1968 London–Sydney Marathon

Rally race London-Sidney-Marathon.jpg 50px 1968 London-Sydney Marathon Daily Express-Daily TelegraphLondon-Sydney Marathon United KingdomAustralia LondonSydney 24 November 17 December 1968 31 16694 Tarmac and Gravel GBR Andrew CowanGBR Colin MalkinGBR Brian Coyle GBR Rootes Group 98 56 The 1968 London–Sydney Marathon, officially Daily Express-Daily Telegraph London-Sydney Marathon was the first running of the London-Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between the 24 November and 17 December 1968. The event covered 10,373 miles (16,694 km) through Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. It was won by Andrew Cowan, Colin Malkin and Brian Coyle, driving a Hillman Hunter. Background The original Marathon was the result of a lunch in late 1967, during a period of despondency in Britain caused by the devaluation of the British pound."How It All Began", transcript of contemporary Daily Telegraph report, marathon68.homestead.com"The great adventure of the decade" https://web.archive.org/web/20061207051259/http://www.citroen.mb.ca/cItROeNeT/sport/london-sydney-marathon-68.html 7 December 2006 , Julian Marsh, Citroënët, 1996 Sir Max Aitken, proprietor of the Daily Express, and two of his editorial executives, Jocelyn Stevens and Tommy Sopwith, decided to create an event which their newspaper could sponsor, and which would serve to raise the country's spirits. Such an event would, it was felt, act as a showcase for British engineering and would boost export sales in the countries through which it passed. The initial UK£10,000 winner's prize offered by the Daily Express was soon joined by a £3,000 runners-up award and two £2,000 prizes for the third-placed team and for the highest-placed Australians, all of which were underwritten by the Daily Telegraph newspaper and its proprietor Frank Packer, who was eager to promote the Antipodean leg of the rally. The route An eight-man organising committee was established to create a suitably challenging but navigable route. Jack Sears, organising secretary and himself a former racing driver, plotted a 7,000-mile course covering eleven countries in as many days, and arranged that the P&O liner Chusan would ferry the first 72 cars and their crews on the nine-day voyage from India, before the final 2,900 miles across Australia:"Timetable of the Marathon", marathon68.homestead.com"The Route", Alan Sawyer, marathon68.homestead.com Europe and Asia Leg Date Start Finish Allowed time Description 1 24–25 November London Paris 12h 32m 2300hrs depart Crystal Palace, London; 0400hrs depart England at Port of Dover on the cross-English Channel ferry to France; 1132hrs arrive Le Bourget Airport, Paris 2 25–26 November Paris Turin 13h 32m To Italy via the Mont Blanc Tunnel; 0052hrs arrive Turin 3 26 November Turin Belgrade 21h 12m Autostrada towards Venice before crossing into Yugoslavia; 2204hrs arrive Belgrade 4 26–27 November Belgrade Istanbul 15h 31m Through Bulgaria by night into Turkey; 1335hrs arrive Istanbul 5 27–28 November Istanbul Sivas 12h 25m Crossing the Bosphorus by ferry, through Ankara and the Bolu Pass; 0300hrs arrive Sivas 6 28 November Sivas Erzincan 2h 45m Heading east across unsurfaced roads; 0445hrs Erzincan 7 28–29 November Erzincan Tehran 22h 01m Cross border into Iran; 0246hrs arrive Tehran 8 29–30 November Tehran Kabul 23h 33m Follow one of two routes to Islam Qala in Afghanistan, either the northerly route across the Alburz Mountains skirting the southern shores of the Caspian Sea, or the shorter but more treacherous route along the north edge of the Great Salt Desert;"10,000 Miles of Road Hazards", Jack Sears, marathon68.homestead.com 0219hrs arrive Kabul, where timeous crews can enjoy a 6.5 hour rest before the Khyber Pass opens. 