Le Mans 1968 Part 1 Onboard

[thevmanvj]

The Ford Chicane has tyres only for the 1968 race....the year they first put it in.

Between 1969-71, the Ford Chicane only had curbing and rumble strips. In 1972 The Ford Chicane became the double-chicane that we know today, with the addition of the Porsche Curves, and the bypassing of the S-Curve at Maison Blanche (or White House).

[shallowEND09]

track has changed a bit since then

[elibeli2595]

oooooooooohhhhh that car! soo beautifully played, as if it were a Violin Concerto from Vivaldi...

though it's a Ford GT40? Ive seen some differnt answers, but Stirling Moss won in a GT40 right? soo maybe not Vivaldi, more like John Williams? :P

I. Want. To. Drive. It.

[thevmanvj]

I can't count how many times I've seen this clip, and watching this car drop a gear and fly through the fast and tricky S-curve at White House (or Maison Blanche). It still takes my breath away. Thanks again for posting this treasure. thevmanvj

[vince065us]

The 1968 race was held in September,due to a national strike in June.

[jdharris555]

It's a GT-40, saw this in a car documentary.

[Holden308]

Did anyone notice that the Ford Chicane back then was lined with tyres buried in the dirt? No cutting the chicane for those drivers.

[6277302]

gt 40 or a porsche but no porsche soundlike this , mmm 908 xd

[34D2234]

car sounds like a 2010 corvette, but it a fiord, probably a 427 or 428

[abanks1959]

@34D2234 Year 1968- It's a Ford GT40 Mk1B chassis #1075 , it ran with a 4.9l Ford motor.I read where the car was good for 211.3mph. The same car won Le Mans in 69. The 427 powered Ford Mk 2's and Mk4's were band from competition at the end of 67.

[tucson903]

@abanks1959 the 427's were too fast. totally dominated the race in '66

[eatpogs]

nice video. and that lil saying at the end made me think of toyota. Never start something you can't stop.

[BBoyTamer93]

that is a gt 40 i can hear it ^^

[seanomatopoeia]

Made my day, thank you.

[23eHeure]

fabulous. thanks for sharing

[sracer42]

Awesome!

[xenophobephoto]

LOL, they need to start breaking over 1/4m before the turn. Now this is racing.

[peterbowyermgb]

Superb, many thanks for the posting. No girly chicanes or crash barriers for the men who used to race in those days, although one has to remember than not that many of them are still around now...

[thevmanvj]

You don't see too many onboard clips of Le Mans that include the now disused part of the circuit Stirling refered to as "White House" or Maison Blanche, as well as the fast, tight and dangerous rolling slight curves leading up to it. This area has been replaced by the Porsche Curves. Thanks so much for posting.

[maison0blanche]

I agree

[acn11115]

Car is a Mk. IV Ford GT40. I have an old supercar video that talks about the gt40 then shows this little clip.

[ekimelyobo]

fantastic upload

[kossoff1]

where's this video from?

[Porsche911GT1]

its from some video called 'Never start something you can't stop" about the 1968 Le Mans 24 hour race. if you want, i can give you the site where i got this from.

[kossoff1]

Is there any footage of the '71 le mans race with the porsche longtails flying down the mulsanne?

[Porsche911GT1]

no, if there was i would've already uploaded the 1970 and 1971 races.

[RaceWithTheDevil]

I love this video! where can I get it?

[Porsche911GT1]

racing underground

the full link is in my profile.

[badbob91]

i want the site where you got it from haha

[NinjaRider777R]

@Porsche911GT1 It was also used in a car compilation videotape called Hot Cars in the late 80's.

[F430corvettekiller]

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