Misc Vintage Racing Clips

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Sort of long, but pretty interesting.

 

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That guy doesn't give himself enough credit. That looks like a lot of fun and an ambitious project that most people would have never completed.

Years ago when Tony George started the IRL, I bought some parts from a sprint car fabricator in Indy. He told me that Tony George had bought up all the Indy Lights cars (3.8L Buick V6) because CART was not supporting the series. You could buy one with spares for $15-20K. Like a lot of things, I wish I would have bought one but part of me is glad I didn't.

 

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That guy doesn't give himself enough credit. That looks like a lot of fun and an ambitious project that most people would have never completed.

Years ago when Tony George started the IRL, I bought some parts from a sprint car fabricator in Indy. He told me that Tony George had bought up all the Indy Lights cars (3.8L Buick V6) because CART was not supporting the series. You could buy one with spares for $15-20K. Like a lot of things, I wish I would have bought one but part of me is glad I didn't.

Yeah, he’s interesting, he has a lot of videos similar to this on his channel. I won’t link anymore here.

Yup, old race cars sky rocketed in price.

 

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I used to go to Indy in the 60's with my dad. He was a USAC member so we got pit passes. That was a great time for racing, innovators and privateers.

I seems like the whole thing collaped after the Granitelli turbine cars.

The Youtube channel has some interesting stuff from the time. Art Arfons, Craig Breedlove, etc.

 

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My in-laws lived there so we'd hear about it. It was the 90's, but the city had lots of race related activities. The Indy paper was filled with articles on the race for over a month. We lived a few hours away, but I read the Indy paper every day. Went to practice a few times. The infield looked like it was a big party. Can't imagine what it was like to be there in the 60's.

All the surrounding small airports would be filled with aircraft for days during the race. . Hotels packed too.

 

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Had the very good fortune in 1971 to be pitside (working for our local TV station). (I should get to the attic and find those pics.)
Saw Denny Hulme win the CAN_AM at Donnybrooke - opening year. Later caught Peter Reveson in the same type M-8 McLatren.
Always liked the fences-to-wing concept. Almost did it to the little race car, which design was a McLaren near-knock-off.

Cheers - Jim

 

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I liked the front to rear fences on the fenders of the last generation. Outlaw dirt cars adopted something similar.

 

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One of the Silver State Road Racer C-3s did a roof line version. (looking for the image...)

I am similarily interested, for improving flow to a rear wing or spoiler - like the M8.
But, I am also "conflicted " regarding any advantage that might given to fluid (air) rolling off fenders and impac on drag.
That is what makes me wonder - why not more or these? Jim Hall is a smart guy - and Dan Gurney - but didn't. Hmmm?

Boy-oh-by. Could I keep a dozen PhD candidate busy for a few years.

Thanks for reminding me! Too soon old - too late Smart.

Cheers - Jim





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congrats someone got screwed.....big time

 

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congrats someone got screwed.....big time

Well, I think it is on consignment.

Some one spent a s___ ton of money on a car that "might have been a 427."

Still, I thought it was interesting, so posted it.

 

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Well, I think it is on consignment.

Some one spent a s___ ton of money on a car that "might have been a 427."

Still, I thought it was interesting, so posted it.

My race car left the states with an L-88, raced in Germany with the L-88 and then a ZL-1 but that doesn`t make it an L-88 or a ZL-1 Corvette, Rick Hendrick`s $1.1 million dollar Owens-Corning race car was taken off the line at GM and built into a race car it raced with an L-88 motor (probably more than one) it`s not an L-88 Corvette but a Corvette with an L-88...there is a difference

 

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My race car left the states with an L-88, raced in Germany with the L-88 and then a ZL-1 but that doesn`t make it an L-88 or a ZL-1 Corvette, Rick Hendrick`s $1.1 million dollar Owens-Corning race car was taken off the line at GM and built into a race car it raced with an L-88 motor (probably more than one) it`s not an L-88 Corvette but a Corvette with an L-88...there is a difference

Yeah, funny how things get valued. I think it was you that said the value of an old race car depends on who sat in it.

I’m just guessing, but on that consignment tribute car, the original owner dumped all the money into it and now it’s up for sale or it was/is part of an estate.

 

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Here is something that happened to me last week. I've been selling stuff I am never going to use. Agreed to drop off a set of 10x15 3.5 in backspace rally wheels locally for advertised price. The buyer owned a nice gen 1 z28 and an old c3 race car he picked up years ago. Apparently the Vette was a shell when he got and it looked ready to run again.

He’d owned the z28 something like 40 years.

 

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Here is something that happened to me last week. I've been selling stuff I am never going to use. Agreed to drop off a set of 10x15 3.5 in backspace rally wheels locally for advertised price. The buyer owned a nice gen 1 z28 and an old c3 race car he picked up years ago. Apparently the Vette was a shell when he got and it looked ready to run again.

He'd owned the z28 something like 40 years.

no pics of the race car?

 

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No, no photos. I was just there dropping off the wheels for the z28. The wheels on the Camaro were old school rims that were cut and widened with hoops/barrels welded in.

Maybe next year I’ll start going to vintage races and get photos & video. Won’t have a race car, unless I hit the powerball jackpot.

 

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Drag race accident. They always say c2 aero wanted to lift the nose.

 

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