9 30 November Kabul Sarobi 1h 00m 0842hrs depart Kabul across an obsolete, loose-surfaced road through the Lataband Pass; 0942hrs arrive Sarobi 10 30 November – 1 December Sarobi Delhi 17h 55m Cross Pakistan in a day into India; 0337hrs arrive Delhi 11 1–2 December Delhi Bombay 22h 51m Pass through Agra and Indore; 0228hrs arrive Bombay The remaining crews departed Bombay at 3 am on Thursday 5 December, arriving in Fremantle at 10 am on Friday 13 December before they restarted in Perth the following evening. Any repairs attempted on the car during the voyage would lead to the crew's exclusion."Rules that give everyone a chance to win", marathon68.homestead.com Australia Leg Date Start Finish Allowed time Description 12 14–15 December Perth Youanmi 7h 00m Depart 1800hrs from Gloucester Park, traversing smooth but unsurfaced road; 0100hrs arrive deserted mining town of Youanmi 13 15 December Youanmi Marvel Loch 4h 03m Through semi-desert via Diemal to asphalt road at Bullfinch; 0503hrs arrive Marvel Loch. 14 15 December Marvel Loch Lake King 1h 59m Into the Nullarbor Plain; 0702hrs arrive Lake King 15 15 December Lake King Ceduna 14h 52m 2154hrs arrive Ceduna 16 15–16 December Ceduna Quorn 6h 18m 0412hrs arrive Quorn 17 16 December Quorn Moralana Creek 1h 17m 0529hrs arrive Moralana Creek 18 16 December Moralana Creek Brachina 1h 30m 0659hrs arrive Brachina 19 16 December Brachina Mingary 4h 10m 1109hrs arrive Mingary 20 16 December Mingary Menindee 2h 12m 1329hrs arrive Menindee 21 16 December Menindee Gunbar 5h 18m 1839hrs arrive Gunbar 22 16 December Gunbar Edi 4h 26m 2305hrs arrive Edi 23 16–17 December Edi Brookside 1h 00m 0005hrs arrive Brookside 24 17 December Brookside Omeo 1h 55m 0200hrs arrive Omeo 25 17 December Omeo Murrindal 2h 06m 0406hrs arrive Murrindal 26 17 December Murrindal Ingebyra 1h 31m 0537hrs arrive Ingebyra 27 17 December Ingebyra Numeralla 1h 29m 0706hrs arrive Numeralla 28 17 December Numeralla Hindmarsh Station 0h 42m 0748hrs arrive Hindmarsh Station 29 17 December Hindmarsh Station Nowra 2h 01m 0949hrs arrive Nowra 30 17 December Nowra Warwick Farm Racecourse 3h 30m 1319hrs arrive Warwick Farm Racecourse 31 18 December Warwick Farm Racecourse Sydney Arrive in procession, Sydney Rally summary thumb|The winning Hillman Hunter which was crewed by Andrew Cowan, Colin Malkin and Brian Coyle right 160 vertical 1968 Austin 1800 London-Sydney Marathon Car & 1970 Austin Maxi London-Mexico City Rally Car Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.jpg 1968 Austin 1800 London-Sydney Marathon Car - Second Place #51 driven by Paddy Hopkirk with 1970 Austin Maxi from 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally Ford XT Falcon GT London-Sydney Marathon 1968.JPG The Ford XT Falcon GT (Australian model) which placed 3rd in the 1968 Marathon BianciLucien 19680802.jpg Lucien Bianchi - winner of 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans and leader of the Marathon until Nowra thumb|The Ford Taunus 20m RS of Gilbert Staepelaere and Simo Lampinen placed 16th. Roger Clark established an early lead through the first genuinely treacherous leg, from Sivas to Erzincan in Turkey, averaging almost 60 mph in his Lotus Cortina for the 170-mile stage. Despite losing time in Pakistan and India, he maintained his lead to the end of the Asian section in Bombay, with Simo Lampinen's Ford Taunus second and Lucien Bianchi's Citroën DS in third. However, once into Australia, Clark suffered several setbacks. A piston failure dropped