1Gt BritainCar 75    Hillman Hunter   Cowan / Malkin / Coyle    Rootes Motors

  2Gt BritainCar 51    BMC 1800Hopkirk / Poole / Nash     BMC

  3Australia Car 24   Ford Falcon       Vaughan / Forsyth / Ellis  Ford Australia

  4Poland   Car 58     Porsche            Zasada / Wachowski         S. Zasada

  5Gt Britain          Car 61    BMC 1800         Aaltonen / Liddon / Easter           BMC

  6Australia           Car 29   Ford Falcon       Hodgson / Rutherford         Ford Australia

  7           Germany           Car 92  Ford 20MRS               Kleint / Klaproth                Ford Germany

  8Australia           Car 2     Ford Falcon                Firth / Hoinville / Chapman          Ford Australia

  9France   Car 74     Citroen DS21              Nyret / Terramorsi              Citroen

10          Gt Britain           Car 48   Ford Lotus Cortina     Clark / Andersson              Ford UK

11          Australia           Car 12    Volvo 144S                Tubman / Forrest                TVW-7, Daily News, Perth

12          Australia           Car 76    Holden GTS                         Ferguson / Chivas / Johnson       Sydney Telegraph

13          Australia           Car 43    Volvo    Welinski / Lister                  Amoco Australia

14          Australia           Car 68   Holden GTS                         Whiteford / Perkins / Hawker        Sydney Telegraph

15          Kenya     Car 55    Porsche 911  Herrmann / Schuller            E.G.Herrmann

16          Germany           Car 57   Ford 20MRS             Staepelaere / Lampinen     Ford Germany

17          Holland  Car 30     Daf 55  Slotemaker/ Janssen          Dutch National Team

18          Gt Britain          Car 32    Mercedes 280S      Barker / Dollar / Lewis        Capt F. Barker

19          Gt Britain          Car 64    BMC 1800     Kingsley / Evans / Bell        Red Arrows

20          U.S.S.R. Car 19     Moskvitch 408       Tenishev / Kislyh                  Avtoexport

21          Australia          Car 31               BMC 1800                        Green / Murray / Shepheard           BMC Australia

22          U.S.S.R.           Car 98               Moskvitch 408                 Aava / Lesovski                            Avtoexport

23          Gt Britain         Car 1                 Ford Cortina GT                Bengry / Brick / Preddy                  RTS Motorway Tyres

24          Gt Britain         Car 4                 BMC 1800                        Fall / Wood / Culcheth                     BMC

25          Gt Britain        Car 56                SAAB 95                           Percy / Delmar-Walker                    A.J.Percy

26          Australia         Car 62                Mercedes 200D               Praznovsky / Zovko / Inglis           D.Praznovski

27          Gt Britain        Car 83                Peugot 404            Cotton / Kay / McClintock               Kentredder (Ireland)

28          Gt Britain        Car 71                BMC 1800                        Field / Tilley / Jones                       Vantona Everwear

29          Gt Britain        Car 72                Ford Lotus Cortina          McMillen / L'Ambie / Drysdale        E.McMillan

30          Gt Britain        Car 90                Ford Lotus Cortina           Harrison / Proudlock                     British Army Motoring Assoc.

31          Gt Britain        Car 17                BMC 1800                       Spalding / Hamilton / Stearns         Royal Marines

32          Gt Britain        Car 45                Hillman Hunter      Carrington / King / Jones                Royal Air Force

33          U.S.S.R.          Car 7                  Moskvitch 408                Ipatenko / Terehin / Bazenov          Avtoexport

34          Gt Britain       Car 70                 BMC 1800                       Wilson / Taylor / McDonnell            Wilson's Motor Caravans

35          Gt Britain       Car 60                 Ford Cortina 1600E        Capelin / Pargeter / Baker              Terry Thomas Team

36          Gt Britain       Car 77                 BMC 1800                      Eaves / Vipond / Bainbridge           Big N Cash N Carry

37          Gt Britain       Car 54                 Rover 2000                    Hemsley / Webber                           British Army Motoring Assoc.

38          U.S.S.R.         Car 20                 Moskvitch 408    Schavelev/Lifshits/Shirotchenkov  Avtoexport

39          Gt Britain       Car 18                 Ford Cortina                   Greenwood / Aldridge                     M.A.Colvill

40          France           Car 46                 Simca 1100                    Heu / Syda                                       Simca

41          Gt Britain       Car 33                 Volvo 145S Estate        Gadd/Tudor-Owen/Kemp/Castell     Miss E.Gadd

42          Gt Britain       Car 47                 MGB                               Denton / Boyce                                Nova Magazine

43          Switzerland   Car 11                 Renault 16TS                  Reust / Gratzer / Beguin                 Blick Racing Team

44          Gt Britain       Car 44                 Rover 2000Bailey / Preston                              British Army Motoring Assoc.

