Paul Hawkins

Says: "The Shelby American and Holman & Moody prepared GT40s on the grid at Le Mans on June `10, 1967. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt placed 1st overall driveing GT40 Mk IV J-5, car number 1. Other GT40s in the photo include: GT40 Mk IV J-6, car number 2, driven by Bruce McLaren and Mark Donohue - finshed 4th; GT40 MkIIB 1047, ca number 57, driven by Ronnie Buckman & Paul Hawkins; GT40 Mk IV J-7, car number 3, driven by Mario Andretti & Lucien Bianchi - shared the lap record of 3 min 26.6 sec with J-8; GT40 Mk IV J-8, car number 4, driven by Lloyd Ruby & Denis Hulme; GT40 Mk IIb 1931, car number 5, driven by Frank Grdner & Roger McCluskey; GT40 Mk II 1015, car number 6, driven by Jo Schlesser & Guy Ligier."

The 1:43 scale Bizarre Models Racing-Sports Austin Healey Sprite - Le Mans made of Diecast / Cast Metal is Number BZ425 in the range.

Launched at the 1966 Earls Court Motor Show, the '2nd Generation' Cortina continued the successful collaboration between Ford and Lotus in the form of the Lotus Cortina MkII. But whereas the original had been built by Lotus at Hethel, the new car would be made at Ford's Dagenham works. The mechanical specification continued much as before, though servo-assisted brakes, wider wheels, and the 109bhp Special Equipment engine were now standardised together with the Corsair 2000E gearbox. Available, unlike the MkI, in a full range of colours, the MkII was given an improved interior for 1968, the model name changing to 'Twin Cam' at the same time. A total of 4,032 cars had been made by the time production ceased in September 1970, by which time the Escort Twin Cam and its derivatives had become Ford's frontline competition saloon.