Classic Motorsport Photos

[-Fred-]

'Dem Daytona Coupes... Oh my.

 

[Liquid]

1911 Indianapolis 500

The first one. Harroun started 28th and was the only driver to not take a riding mechanic with him, believing the weight saved would give him the advantage.

Winner: Ray Harroun USA
Car: #32 Marmon (7.8L / 477ci straight-six)
Laps: 200
Time: 6:42:08
Speed: 74mph / 120kph

 

[Bo]

FIA European Rallycross Championship, Circuit des Ducs, 1979.

Although not the first time the ERC had visited France, many of the Scandinavians were hugely impressed by the Saturday night catering - all drivers and personnel were invited to a local castle for a party of sorts. However, they enjoyed it so much that several didn't know when to stop with the alcohol.

On Sunday morning, many of the drivers were feeling slightly less than fantastic. A handful were effectively still drunk.

 

[catamount39]

I want a rallycross championship with GT4 cars...wish rallycars were more mixed like they were in the 70's. 👍

 

[Bo]

I want a rallycross championship with GT4 cars...wish rallycars were more mixed like they were in the 70's. 👍

Check Supernats in the British championship. After the GT cars, prototypes and open-wheel cars were banned for the ERC, the most variety has always been in Supernats - there are a mix of Touring Cars (I wish some Touring Car drivers would be a bit bolder than the typical pseudo-supercar chassis) and GT marques like Lotus and Marcos.

Rallycross was an open formula until the FIA started grouping it together with stage rallying in the early '70s. It made sense in several respects - it cuts costs a lot if you can take cars that can do vaguely similar tasks and convert one to another reg set. It's almost useless now, the only thing you could possibly share between a WRC car and a Supercar is the shell (as JRM have done), but it's stuck around.

If you want the purest rallycross imaginable, you need to see the early days of the British championship, pre-RX dirt autocross and the Folkrace derivatives from the 1930s and 40s. The current Americanised sports star/ex-rally driver stadium stuff gives off a really negative image.

 

[Liquid]

Mike Hawthorn, 1952 Belgian Grand Prix

Car: Cooper T20 (2.0L Bristol I6)
Finished: 4th

Jose Frolian Gonzalez, 1953 French Grand Prix

Car: Maserati A6GCM (2.0L Maserati I6)
Finished: 3rd

12 A6GCMs were built. They formed the basis for the later 250F and some of the last built were actually converted to become 250Fs.

Juan Manuel Fangio, 1957 German Grand Prix

Car: Maserati 250F (2.0L Maserati I6)
Finished: 1st

That race.

Mike Hawthorn, 1957 Italian Grand Prix

Car: Ferrari 801 (2.5L Lancia V8)
Finished: 6th

Phil Hill, 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix

Car: Ferrari 246 Dino (2.4L Ferrari V8)
Finished: 3rd

 

[Whodoyouthink]

Man, do I love color photographs! I know it color sometimes isn't always the best presentation, but for the majority of the time, I really enjoy color versions better than original black and white pictures. Especially when photos are retouched, it helps towards giving you a sense of life and racing during that time. Makes the picture feel all that more real!

 

[Liquid]

John Surtees, 1963 German Grand Prix

Car: Ferrari 178 (1.5L Ferrari V6)
Finished: 1st

GPDA Meeting, 1969 South African Grand Prix

Piers Courage, 1969 German Grand Prix

Car: Brabham BT26A (3.0L Cosworth V8)
Finished: Ret

 

[G_Parrilla]

The Ferrari Team. Monza, 1956.

 

[NOVOCAINE]

The Ferraris that did in fact start out their lives as Lancias. Although due to a multitude of reasons they didn't have much success as the latter, a podium in Monaco aside.

 

[G_Parrilla]

Monza is tomorrow!

1955


1962


1970


1972


1979

 

[catamount39]

Question, at 1955 Monza were there two choices of racing line? Because I see cars on the banking and coming through the parabolica.