45          Gt Britain       Car 78                 Ford Escort GT               Gavin / Maclay / Maudling             Super Sport Engines

46          U.S.A.            Car 53                 American Rambler         Dickson / Saladin / Simms             S.H.Dickson

47          Gt Britain       Car 42                 Ford Savage V6            Graham / Dr Morish / Wooley          P.G.Graham

48          Eire               Car 93                  Ford Cortina                   Miss R Smith / Miss L Pointet       Henry Ford & Sons

49          Gt Britain      Car 99                  Land Rover 2WD           Thompson/Marriott/Skelton/Lewis  17th/21st Lancers

50          Australia       Car 41                  BMC 1100                      Westley / Macdonald / Gates         Sydney Telegraph

51          Gt Britain      Car 79                  VW 114                           Downs / Downs                             P.A.Downs

52          Gt Britain      Car 40                  Vauxhall Ventura           Walker / Jones / Morris                Jim Russell Driving School

53          Gt Britain      Car 82                  Ford Lotus Cortina         Bray / Sladen / Sugden                 D.G.Bray

54          Australia       Car 91                  Holden HK Automatic    Madden / Murray / Bryson             Maitland Motors

55          Australia       Car 8                    Volvo 144S                    Winkless / Keran                          Amoco Australia Ltd.

56          Holland         Car 69                  Daf 55         van Lennep / Hissink                   Dutch National team
Position  Country      Number   Make         Drivers     Sponsor
Gt. Britain     Australia          Poland          Germany         France           Kenya            Netherlands      U.S.S.R          Switzerland       U.S.A.             Ireland
Non finishers in the Marathon


Car 3. Avon/RAF British entry. Ford Cortina. GT F/O N. Colman, Flt. Lt. A. Dalgleish, Lieut. P.S. Maloney, retired after Brachina (Australia)

Car 5. R Lewis British entry. Chrysler Valiant Estate. P. Lumsden, P.J. Sargent, R. Lewis, collided with a lorry near Sivas, severely damaged, retired.

Car 6. Combined Insurance Co. of America. Australian entry. Ford Fairmont XP, Australian Survival Car. C.T. Hodgins, D. Wait, B. Lawler, broke a wishbone after Youanmi, retired.

Car 9. A.A. Bombelli, Switzerland entry. Ford Lotus Cortina, A.A. Bombelli, T. Belso, retired after Teheran.

Car 10. Royal Green Jackets, British entry. Porsche 911T. G. Yannaghas, Lt. J.P. Dill, retired after Brachina.

Car 13. J.G.Tallis, British entry. Volvo 123GT. J.G.Tallis, P. Coltelloni, crashed after Youanmi, retired.

Car 14. Ford Deutschland, German entry. Ford 20 MRS. D. Glemser, M. Braungart, broke camshaft near Herat, Afghanistan, retired.

Car 15. G.P. Franklin, British entry. Ford Cortina GT. G.P. Franklin, A.K. Brassington, retired after Erzincan.

Car 16. D.A. Corbett, British entry. BMC 1800. D.A. Corbett, G.J. Mabbs, T. Fisk, conrod smashed through crankcase, Yugoslavia, retired.

Car 21. Hillcrest Motor Co., British entry. BMC 1800. B.G. Williams, M.E. Thomas, B. Hughes, retired after Teheran.

Car 22. G. Baghetti, Italian entry. Lancia Flavia Coupe 1300. G. Baghetti, G. Bassi, retired after Kabul, after losing documents.

Car 23. P.R.H. Wilson, British entry. Ford Corsair 2000E. P.R.H. Wilson, I. Mackelden, K. Dwyer, turned over near Teheran, retired.

Car 25. Chesson Lydden Circuit/LaTrobe Bradfield Stadium, British entry. Volvo 122S. J.H. LaTrobe, W. Chesson, G. Warner, failed to check in at Lake King, retired.

Car 26. M.J.C. Taylor, British entry. Mercedes 280SE. M.J.C. Taylor, I. Ireland, A. Hedges, missed controls after Ceduna (South Australia), retired.

Car 27. F. Goulden, British entry. Triumph 2000. F. Goulden, B.R. Goulden, J. Goulden, retired after Port Augusta (South Australia) missed controls.

