety old plane and a bus. It proved to be one of the most remarkable races in the event’s storied history. This was the second year of the “Ford v. Ferrari” confrontation. In 1964 Ford’s three GT40 prototypes, which were run by the British JWA team, expired early in…

Text & Photos by Richard Batchelor
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