1953 Mille Miglia Complete News Reel/Documentary - AI Upscaled

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This is the as-complete-as-can-be (and jazziest) Shell newsreel/documentary footage and commentary from the 1953 Mille Miglia, of which some footage was used in the Race Report uploaded and released here: • The 1953 Mille Miglia ...
Once again, I want to reiterate that none of the footage herein is of my own creation, my only contribution is the upscaling in this instance. Original sources are cited on the Wordpress: lenslr.wordpress.com/race-rep...

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@greg-warsaw4708 4 месяца назад

Would you believe at least one participant lives today? Hans Herrmann who finished 30th in his small Porsche, born 1928, is 96 years old today. Good health and luck, Herr Herrmann.

@giuseppebenvenuti2396 3 месяца назад

Grande! Saluti dall'Emilia

@ernestpronk3351 3 месяца назад

A true legend! Racing the MM back then was quite dangerous.

@krismahadumrongkul8344 3 месяца назад

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@Rapiddrive1 4 месяца назад

A remarkable documentary. The hand-held spring-driven cameras; the logistics of having crews all over the circuit. We’re spoiled now with modern coverage of events like this but from the aerial shots, to the giggly handheld POV shots in the cars - just remarkable. And no scratches over the decades! Quite a treat!

@simonesassolini4932 4 месяца назад

Wow, what an incredible piece of history. Thank you so much for posting this

@derekantill3721 5 месяцев назад

A great historical film from the golden days of sports car racing. When motor racing was dangerous not only for the drivers, but the spectators too.

@randydubin7118 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for posting this! This is amazing! It's so sad that this and the Targa Florio are no longer being held, but at least we have RU-vid to remind us of the good ol' days of sports car racing.

@lenslr 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, too many people nowadays to have racing like this. It's a shame indeed. Maybe someone can carve out a section of Mongolia or something where there's a population density of -4 people per sq km and turn it into an enormous motorsports park

@hmdwgf 6 месяцев назад

I think the Targa could be held again as a stand-alone event (like the Isle of Man TT), but the Mille Miglia could never be held again in its original format. That was a completely bonkers race.

@HarryHipster 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the upload. These were the most glorious times in sportscar racing - and the Mille Miglia was on top of the game. Dangerous? Yes. But look at all the amazing drivers, the fabulous automobiles and the cheering crowd - could it get any better than this? I don't think so.

@lenslr 7 месяцев назад

And in fairness, doesn't the element of danger add something to the sense of accomplishment and glory?

@HarryHipster 7 месяцев назад

@@lenslrThat's an interesting point I haven't yet thought about. It might well be that this is true. We will never really know. The times were quite different.

@mickbrenton 4 месяца назад

That film quality is unbelievable!

@bicyclist2 4 месяца назад

Wow! I love this so much. This is prof that "They don't make them like they used to". These were the glory days of racing. Thank you.

@wintercott 3 месяца назад

I Followed this as a young boy in Australia. Stirling Moss was always my favourite driver in these races.

@blizzy6392 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for the 'restoration' of this terrific old film, for years a favorite of mine. So great to see the "old Italy" of my father's youth!

@matthewsmith6486 8 дней назад

Fabulous! Thank you.

@marinedrive5484 6 месяцев назад

Great film from a bygone era, directed by Bill Mason, father of Nick Mason of Pink Floyd fame and owner of a Ferrari 250 GTO.

@lenslr 6 месяцев назад

ah that's good context!

@sooke54 4 месяца назад

Is the sound real, or was it dubbed in later?

@Rapiddrive1 4 месяца назад

Very obviously dubbed in after the fact- called foley artistry. The screeching tires on dirt give it away. But still remarkable for the time!

@paulreilly3904 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful to see this. I was born too late. Glad you are posting. Thanks

@lenslr 7 месяцев назад

I feel the same way. It's a fun learning experience for me as well

@user-tg5bx1je2h 5 месяцев назад

The golden age of sports car racing! Fantastic video! Moss is driving my C-type in this race, XKC011. I hope to have it back to the Mille Miglia some day. Great to see some close ups of the drivers as well.

@paulreilly3904 4 месяца назад

Hello Jeremy from the UK. So, just to be clear, you now the C-type that Sir Stirling Moss drove in the race? If that's the case then that must be wonderful for you. I hope you get the entry into the modern Mille miglia and recreate history. I am sure there are many like me who would love to see that on film. Keep us updated if you can. Best wishes for 2024.

@paulreilly3904 4 месяца назад

Own

@user-tg5bx1je2h 4 месяца назад

Yes, I own XKC011/047. It is a works C-type built in early 1952 as the 4th car produced after the three 1951 cars, making it the oldest C-type, since the first three cars were reduced to parts by the factory. It raced at Le Mans in 1952, Goodwood, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Isle of Man, 1954 Le Mans, Reims, Dundrod, and many others. It's been missing since October 1954. The car has an amazing story and is all original. The goal is to get it back on the road and bring it back to these amazing races! In the next few years you will see it back on the track!