him to third, and would have cost him a finish had he not been able to cannibalise fellow Ford driver Eric Jackson's car for parts. After repairs were effected, he suffered what should have been a terminal rear differential failure. Encountering a Cortina by the roadside, he persuaded the initially reluctant owner to sell his rear axle and resumed once more, although at the cost of 80 minutes' delay while it was replaced. This left Lucien Bianchi and co-driver Jean-Claude Ogier in the Citroën DS in the lead ahead of Gilbert Staepelaere/Simo Lampinen in the German Ford Taunus, with Andrew Cowan in the Hillman Hunter 3rd. Then Staepelaere's Taunus hit a gate post, breaking a track rod.Connor 2016 219 This left Cowan in second position and Paddy Hopkirk's Austin 1800 in third place.Daily Express London-Sydney Marathon report, 1969, pp. 43–45, (David Benson, Beaverbrook Press)YouTube Approaching the Nowra checkpoint at the end of the penultimate stage with only 98 miles km 0 on to Sydney, the leading Frenchmen were involved in a head-on collision with a motorist who mistakenly entered a closed course, wrecking their Citroën DS and hospitalising the pair. http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/london_sydney_marathon.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080721043450/http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/london_sydney_marathon.htm 2008-07-21 1968 London - Sydney Marathon Hopkirk, the first driver on the scene (ahead of Cowan on the road, but behind on penalties) stopped to tend to the injured and extinguish the flames in the burning cars. Andrew Cowan, next on the scene, also slowed but was waved through with the message that everything was under control. Hopkirk rejoined the rally, and neither he nor Cowan lost penalties in this stage.Connor 2016 237 So Andrew Cowan, who had requested "a car to come last" from the Chrysler factory on the assumption that only half a dozen drivers would even reach Sydney,"Evan Green's Story", marathon68.homestead.com took victory in his Hillman Hunter and claimed the £10,000 prize. Hopkirk finished second, while Australian Ian Vaughan was third in a factory-entered Ford XT Falcon GT. Ford Australia won the Teams' Prize with their three Falcons GTs,Ford Falcon XT GT at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 24 May 2012 placing 3rd, 6th and 8th.Ford Falcon XT at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 24 May 2012 Results Pos Positionhttps://www.ewrc-results.com/final/15556-daily-express-london-sydney-marathon-1968/ No Car number Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 75 GBR Rootes Motors Group GBR Andrew CowanGBR Colin MalkinGBR Brian Coyle Hillman Hunter 50 2 51 GBR British Leyland GBR Paddy HopkirkGBR Tony NashIRL Alec Poole BMC Austin 1800 56 3 24 AUS Ford Australia AUS Ian Vaughan AUS Robert Forsyth AUS Jack Ellis Ford Falcon XT GT 62 4 58 POL Sobiesław Zasada POL Sobiesław Zasada POL Marek Wachowski Porsche 911S 63 5 61 GBR British Leyland FIN Rauno Aaltonen GBR Henry Liddon GBR Paul Easter BMC Austin 1800 68 6 29 AUS Ford Australia AUS Bruce Hodgson AUS Doug Rutherford Ford Falcon XT GT 70 7 92 GER Ford Werke Deutschland GER Herbert Kleint GER Günther Klapproth Ford Taunus 20M RS 91 8 2 AUS Ford Australia AUS Harry Firth AUS Graham Hoinville AUS Gary Chapman Ford Falcon XT GT 114 9 74 FRA Citroën Cars FRA Robert Neyret FRA Jacques Terramorsi de Citroën DS 21 123 10 48 GBR Ford Motor Company GBR Roger Clark SWE Ove Andersson Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 144 11 12 AUS TVW-7, Daily News, Perth AUS Ken Tubman AUS Jack Forrest Volvo 144S 146 12 76 