Car 28. A.N. Gorshenin, Australian entry. Mercedes 280SL. A.N. Gorshenin, I.E. Bryson, retired after Moralana Creek.

Car 34. K. Brierley, British entry. Ford Lotus Cortina. K. Brierley, D. Skittrall, retired after Teheran.

Car 35. R.A. Buchanan-Michaelson, British entry. Mercedes 280S. R.A. Buchanan-Michaelson, T. Powell, crashed at Sivas, retired after Teheran.

Car 36. Sydney Telegraph, Australian entry. Holden Monaro GTS. D. McKay, D. Reynolds, D. Liddle, overturned 16 miles after Mingary, retired.

Car 37. W.D. Cresdee, British entry. Austin 1800. W.D. Cresdee, B. Freeborough, J. Syer, engine bearing failure after Istanbul, retired.

Car 38. Ford Motor Co., British entry. Ford Lotus Cortina. B. Sonderstrom, G. Palm, piston burnt out before Sivas, retired.

Car 39. Addison Motors, Australian entry. Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina. S.I. McLeod, C.J. Lock, T. Theiler, broke differential near Teheran, retired.

Car 49. Major P.S. Ekholdt, Norwegian entry. SAAB 96 V4. Major P.S. Ekholdt, withdrew before the start.

Car 50. Ford Motor Co., British entry. Ford Lotus Cortina. N. Brittan, Mrs. J. Brittan, accident before Teheran, retired.

Car 63. Amoco Aust. Pty. Ltd., Australian entry. Volvo 142S. R.J. Holden, L. Graham, crashed before Bombay, both drivers taken to hospital, retired.

Car 65. Hydraulic Machinery (G.B) Ltd., British entry. Morris 1800. G.D. White, J.J. Jeffcoat, D.H. Dunnell, overturned on bridge before Teheran, retired.

Car 66. T.E. Buckingham, British entry, Ford Cortina GT. T.E. Buckingham, J.H. Lloyd, D. Hackelton, missing after Erzincan, retired.

Car 67. C.J. Woodley, British entry, Vauxhall Ventora. C.J. Woodley, S. Green, R.G. Cullingford, crashed in Yugoslavia, retired.

Car 73. Ford Motor Co., British entry, Ford Lotus Cortina. E. Jackson, K. Chambers, car stripped of parts to enable Clark (no. 48) to continue.

Car 80. L.M. Large, British entry, BMW. L.M. Large, withdrew before the start.

Car 81. Dr. B. Wadia, Indian entry, Ford Lotus Cortina. Dr. B. Wadia, K. Tarmaster, F. Kaka, missing after Erzincan, retired.

Car 84. K. Schellenberg, British entry, Bentley 1930 Sports Tourer. K. Schellenberg, N. Barclay, retired before Erzincan.

Car 85. Tecalemit Ltd., British entry, Ford Lotus Cortina (twin cam). P. Harper, D. Pollard, retired after Istanbul.

Car 86. Pan Aust. Unit Trust/Southern Cross Management, British entry, BMW 2000. C.D. Forsythe, R.D. Uniacke, J.T. Rich, retired following death in England of Uniacke's wife in road accident.

Car 87. Citroen Cars Ltd., British entry, Citroen DS 21. L. Bianchi, J.C. Ogier, collided with another car (non-Marathon), near Nowra (NSW), retired.

Car 88. Simca Motors Team 2, French entry. Simca 1100. R. Masson, J. Py, retired after Dehli.

Car 89. Longlife Group, British entry. Ford Cortina. R. Clark, M.R. Pearson, P. Hall, retired after Hindmarsh.

Car 94. Automobile Club, French entry. Citroen DS 21. J.K. Lemerle, O. Turcat, P. Vanson, retired after Brachina.

Car 95. N. Koga, Japanese entry, Vauxhall Viva. N. Koga, Y. Terada, K. Mitsumata, retired after Moralana Creek.

Car 96. R. Rogers, British entry, Ford Cortina 1600E. R. Rogers, A. Sheppard, retired after an accident at Agra.

Car 97. Lunwin Products Pty. Ltd., Australian entry, Ford Falcon GT. R.G. Lunn, C. Tippett, J. Hall, retired after Erzincan with a broken gearbox.

Car 100. Simca Motors Team 3, French entry, Simca 1100. P. Boucher, G. Houel, retired after Ceduna.


Even though you never finished, you all were part of the most wonderful spectacle in Motor Sport the world had ever seen in the Twentieth Century.
Official placings in the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon
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