@davidphasey5438 4 месяца назад

Whilst it is easy to be jealous of you Jeremy (very easy!), I thank you for being one of relatively few people putting time and money into keep these wonderful machines running and allowing us normal types, to see them. I wish you the very best with the project and hope the finished car gets lots of attention (a piece in Octane magazine would be good!).

@paulreilly3904 4 месяца назад

@@davidphasey5438 David, what a great suggestion, to try and get it featured in Octane magazine. We can't tell whether the car is in the UK or not. Octane magazine is a UK magazine I believe, but perhaps available worldwide.

@anthonychristian3722 8 месяцев назад

this is cool right here, have a fascination for older sports cars/roadsters

@lenslr 8 месяцев назад

Glad you're enjoying it!

@carsyoungtimerfreak1149 4 месяца назад

Excellent. Thank you!

@sergioleone3583 4 месяца назад

What an absolute treasure! Along with Castrol's "Mountain Legend" about the '65 Targa Florio and "La Ronde Infernale" about the 69 Le Mans, the true essence of road racing captured beautifully on film.

@TheHypnotstCollector 4 месяца назад

Awesome. Even the sound effects were excellent.

@blakedawson2129 4 месяца назад

what a treat this is. nice work.

@johndeere1951a 4 месяца назад

Spectacular filming of a legendary event. Magnificent ✌️👍🏆🏁🇺🇲

@webersteve1547 4 месяца назад

Just wow!

@Dmac-7558 4 месяца назад

Fantastic A time before people became terrified of their shadow

@Danilo-ig2hw 4 месяца назад

And even if they had lesser raw knowledge than we today, at least they knew what they was, their brains wasn't screwed up as scrambled eggs.

@davidhartley2926 4 месяца назад

Amazing. Great film.

@johncater7861 4 месяца назад

Used to enjoy watching the newsreels at the pictures usually followed by a cartoon or a short film followed by intermission and then the main film

@andrewlavinski1917 4 месяца назад

34:53 “driving on the ignition switch” 🤌

@danieldupont1077 4 месяца назад

For advise the number of the car is thé starting hour. No 227 starts at 2hours and 27 minutes.

@TwoThreeFour 3 месяца назад

SUPER SWEET! This is really a beautiful AI enhanced video! How long did it take to process this video?

@scuderiapraga6815 4 месяца назад

Absulute gem!

@brunodesrosiers266 4 месяца назад

Génial !

@petergregory7199 4 месяца назад

Grazie Mille Miglia. And no screen washers!

@flannel2699 5 месяцев назад

Almost unbelievable sign-writing skills at 4:42 !! How did the paint not get smudged?

@chhindz 4 месяца назад

Used to hang out at a sign painters shop days after high school, they can do this, use One Shot paint still available. I painted boot stripe on my sailboat recently freehand with this.

@mcashnv 4 месяца назад

yes, back in an era when people had actual skills. They weren't spending their entire life playing video games and watching pornography. @@chhindz

@flannel2699 4 месяца назад

@@chhindz Cool. I did my house number freehand recently.. the gap between the numbers is a tiny bit too small, other than that it came out ok. The style is from 1950's Veglia Borletti instruments used on old Ferraris, Lancias and Alfas etc. I just used some old masonry paint I had lying around but I've since looked up 1-SHOT and I can get it here in the UK so will try that next time.. Cheers for the tip

@daz4627 4 месяца назад

Keep in mind that the Mille Miglia was raced on open roads (!!!) ... my mum can remember the cars blasting past her house when she was a kid ... also of interest at 02:30, note the car that exits the Ferrari factory through the main gate and onto the road... this is the famous Abertone Road which is an old Roman road and so dead straight... Ferrari used to test his cars (sport cars, GT's, grand prix etc) on this road by basically getting his drivers to go as hard and fast as they could... not only did his drivers have to control their cars, they also had to keep an eye out for poor Luigi on his donkey taking his cart of vegetables to the local market... insanely beautiful motorsport.

@greg-warsaw4708 4 месяца назад

You are right to observe the main gate of Ferrari factory at the time gave directly to an open road - today a busy town street in Maranello. However, this was Via Giardini, whereas the SS12 of Abetone (you misspelled) passes Maranello on the East, 3 km away from that spot. The rest is true - manufacturers used nearby roads, incl. the Abetone SS12, for testing.

@daz4627 4 месяца назад

@@greg-warsaw4708 Fair enough but you get what I was on about... can you imagine things like that happening today? BTW, I stood outside the Ferrari factory gates on my one and only trip to Italy about 25 years ago... I was so overawed and my head spinning from trying to imagine all of the history driving into and out of the factory where I stood that I completely forgot to take a photo of myself standing there... Duh! 😕

@artysanmobile 4 месяца назад

Auto racing reached a pinnacle for excitement and individuality in this period, just 2 years from being changed forever. We will never see anything like this again.