AUS Daily Telegraph-Holden Dealer Rally Team AUS Barry Ferguson AUS Doug Chivas AUS Dave Johnson Holden Monaro HK GTS 327 169 13 43 AUS Amoco AUS Andre Welinski AUS Gerry Lister Volvo 144S 171 14 68 AUS Sydney Telegraph-Holden Dealer Rally Team AUS Doug Whiteford AUS Eddie Perkins AUS Jim Hawker Holden Monaro HK GTS 327 173 15 55 KEN E.G. Herrmann KEN Edgar Herrmann GER Hans Schüller Porsche 911T 195 16 57 GER Ford Werke Deutschland AG BEL Gilbert Staepelaere nl Gilbert Staepelaere fr FIN Simo Lampinen Ford Taunus 20M RS 206 17 30 NED Dutch National Team NED Rob Slotemaker NED Rob Janssen DAF 55 208 18 32 GBR Captain F. Barker GBR Capt. Fred Barker GBR Capt. David Dollar GBR Capt. John Lewis Mercedes-Benz 280S 264 19 64 GBR Red Arrows-Evan Cook GBR Flight Lt. Terry Kingsley GBR Flight Lt. Derek Bell GBR Flight Lt. Peter Evans BMC Austin 1800 266 20 19 URS Avtoexport URS Sergei Tenishev ru Тенишев, Сергей Дмитриевич URS Valentin Kislyh Moskvitch 412 269 21 31 AUS BMC Australia AUS Evan Green AUS Jack 'Gelignite' Murray AUS George Shepheard BMC Austin 1800 332 22 98 URS Avtoexport URS Uno Aava URS Jurij Lesovski Moskvitch 408 358 23 1 GBR RTS Motorway Remoulds GBR Bill Bengry GBR Arthur Brick GBR John Preddy Ford Cortina GT Mark II 360 24 4 GBR British Leyland GBR Tony Fall GBR Mike Wood GBR Brian Culcheth BMC Austin 1800 430 25 56 GBR A.J. Percy GBR Alister Percy GBR Jeremy Delmar-Morgan Saab 95 V4 Estate 438 26 62 AUS Desmond Praznovsky AUS Desmond Praznovsky AUS Stan Zovko AUS Ian Inglis Mercedes-Benz 200D 455 27 83 IRL Kentredder IRL John Cotton IRL Sylvia Kay IRL Paddy McClintock Peugeot 404 470 28 71 GBR Vantona Eyeware GBR Brian Field GBR Des Tilley GBR David Jones BMC Austin 1800 570 29 72 GBR Ernie McMillen GBR Ernie McMillen GBR John L'Amie GBR Ian Drysdale Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 587 30 90 GBR British Army Motoring Association-Ford Motor Co. GBR Capt. David Harrison GBR Lt. Martin Proudlock Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 623 31 17 GBR Royal Navy GBR Capt. James Hans Hamilton GBR Capt. Ian Lees-Spalding GBR Cmdr. Philip Stearns BMC Austin 1800 656 32 45 GBR RAF Motorsport Association-Rootes Motors GBR Flight Lt. David Carrington GBR Squadron Ldr. Anthony King GBR Flight Lt. John Jones Hillman Hunter 715 33 7 URS Avtoexport URS Alexander Ipatenko ru Ипатенко, Александр Васильевич URS Alexander Terehin URS Eduard Bazhenov Moskvitch 408 776 34 70 GBR Wilson's Motor Caravan Centre GBR Anthony Wilson GBR Francis McDonnell GBR Colin Taylor BMC Austin 1800 816 35 60 GBR Terry-Thomas Team GBR Peter Capelin GBR Antony Pargeter GBR Tim Baker Ford Cortina 1600E Mark II 873 36 77 GBR Big 'N' Cash & Carry Group GBR Robert Eaves GBR John Vipond GBR Frank Bainbridge BMC Austin 1800 873 37 54 GBR British Army Motoring Association GBR Maj. John Hemsley GBR WO1 Frank Webber Rover 2000 TC 894 38 20 URS Avtoexport URS Victor Schavelev URS Emmanuil 'Misha' Lifshits URS Valerij Shirotchenkov Moskvitch 408 942 39 18 GBR M.A. Colvill GBR Mike Greenwood GBR Dave Aldridge Ford Cortina Mark I 1,075 40 46 FRA Simca Motors FRA Bernard Heu FRA Jean-Claude Syda Simca 1100 1,658 41 33 GBR Miss Elsie Gadd GBR Elsie Gadd GBR Jenny Tudor-Owen GBR Sheila Kemp GBR Anthea Castell Volvo 145S Estate 2,399 42 47 GBR Nova Magazine GBR Jean Denton GBR Tom Boyce MG MGB 2,408 43 11 SUI Blick Racing Team SUI Fritz Reust SUI P. Grazter SUI Axel Béguin Renault 16 TS 2,491 44 44 GBR British Army Motoring Association GBR Maj. Mike Bailey GBR Maj. Freddie Preston Rover 2000 TC 2,848 45 78 GBR Supersport Engines GBR Jim Gavin GBR John Maclay GBR Martin Maudling Ford Escort GT 3,665 46 53 