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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Brabham-BT32-of-Jack-Brabham-at-the-1970-Indy-500-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NART-Ferrari-312P-in-the-1970-Daytona-24-Hours-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Graham-Hill-in-MRD-Brabham-at-the-171-US-Grand-Prix-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/A-crowd-gathers-around-the-Tyrrell-of-Francois-Cevert-after-he-won-the-1971-US-Grand-Prix-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AJ-Foyt-Jihnny-Rutherford-and-Al-Unser-side-by-side-in-the-1970-Indy-500-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Porsche-908-at-the-Watkins-Glen-6-Hours-in-1969-800x540.jpg)
Buzzetta/Lins 908/2 placed third at ’69 Glen 6 Hours
![Pitstop for Ferrari 512S at the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Pitstop-for-Ferrari-512S-at-the-1970-Daytona-24-Hours-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Pitstop-for-Gulf-liveried-Porsche-917-K-at-Watkins-Glen-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mechanics-look-at-ford-V8-engine-of-AJ-Foyt-at-the-1970-Indy-500-800x540.jpg)
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](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ferrari-of-Jacky-Ickx-at-the-1971-US-Grand-Prix-800x540.jpg)
Jacky Ickx was chasing Cevert’s 1971 US GP lead at Watkins Glen when his Ferrari’s alternator fell off
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