@ianmaclean122 4 месяца назад

Very Kool

@metricstormtrooper 4 месяца назад

This video is so clear, it doesnt look 70 years old.

@artysanmobile 4 месяца назад

That’s because it is film. To this day, film is used by many top directors. Video was in its infancy, still in the laboratory, and would have looked like it was shot using a potato for the lens.

@ralphe5842 4 месяца назад

@@artysanmobileand at the time there was no media to record on tv camera

@ralphe5842 4 месяца назад

Even 16mm film is capable of being converted to hd video

@artysanmobile 4 месяца назад

@@ralphe5842 Absolutely.

@artysanmobile 4 месяца назад

@@ralphe5842 That was a blessing. A long period during which it was live or it was film.

@denniswhite9721 3 месяца назад

Fantastic! Only wish it was in color.

@traida111 2 месяца назад

was there any mention of the crash in this video? or the people that died?

@randylucas2458 4 месяца назад

1:50 those cam bosses!

@fabrizioviscardi40 3 месяца назад

I sub your channel, cheers Fabrizio - like 1365

@robertknight5429 4 месяца назад

Fans of longwinded prog rock may note that the director was Nick Mason's dad!

@MrsOliva 3 месяца назад

AI cleaning ?

@RobertRedford77 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this. Amazing.

@nicholastomlin-jackson3731 4 месяца назад

Why right drive Italian cars?

@lenslr 4 месяца назад

Hard to say for sure - on the more purpose-built cars that were contesting the full WSC season, they were usually designed and built RHD for better balance and apex visibility on the circuit events, as most of those circuits favored RHD setups. But not sure if you noticed any of the more... Pedestrian vehicles sporting the same features.

@classicidelcinema 4 месяца назад

Up until mid 50s most cars in Italy were rhd. Although the rule of left hand driving had been established in 1923 (previously it changed from city to city depending on local choices), for many years Italian cars were still built the British way. Only with the boom of car sales in the second half of the 50s did car factories convert as a whole to LHD.

@greg-warsaw4708 4 месяца назад

@@classicidelcinema One explanation was the topography. With so many mountain roads, driving along cliffs, it was deemed easier for drivers to control the lateral distance sitting nearer edge than centre line of the road. Certainly this related to trucks which (Italian makes like FIAT trucks) retained RHD until quite late. So, being Close to the Edge was one reason ;-)

@classicidelcinema 4 месяца назад

@@greg-warsaw4708 Yes, I read that too. Seems to me a bit strange because other countries had a similar topography and were LHD from the beginning.

@amelierenoncule 4 месяца назад

One [ME, that's who. ] has to wonder, just how many, standing at the outset, had wrapped themselves around a heroic amount of Italian wine. Just Saying.

@lenslr 4 месяца назад

I mean, that would be my strategy...

@amelierenoncule 4 месяца назад

I also suspect that most of the Touring class buggies had a case of bottles within arm's reach...as you, mon cheri, would do.@@lenslr

@gbphil 4 месяца назад

Why are most of these cars right hand drive, even the Alfa’s, Lancia’s and the Ferrari’s? Running under British regs with checkpoints manned on the left saving seconds and thus the 1000 miles moniker? 😎😇

@lenslr 4 месяца назад

Hard to say - on the more purpose-built cars that were contesting the full WSC season, they were usually RHD for better balance and apex visibility on the circuit events. But not sure if you noticed any of the more... Pedestrian vehicles sporting the same features.

@classicidelcinema 4 месяца назад

@gbphil 4 месяца назад

@@classicidelcinema fascinating, thanks.

@michaelgibson4705 4 месяца назад

In the sixties many Italian HGV’s were RHD I was told this was to make them easier to drive on alpine passes however I have no way of knowing if that is based in fact

@tsb3093 3 месяца назад

@@classicidelcinemaquite correct and there was often a choice. Consider the Lancia Appia Series 1 from 1953 to 1956, standard cars were RHD and LHD (sinestra) was by request. By 1956 when it was replaced by the series 2, over half Series 1 cars were RHD, many still driving today and a delightfully good value classic.

@3pan1 4 месяца назад

Wat deden ze toen raar zeg

@jamesgraham6122 3 месяца назад

Truly amazing and wonderful times. People fascinated by cars and their performance, relatively few people would own a car in Europe at that time..a generation that had become accustomed to war ad doubts of their future now reinvigorated by the drama and excitement of open road courage displayed on their doorsteps.. cars with narrow wheels, early technology tyre development and poor brakes, able to reach almost 200mph on public roads with drivers wearing a shirt and tie. What would they make of today's generation of grown men wasting their hours playing at children's computer games and campaigning for more bicycle lanes as they don't feel safe?