This is an excerpt the wonderful "Shell History of Motor Racing, done in 1964. It's never been brought out on DVD but is a must for anyone interested in the history of motor racing. I've never seen anything, including the closing credits, identifying the narrator but he sounds an awful lot like Patrick MacNee.
Why the hell isn't every single comment about the driver named 'DICK SEMEN'????!!!! There is no ignoring something like that, it's your duty as a biological entity to laugh and joke about a person named DICK SEMEN.
I thought that Rudolf Caracciola's name was pronounced Caratchiola, and his nickname was Karratsch. His ancestors had emigrated form Naples in during the Hundred Years War. Great video, thank you very much.
Io c'ero ed avevo diciotto anni. Ultima Targa Florio e ricordi vivi ancora oggi. Non dimenticherò mai la Porsche 911 RSR che vinse ed il suo pilota Müller. Che tempi!
In front of who everyone participated in the races then when there was no safety, helmets, reliability of cars, it remains only for him to take off his hat.
Once Again--Wonderful Material for those of us who like these videos, shone for our perusal, & for those like me,"Contemplating The Whichness of The Why". Look closely, you'll see the mechanics, who are fixing, changing tyres, adding fuel--they the mechanic--aren't wearing sponsor uniforms,No Helmets, as such. Just going about their jobs for the companies they represent--that is the factories & nation's participating--as I Heard near the end, just before the beginning of World War II. Zo, wha' da ya t'ink ? I'd like how you may reply to my presentation here. C/O RDRT.
Extrodinary to Think About This-- at the speed these specialized German Auto's were racing--200 mph, with other makes, British, Italian, French perhaps as well--on those early race tracks--if you look closely, you'll notice no real racing helmets (as we know of today's racing events), very little fence's as such, for protection on the part of the spectators on the sides of the tracks ! Wonderful, Simply, Wonderful videos being presented. I likes these short programs on RU-vid ! Keep--em--coming ! Thank you...
I mean there wasnt really any "Championship" back then it was just Races (Unless this was one of the years with the European Championship in which case I agree)
Having recently read Duncan Hamiltons autobiography and " The Limit" by Michael Cannell, both excellent reads, I'm delighted to find your channel and film from around this era. I was 10 in 1971, and too young to appreciate the racing, but now I can savour it. I'm very grateful. Thank you.
If you weren't aware. During the 1st German Grand Prix at the Nurbergring ( I can usually spell better than this), Nazi Storm Troopers were part of that event, before the race began. Crazy Huh? Thank you. Bye...