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more about #vintageracing more comments → scroggzilla raids again: There was a great article in the August issue of Classic and Sports Car regarding British privateers that participated in the Targa Florio in the late... more » Bret: Lovely film from my favorite era of sports cars. You can see a few cars sporting canards. The beginning of the aero-uglification of racing cars. No... more » Flathead Smith: Up close and personal.....too bad racing can't be like this today. #targaflorio more » kingofthering does not think you'll hover your pointer over this to read the whole thing: This race needs to be synced to Cake's Going the Distance. more » Jimmy-Pribble: Inspired from this film: There once was race en Francais During Summer, it was June (maybe May?) The girls wore big glasses and had tres belle asses ... more » komododave: I call B.S. Those cars don't look like they cost 500 bucks. more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: Epic. There had never been a closer non-staged finish at Le Mans, and there hasn't been one since. more » hotrod356: Wow, what a bitchin era in motorcar racing! Love the classic Maxwell Boyd narative. more » Thomas Paladino: When men were men and cars were cars. Love it. more » bygeorge: I love "There is Rolf Stommelen with his eye on the big prize" at around 8:30 in the first segment, while the camera closes in on a woman's quite shap... more » wkiernan: You saw at the beginning how Ickx saunters across the track and belts himself in? As he did that, in the scrum at the first turn there was a pileup, ... more » MarywithanM™: That Scroggzilla knows his way around YouTube; he has a knack for finding and sharing race footage and toonage. Thanks to him and thanks to you, Muri... more » jewce is fueled by sour gummy worms: I love it. "They've designed the barriers effectively" as the incar footage passes by 3ft diameter exposed trees going down Mulsanne straight. /Dam... more » PatFromGundo: Usually, I'm quick to dismiss those who would tell me how much better life was "back in the day." My standard response goes something like, "Yeah, yo... more » Cognitive Friction: Good find Scroggs! Love seeing Elkhart Lake back before they had all those fussy safety things around the track, like concrete barriers and sand runo... more » -
#vintageracing
1970 Targa Florio: Racing In The Streets
The monster Sicilian road race was the last of its breed to succumb to world automotive sissification in 1977. Before that, guys were racing 500+ HP sports prototypes through tiny Sicilian villages while locals crowded in, straining for a peek. More » -
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La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
Scroggs has worked his magic again, ferreting out this great documentary about the 1969 24 Hours Of Le Mans. More » -
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Road-Racing Madness In Wisconsin: 1963 SCCA USRRC Championship
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Can A Capri Beat A Big Ol' Squealin' Benz At The 24 Hours Of Spa 1971?
Short answer, yes. But still, AMG's böred-und-schtroked "Red Pig" 280SEL came in second place… and first in our hearts! More » -
#vintageracing
Legendary Alfa Romeo Shop Registers 500 GigaRads On Jalopnik Cool-O-Meter
I've been running into Northern California Alfa restorer Conrad Stevenson pretty regularly- he's the Ecurie Ecrappe crew chief and a LeMons perpetrator, after all- but I'd never visited his shop… until now. More » -
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Conrad Stevenson Restorations
I got so many shots of interesting Italian machinery at the Conrad Stevenson Restorations shop that I had to put the galleries in a separate post. Enjoy! More » -
#racing
Dysentery-Racked Carroll Shelby Pilots Aston Martin DBR1 To Le Mans Victory
The Aston Martin DBR1 is worthy of a post all on its own, but leave it to Scroggzilla to prowl the internet tubes and find us some great vintage film of Le Mans '59. More » -
#rally
This Is Why They Invented The Internet: European Rally Hoonage Of The 1960s
Do you like to watch Minis, 2-stroke Saabs, Citroën DSs, and even Ford Mustangs tear up the streets, fire roads, and goat tracks of Europe? Of course you do! More » -
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#racing
A Visit To Holman Moody Makes 24 Hours Of LeMons Staff Reconsider $500 Limit
When you've got a few hours to kill before catching your flight out of Charlotte, North Carolina, what do you do? Pound Retsina-and-Schlitz Boilermakers at the airport bar… or check out Holman Moody's shop? More » -
#dragracing
Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
It's like threading the needle at a quarter of a mile… but it's really livin'! Hot Rod Magazine put together this great drag racing documentary for the 1958 Nationals, and it's well worth watching. More » -
#retro
2002tii Touring, 2002ti Alpina Restore Our Faith In Bavaria
Though they were never inexpensive (the base 2002 sold for about the same price as a loaded Impala), BMWs were once small and uncomplicated. Here's a pair of 2002s you might like. More » -
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Yes, There Was Plenty Of Paint-Tradin' Race Action Behind The Iron Curtain
Have we ever mentioned that we love English Russia? It's like they knew we were going to review Cars Of The Soviet Union and put up this collection of vintage Soviet racing photos for us! More » -
#vintageracing
No Prince Of Darkness Jokes, Please: British Vintage Race Cars In Action
Fine, go ahead and break out the Lucas Electrics jokes. But there's no denying that a factory-racer '69 Ford Escort looks amazing on a race track, and Vintage Racer has some great shots for us.
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Whitewall Tires And Muffler Pipe Rollbars: Drag Racing Back In The Day
Back when men were men and liability attorneys stayed away from dragstrips, the horsepower-to-safety-equipment ratio on many drag race cars was pretty close to infinity. More » -
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Invasion Of The Porsche 356 Racers!
Pacific Northewest-based race photographer and Datsun 510 racer VintageRacer has continued to send us plenty of great action shots, and now it's time to share a few.
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Say Goodbye To Workplace Productivity: The 1965 Targa Florio Endurance Race
If you liked the vintage documentary about the 1958 Alpine Cup, you'll just have to blow off your job for the next 40 minutes or so to watch this '65 Targa Florio documentary. More » -
#iceracing
Minnesota, 1960: Corvairs Battle For Ice Racing Supremacy With Caravelles And 356s!
My grandfather was quite the rally and ice-racing fanatic back in the 1950s and 1960s (running mostly Porsche 356s and Saab 93s) and now I've got a couple of his 8mm movies, shot in 1960. More » -
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56 Teams Battle For The 1958 Alpine Cup: Coupe Des Alpes!
An Alfa Giuletta duking it out with a Volvo 544 on a 2,450-mile race across the Alps in 1958? Well, sometimes there are more important things than slaving for The Man on a Monday afternoon! More » -
#downonthestreet
1976 BMW 2002
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Ready for yet another street-driven BMW 2002?
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