Marathon Rally 50th +2 Anniversary

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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