[1][2][3][4][5][6] Ronnie Moore a 21-year-old New Zealander won his first World Championship with a 15-point maximum in front of a 90,000 attendance.
He defeated his main rival Olle Nygren in the final heat.
Nygren then lost the silver medal ride off to Wembley's teenager Brian Crutcher.
[7] Moore's success was made all the more remarkable because he rode the meeting while still recovering from a broken leg.
[8] Moore's win made him New Zealand's first ever World Champion in all forms of motor racing.