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A one-day event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 16000 mile London to Mexico World Cup Rally. Originally planned for 2020 but postponed due to covid restrictions.
The Historic Marathon Rally Group (HMRG) are organising a reunion and celebration of this iconic rally, when entrants left Wembley Stadium on their 16000 mile adventure through Europe, South and Latin America.
Originally 106 teams entered with only 96 starting from Wembley and just 23 finished at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico, 6 weeks later. The Ford Escort, FEV 1H (1850 cc GT Mk.1) of Hannu Mikkola and Gunnar Palm, took first prize.
Visitors will be able to see the cars and meet the people involved in the event in all different aspects. There will be interviews, films, talks and a large display of memorabilia.
The HMRG would like to hear from anyone connected to the rally who would be interested in joining them at this celebration. Contact – info@historicmarathonrallygroup.co.uk
Entry to this event is FREE but tickets for entry to the British Motor Museum will be at the usual rate of £14.50. (OAPs, NHS & service personnel £12.50; and children 5-16 £9
To see the entry list click on this link –
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/15639-daily-mirror-london-mexico-world-cup-rally-1970/
Finishers List –
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Daily Telegraph–Ford Motor Company Limited |  Hannu Mikkola Gunnar Palm | Ford Escort 1850 GT Mark I | 9hr 7min |
| 2 | 88 | British Leyland Cars–The Football Association | Brian Culcheth Johnstone Syer | Triumph 2.5 PI Mark II | 10hr 25min |
| 3 | 46 | Daily Express–Ford Motor Company Limited | Rauno Aaltonen Henry Liddon | Ford Escort 1850 GT Mark I | 10hr 46min |
| 4 | 98 | British Leyland Cars–The Football Association | Paddy Hopkirk Tony Nash Neville Johnson | Triumph 2.5 PI Mark II | 12hr 26min |
| 5 | 103 | Daily Telegraph–Ford Motor Company Limited | Timo Mäkinen Gilbert Staepelaere | Ford Escort 1850 GT Mark I | 14hr 31min |
| 6 | 26 | Springfield Boys Club-Ford Motor Company Limited | Jimmy Greaves Tony Fall | Ford Escort 1850 GT Mark I | 19hr 31min |
| 7 | 100 |  Societe d’Encouragement de Automobile France | Patrick Vanson Olivier Turcat Alain Leprince | Citroën DS 21 | 22hr 3min |
| 8 | 14 | Ford Motor Company Limited |  Sobiesław Zasada Marek Wachowski | Ford Escort 1850 GT Mark I | 23hr 59min |
| 9 | 54 | Reginald Redgrave | Reginald ‘Redge’ Redgrave Phil Cooper Bob Freeborough | BMC 1800 | 24hr 42min |
| 10 | 74 | Evening Standard–British Leyland Cars |  Rosemary Smith Alice Watson Ginette Derolland | Austin Maxi | 30hr 35min |
| 11 | 32 |  BLMC Australia | Ken Tubman Andre Welinski Robert McAuley | Austin Maxi | 32hr 36min |
| 12 | 28 |  Avtoexport | Leonti Potapchik Edouard Bazhenov Youri Lesovski | Moskvitch 412 | 34hr 6min |
| 13 | 29 |  Bolivian National Team | William Bendek Dieter Hubner Jorge Burgoa | BMW 2002 Ti | 35hr 14min |
| 14 | 15 | Temple Meads Motors | Ron Channon Rod Cooper | Ford Cortina GT Mark II | 36hr 43min |
| 15 | 83 | W.G. James | Alun Rees Hywel Thomas Washington James | Hillman Hunter | 37hr 50min |
| 16 | 38 |  Fixo-Flex Sports Team | Alfred Katz Alfred Kling Albert Pfuhl | Mercedes-Benz 280 SE | 38hr 5min |
| 17 | 71 | Avtoexport | Gounnar Khlom Vladimir Boubnov Kastitis Guiradouskas | Moskvitch 412 | 38hr 52min |
| 18 | 91 | Woman Magazine | Jean Denton Pat Wright Liz Crellin | BMC 1800 | 39hr 16min |
| 19 | 66 |  SAFRAR-Peugeot Argentina | Gaston Perkins Jack Forrest Greene | Peugeot 404 | 40hr 46min |
| 20 | 19 | Avtoexport | Sergei Tenichev Valentin Kislykh Valeri Chirotchenkov | Moskvitch 412 | 41hr 5min |
| 21 | 31 |  Rob Janssen | Rob Janssen Jaap Dik | Datsun 1600 SSS | 46hr 1min |
| 22 | 96 | Autocar–British Leyland Cars | Terry Kingsley Peter Evans Michael Scarlett | Austin Maxi | 46hr 25min |
| 23 | 45 | Doug Harris | Doug Harris Mike Butler | Ford Escort 1300 GT Mark I | 66hr 8min |
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