USA S.H. Dickson USA Sidney Dickson USA John Saladin USA Jerry Sims Rambler American 3,746 47 42 GBR P.G. Graham GBR Peter Graham GBR Leslie Morrish GBR Michael Wooley Ford Cortina Savage V6 5,925 48 93 IRL Henry Ford and Son IRL Rosemary Smith FRA Lucette Pointet Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 6,139 49 99 GBR 17th/21st Lancers GBR Lt. Gavin Thompson GBR Lt. Christopher Marriott GBR Cpl. Charles Skelton GBR Tpr. Melvin Lewis Land Rover 2WD 6,787 50 41 AUS Sydney Telegraph AUS Eileen Westley AUS Marion 'Minny' Macdonald AUS Jenny Gates Morris 1100 S 8,111 51 79 GBR P.A. Downs GBR Pat Downs GBR Anthony Downs Volkswagen 1200 9,603 52 40 GBR Jim Russell Drivers' School AUS David Walker GBR Brian Jones GBR Doug Morris Vauxhall Ventora 9,775 53 82 GBR D.G. Bray GBR Duncan Bray GBR Simon Sladen GBR Peter Sugden Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 11,465 54 91 AUS Maitland Motors AUS Bert Madden AUS Jack 'Milko' Murray AUS John Bryson Holden HK Belmont Automatic 11,646 55 8 AUS Amoco AUS Max Winkless AUS John Keran Volvo 144S 13,350 56 69 NED Dutch National Team NED David van Lennep NED Peter Hissink DAF 55 13,790 DNF 87 FRA Citroën Cars BEL Lucien Bianchi FRA Jean-Claude Ogier fr Citroën DS 21 Retired-TC29 Nowra DNF 89 GBR Longlife Group GBR Robin Clark GBR Martin Pearson GBR Peter Hall Ford Cortina Mark II Retired-TC28 Hindmarsh DNF 52 GBR John Sprinzel GBR John Sprinzel GBR Roy Fidler MG Midget Retired-TC21 Gunbar DNF 36 AUS Sydney Telegraph-Holden Dealer Rally Team AUS David McKay AUS George Reynolds AUS David Liddle Holden Monaro HK GTS 327 Retired-TC20 Menindee DNF 94 FRA Automobile Club de France-Citroën Cars FRA Jean-Louis Lemerle FRA Olivier Turcat FRA Patrick Vanson Citroën DS 21 Retired-TC19 Mingary DNF 10 GBR Royal Green Jackets GBR George Yannaghas GBR Lt. Jack Dill Porsche 911T Retired-TC19 Mingary DNF 3 GBR Avon-RAF Motorsport Association GBR Flying Officer Nigel Colman GBR Flight Lt. Allan Dalgleish GBR Flight Lt. Sean Moloney Ford Cortina GT Mark II Retired-TC19 Mingary DNF 95 JPN Nobuo Koga JPN Nobuo Koga JPN Yojiro Terada JPN Kazuhiko Mitsumoto Vauxhall Viva GT Retired-TC18 Brachina DNF 28 AUS A.N. Gorshenin AUS Alec Gorshenin AUS Ian Bryson Mercedes-Benz 280SL Retired-TC18 Brachina DNF 100 FRA Simca Motors FRA Pierre Boucher FRA Georges Houel Simca 1100 Retired-TC17 Moralana DNF 27 GBR Frank Goulden GBR Frank Goulden GBR Barry Goulden GBR Geoffrey Goulden Triumph 2000 Mark I Retired-TC17 Moralana DNF 73 GBR Ford Motor Company GBR Eric Jackson GBR Ken Chambers Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II Retired-TC16 Quorn DNF 26 GBR M.J.C. Taylor GBR Michael Taylor GBR Innes Ireland GBR Andrew Hedges Mercedes-Benz 280SE Retired-TC16 Quorn DNF 13 GBR J.G. Tallis GBR John Tallis FRA Paul Coltelloni Volvo 123GT Retired-TC14 Lake King DNF 25 GBR Chesson Lydden Circuit-La Trobe Brafield Stadium GBR John La Trobe GBR William Chesson GBR G. Warner Volvo 122S Retired-TC14 Lake King DNF 6 AUS Combined Insurance Company of America AUS Clyde Hodgins AUS Don Wait AUS Brian Lawler Ford Fairmont XP Retired-TC14 Lake King DNF 88 FRA Simca Motors FRA Roger Masson FRA Jean Py Simca 1100 Retired-TC11 Bombay DNF 9 SUI A.A. Bombelli SUI Alfredo 'Freddy' Bombelli DEN Tom Belsø Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II Retired-TC11 Bombay DNF 34 GBR Keith Brierley GBR Keith Brierley GBR Dave Skittrall Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II Retired-TC11 Bombay DNF 63 AUS Amoco AUS Bob Holden AUS Laurie Graham Volvo 142S Retired-TC10 Delhi DNF 96 GBR Ronald Rogers GBR Ronald Rogers GBR Alec Sheppard Ford Cortina 1600E Mark II