Another period gem from the archives of The Garagista, The 1964 Sebring 3 Hour race. Presented by English Ford Line. The Cortina at Sebring. Filled with period images of significant cars and drivers.
Great period footage! My friend owned 166 RUR. I was lucky enough to meet up wiith him and Dan Gurney at Goodwood a couple of years ago, where Dan was reunited with the Cortina.
Back in the 60s I built a lotus cortina out of a GT cortina with an engine from a burn out ,used it for rallying the lotus rear A frames were not reliable leaf springs were reliable ,,later I built a rally car out of a ford classic fitted with a lotus cortina engine,and modified suspension !
Fantastic history; a driver who has a great feel for the car can run a car like the Cortina sprung like a buggy and hang her out there !!! No one could wheel a Cortina like Clark, then or now ... 😎
JIM CLARK - By far the greatest driver ever - no doubt. He is and was the Best of the Best. No other driver in history until today was so superior as Clark. This man is the Olymp of driving - the Michelangelo of racing - a dynamic art at the highest level. So smooth, so precise, so fast....simply out of this world. One, who won in Spa by 5 minutes (!) in monsoon rain...One, who takes back a complete lap (!) in Monza and back into the lead... One, who took pole on the original 22,8 km Nürburgring track by 9 (!) seconds and more....One who won Indy by 2 whole (!) laps...For eternity and by lightyears unmatched in the sport. That`s just four examples of his mesmeric unique genius...
