In 1962 a small Morgan sports car TOK258 created history by defeating
factory teams run by leading international manufacturers in the famous
24 hour race at the Le Mans circuit. The car crossed the finishing line
on Sunday 24th June having completed 2256 miles in the twenty four hours
from the start time on Saturday afternoon to win the 2 litre GT class.
Although privately owned, the car was entered and supported by the
Morgan Motor Company and driven by Chris Lawrence and Richard
Shepherd-Barron. This new colour 50th anniversary edition of the
original book by Ronnie Price, now with racing driver Richard
Shepherd-Barron as co-author, covers the concept, preparation, and
official testing at the circuit. It gives a blow-by-blow account of the
race, with anecdotes, memorabilia, material and photographs only
recently made available.