The 1968 London to Sydney Marathon

Robert Connor has had a life-long passion for all things automotive. He lives in Gloucestershire, England.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. What’s the Big Idea?

2. Planning the Route

3. That Bloody 1100!

4. Growing Interest

5. The One About the Englishman, the Irishman and the Scotsman

6. Runners and Riders

7. The Red Arrows

8. Off with a Bang!

9. Add Lightness, Go Faster

10. Bound for Belgrade

11. The Curse of the ­Mercedes-Benz Radiators (Part One)

12. A Valiant Effort

13. The Curse of the ­Mercedes-Benz Radiators (Part Two)

14. Goodbye Bentley Tourer

15. Peeing in the Dark

Between pages 106 and 107 are 16 pages containing 32 color photographs

16. A Peykan by Any Other Name

17. More Than Just the Mechanic

18. All Along the King’s Highway

19. We’re Not Going Home

20. A Million Broken Metatarsals

21. The Fighting Falcons (Part One)

22. Close Shaves and Sacred Cows

23. The Fighting Falcons (Part Two)

24. Shenanigans at Sea

25. A Tale of Two Volvos (Part One)

26. Roo Bars and Bull Dust

27. A Tale of Two Volvos (Part Two)

28. Turning on a Dime

29. A Sleeping Bag to Kandahar

30. Can I Buy Your Axle Please?

31. All the Way Back

32. And Half the Way There

33. Meeting Triumph and Disaster

34. Waltzing Over the Khyber Pass

Epilogue—After the Dust Had Settled

Appendix 1: The Entrants

Appendix 2: The Scoreboard

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index