I'm Paul Hargreaves and I've spent a lifetime travelling the world shooting classic cars in action. These are some of the films and programmes produced by my company World Action Sports Productions and others. These trips have left me with some wonderful memories which you can read about in my book, on sale at www.autoclassique.tv
If Jim was english there would be statues and tributes and more media attention but sadly if you are from another country you're not in the english loop.🏴 He'd make shamilton his car wash boy! 🏴😎
The rally passed through Dehradun and me my brothers, in our teens all excited helped one service team set up the pit stop garage.... within minutes the service teams were working on cars like a swarm of bees doing their predetermined tasks and cars took off back into the rally in no time...
It’s 2024.. Henri and Sergio have been gone a long time now.. But, we still view these videos of their heroics, and remember them with love and admiration 💚
Hill carried Team Lotus on his back in 1968 after Clark's death, and he won the championship. After he broke both legs at Watkins Glen in 1969 everyone said his career was over. (both legs were snapped in the opposite direction at the knees). He fought back from that injury and raced again. A man of incomparable strength and will. RIP
Wonderful over all and En Detail. I am german and a Jaguar D Type driven by Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Titterington to me is as British as the SR.N4 Mountbatten. Which is missed here equally as the Ring as a racetrack is. Thankyou :)
Oscar Piastri and him are so much alike both on and off the track from everything I have watched on him Clarke and well let’s just say he is a bit of an obsession just like Piastri is
I read a book about this race written from the Aston Martin point of view. One page showed the tool kit for the pit crew. It was pitiful! In fact the picture of the full kit was presented on one whole page of the book.
What a find . Drivers mentioned include Jimmy Stewart , Jackie Stewart’s older brother , and Paul Frere who was very badly injured many years later whilst driving at the Nurburgring . And Peter Collins , who was killed at Nurburgring in 1958 . I saw Collins win the 1958 British Grand Prix two weeks earlier . I was 5 years old !
Interestingly, Jimmy had a similar accident to Jackie's. Over turned in a D Type with fuel pouring over him. That was it for Jimmy, he quit racing that day...
Thanks for the upload. Always exiting to see the Jags, Ferraris, Maseratis and Astons - which are now worth millions - in raw action. And how surprising and frightening to watch this massive Ford Thunderbird convertible (driven by Günther Isenbügel and Helmut Rathjen) wobbling around the ring. It seems as if even a taxi would have been faster. On the other hand, a comparably bulky and heavy Mercedes Benz 220 S (driven by Reiner Günzler and Helmut Retter) reached 17th overall - a sensational result.
I have seen this firm before but I’ve not heard the the commentary. It is delivered in first person. Do you know who it was? I thought it may have been written by John Wyer as it was not his voice.
This is from a Movie Collection called A Gentleman's Motor Racing Diary, it was shot in SILENT 16mm film by an Amateur Film Maker and Racing fan John Tate. John's Son remastered these films and added the Commentary and Sound, or we'd be watching a SILENT Movie about racing.
@@perkinscrane The narration is Alain de Cadenet. You can see and hear him on the US Speed channel Le Mans coverage in the 2000 to 2005 approx years. Some of this is on YT.
@@lynnegovus6398 Wouldn't Alain de Cadenet be a little too young for this particular era of motor racing ? Also, it doesn't sound remotely like I remember his voice. It could be him, but I'm not sure.
I remember years ago reading a comment about Jim -"Today any driver will give 100 reasons why he didn't win a race-with Jim Clark that was never the case,even given a halfway decent car to drive your battle would be for second place!" says it all about Jims ability!
Good gracious, what wonderful clarity of sound and vision recreation. Which quite honestly is just as well, for there were many sights and sounds worth being there for; truly super. Wonder what the time scale was for that transporter to complete it's jolly?
I've seen this film before, but with different narration. I recall a "vive le commisar" after the scrutineering bit and showing the fellow chatting with the two ladies. Edit: Either way, it's a treasure. Thanks for posting!
@@classiccarsinaction I agree with optyfen - for a start the 1962 French GP was run at Rouen - won by Dan Gurney in a Porsche - and secondly Von Trips died at Monza in September 1961 The footage is in fact the 1961 French GP at Reims.
Brilliant stuff. Thanks. I'm too young to remember or have experienced any of this, but Le mans and it's history are my number one interest. Of note is the 4'03" lap of Sir Stirling as one of the top cars. Which is around what the fastest GT cars were doing recently. Maybe not that accurate, but not far off. Modern Corvettes for instance. Of course the track has changed a lot in distance and layout, but yet another fascinating comparison.
Le mecanicien en bleu derriere la 18.c'est mon.père il travaillait chez cataneo à Saint Cloud dans les années 50 la 18 est une voiture d'un privé et 3 4 5 écurie Ferrari superbe vidéo MERCI
