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 : British driver helps to give their victory


British driver helps to give their victory

Jun 15, 1970; Le Mans, France; A British driver, DICKIE ATTWOOD, son of a Wolverhampton garage proprietor, helped to give Porsche of Germany their first victory in the long history of the Le Mans 24 hour sports car race in France yesterday. With Hans Herrmann of Germany, he drove 2, 863 miles to victory at an average speed of 119.28mph in a 4 1/2 liter 12 cylinder Porsche. The picture shows Dickie Attwood at the wheel of the Porsche during the 24 hr. Le Mans race yesterday

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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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