Le Mans

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/80

Date Released

3 Oct 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Labour Party Conference
2. 2London-Brighton Race
3. 3Beer Festival
4. 4New Documents Room
5. 5Le Mans

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

The 36th Grand Prix of endurance for sports cars. 24 gruelling hours of non-stop high-speed motoring with the world’s top cars and drivers battling for victory. But victory this year went to a British-built and entered Five-Litre Ford.

Keywords

Motor racing

Locations

Le Mans

Footage sources

Pathe Journal

Length of story (in feet)

164

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

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London
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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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