Onboard With Mike Hawthorn – Le Mans 1956

This fantastic footage was shot onboard a Jaguar D-Type being driven by Mike Hawthorn in 1956. It’s an great look at the Le Mans circuit as it was in 1956, it’s strange to see cyclists and civilian motorists out on the road – in fact Mike nearly wipes a couple of them out during the filming of this segment.

The sound of the D-Type hammering around the circuit with Hawthorn’s proper British accent explaining the layout of the track and each corner is an incredible automotive time machine. If you haven’t hit the play button above, I recommend you do – just make sure you have your volume on.

This film was sent in by our friends over on Reddit.


Published by Ben Branch -