1972 Duckhams Le MansCompetition vehicle
Unregistered- Fascinating history initiated by Alain de Cadenet
- The first car entirely designed by Gordon Murray
- Ex-24 Hours of Le Mans 1972, 1973 and 1974
- Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Gordon Murray
- Extremely competitive, winner of grid 5 at Le Mans Classic 2018
 
Le Mans 1972: Georges Pompidou flagged off the 40th edition of the famous endurance race and all eyes were on the leading Matras, but, in eleventh place on the grid, the Duckhams no.

68, driven by Alain de Cadenet and his friend Chris Craft, wasn’t there to make up the numbers and had every intention of flying the flag for Britain.

It ran magnificently until the middle of the day on Sunday, when it was in fourth place, but after coming off the track unexpectedly during a shower, it unfortunately dropped back to twelfth place at the finish.

For a private team with limited resources, it was nonetheless an excellent result, given that of the 56 cars that st...