You were there: '70s glory days of Watkins Glen

Kim McCullough sent us photos her father Ed McNeilly took on his regular trips to scenic Watkins Glen in New York state, long-time home of the US Grand Prix, and to Indianapolis. Ed’s day job was heading the VW advertising account, famous for its self-deprecating adverts

Brabham BT32 of Jack Brabham at the 1970 Indy 500

Our photographer Ed McNeilly checks out Jack Brabham’s BT32 at the 1970 Indy 500, the only time he raced the car

NART Ferrari 312P in the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours

Battle scars on NART Ferrari 312P of Tony Adamowicz/David Piper, 1970 Daytona 24 Hours

Graham Hill in MRD Brabham at the 171 US Grand Prix

1971 US GP: Graham Hill had a middling race in his MRD Brabham

A crowd gathers around the Tyrrell of Francois Cevert after he won the 1971 US Grand Prix

Acclamation for François Cevert after winning the 1971 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen for Tyrrell

AJ Foyt Johnny Rutherford and Al Unser side by side in the 1970 Indy 500

Indianapolis 500, 1970. No7 – AJ Foyt; No18 – Johnny Rutherford; No2 – Al Unser, winner from pole in his turbo V8 Colt-Ford

Porsche 908 at the Watkins Glen 6 Hours in 1969

Buzzetta/Lins 908/2 placed third at ’69 Glen 6 Hours

Pitstop for Ferrari 512S at the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours

Pitstop for Ferrari 512 S of Mario Andretti, Arturo Merzario and Jacky Ickx in ’70 Daytona 24 Hours

Pitstop for Gulf liveried Porsche 917 K at Watkins Glen

Frenzied action for the Jo Siffert/Gijs van Lennep 917K in ’71 Watkins Glen 6 Hours

Mechanics look at ford V8 engine of AJ Foyt at the 1970 Indy 500

A giant spider of turbo pipes crowns AJ Foyt’s 1970 Indy-winning Ford V8. Foyt is in the red shirt

Ferrari of Jacky Ickx at the 1971 US Grand Prix

Jacky Ickx was chasing Cevert’s 1971 US GP lead at Watkins Glen when his Ferrari’s alternator fell off

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