Retired-TC10 Delhi DNF 66 GBR T.E. Buckingham GBR T. Buckingham GBR J. Lloyd GBR D. Hackleton Ford Cortina GT Mark II Retired-TC9 Sarobi DNF 14 GER Ford Werke Deutschland AG GER Dieter Glemser GER Martin Braungart Ford Taunus 20M RS Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 39 AUS Addison Motors AUS Stewart McLeod AUS Jack Lock AUS Tony Theiler Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 59 GBR Porsche GBR Terry Hunter GBR John Davenport Porsche 911S Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 22 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti ITA Giancarlo Baghetti ITA Giorgio Bassi Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3 HF Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 21 GBR Hillcrest Motor Company GBR Berwyn Williams GBR Martin Thomas GBR Barry Hughes BMC Austin 1800 Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 86 GBR Pan Australian Unit Trust-Southern Cross Management GBR Colin Forsyth GBR Robbie Uniacke GBR James Rich BMW 2000 Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 23 GBR P.R.H. Wilson GBR Peter Wilson AUS Ian Mackelden AUS Keith Dwyer GBR D. Maxwell Ford Corsair 2000E Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 35 GBR R.A. Buchanan-Michaelson GBR Robert 'Bobby' Buchanan-Michaelson GBR David Seigle-Morris AUS Max Stahl Mercedes-Benz 280SE Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 81 IND Dr. Bomsi Wadia IND Bomsi Wadia IND K. Tarmaster IND F. Kaka Ford Cortina GT Mark II Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 50 GBR Ford Motor Company GBR Nick Brittan AUS Jenny Brittan Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II Retired-TC8 Kabul DNF 97 AUS Lunwin Products AUS Reg Lunn AUS Clive Tippett AUS Jack Hall Ford Falcon XT GT Retired-TC7 Tehran DNF 15 AUS G.P. Franklin AUS Geoffrey Franklin AUS Kim Brassington Ford Cortina GT Mark I Retired-TC7 Tehran DNF 65 GBR Hydraulic Machinery GBR Graham White GBR John Jeffcoat GBR David Dunnell BMC Austin 1800 Retired-TC7 Tehran DNF 84 GBR C.K.W. Schellenberg GBR Keith Schellenberg GBR Norman Barclay GBR Hon. Patrick Lindsay Bentley 1930 Sports Tourer Retired-TC6 Erzincan DNF 5 GBR Redge Lewis GBR Peter Lumsden GBR Peter Sargent GBR Redge Lewis GBR John Fenton Chrysler Valiant VE Safari Estate Retired-TC5 Sivas DNF 37 GBR W.D. Cresdee GBR Dennis Cresdee GBR Bob Freeborough GBR Johnstone Syer BMC Austin 1300 Countryman Retired-TC5 Sivas DNF 38 GBR Ford Motor Company SWE Bengt Söderström fr Bengt Söderström it Bengt Söderström sv Bengt Söderström (rallyförare) SWE Gunnar Palm Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II Retired-TC5 Sivas DNF 85 GBR Tecalemit GBR Peter Harper GBR David Pollard Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II Retired-TC5 Sivas DNF 16 GBR D.A. Corbett GBR David Corbett GBR Geoffrey Mabbs GBR Tom Fisk BMC Austin 1800 Retired-TC3 Belgrade DNF 67 GBR C.J. Woodley GBR Cecil Woodley GBR Steven Green GBR Richard Cullingford Vauxhall Ventora Retired-TC3 Belgrade Source:Connor 2016 283–290Smailes 2019 327–339 References Notes Bibliography Brittan Nick Marathon: Around the World in a Cloud of Dust 1969 Motor Racing Publications London 155832111 Connor Robert The 1968 London to Sydney Marathon: A History of the 10,000 Mile Endurance Rally 2016 McFarland Publishing Jefferson, North Carolina 978-0-7864-9586-3 Cowan Andrew Andrew Cowan Why Finish Last? The story behind the London-Sydney Marathon 1969 Queen Anne Press London 0362000522 Hopkirk Paddy Paddy Hopkirk The Longest Drive of All: Paddy Hopkirk's story of the London - Sydney motor rally 1969 G. 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