 

[GTPorsche]

Question, at 1955 Monza were there two choices of racing line? Because I see cars on the banking and coming through the parabolica.

It's the full 10Km circuit. Lap started by running the oval, then transitioned to the road course.

 

[daan]

Question, at 1955 Monza were there two choices of racing line? Because I see cars on the banking and coming through the parabolica.

There were 2 separate straights where the current pit straight is.

This pic indicates how it worked.

 

[catamount39]

It's the full 10Km circuit. Lap started by running the oval, then transitioned to the road course.

There were 2 separate straights where the current pit straight is.

This pic indicates how it worked.

Wow! That'd be an epic lap!

 

[Kingofweasles]

Monza is tomorrow!

Keeping with the theme...

1983


1988


1993

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

Japan GP- Fuji Speedway, 10th October 1969

Nissan fielded their brand new R382 model against an updated Toyota 7 and the new Porsche 917 alongside other Group 7 sportscars in the 720km race. Moto Kitano (20) grabbed the pole, 1 tenth ahead of the 21 car of Motoharu Kurosawa.

The Toyota 7s and Porsche overtook the Nissans at the start. But the Nissans of Kurosawa and Kunimitsu Takahashi soon made their way to the front, overcoming Siffert's 917. Takahashi suffered engine trouble allowing Kurosawa to move back ahead and take the lead and hold it until the finish.

The winning car of Kurosawa.

 

[Liquid]

Emerson Fittipaldi, 1971 Italian Grand Prix

Car: Lotus 56B (Pratt & Watley PT6 gas turbine)
Finished: 8th

The only classified finish for the gas turbine Lotus F1 car.

 

[Liquid]

1967 German Grand Prix

A 6 year old Damon Hill sits in his dad's Lotus 49.

 

[Bo]

Lola Borbollone, 27/07/1974, São Paulo.

 

[G_Parrilla]

Jochen Rindt admires a magnificent trophy.

 

[Pupik]

Lola Borbollone, 27/07/1974, São Paulo.

The driver's expression says more than my words could express about that car's looks.

 

[Liquid]

British Touring Car Championship, 1960s

Motor Racing Magazine, 1968

 

[A2K78]

Classic GP....

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[Liquid]

Air Special

Dan Gurney, 1967 German Grand Prix

Car: Eagle Mk1 (3.0L Westlake V12)
Finished: Ret (Halfshaft)

John Surtees, 1967 German Grand Prix

Car: Honda RA273 (3.0L Honda V12)
Finished: 4th

Jackie Stewart, 1968 German Grand Prix

Car: Matra MS10 (3.0L Cosworth V8)
Finished: 1st

Graham Hill, 1969 German Grand Prix

Car: Lotus 49 (3.0L Cosworth V8)
Finished: 4th

Clay Regazzoni, 1971 German Grand Prix

Car: Ferrari 312 (3.0L Ferrari flat-12)
Finished: 3rd

 

[Legro]

Cars at the finish line of the 1935 Rallye de Monte Carlo.

Lancia team servicing a Stratos at 1979 Rallye de Monte Carlo.

 

[G_Parrilla]

Way before 2008, the Singapore GP was first ran between 1966 and 1972 at the Thomson Road Circuit, outside the F1 calendar.

 

[lxmmy]

 

[Liquid]

Auto Union Rennwagen

The type of car where you would get wheelspin at 150mph.

AVUS, 1934

Driver: Hans Stuck
Car: Auto Union Typ A (4.4L supercharged Porsche V16)

Hillclimb Configuration, 1936

Driver: Unknown, presumed to be Hans Stuck
Car: Auto Union Typ C (6.0L supercharged Porsche V16)

1937 Swiss Grand Prix

Driver: Tazio Nuvolari
Car: Auto Union Typ C (6.0L twin-supercharged Porsche V16)
Finished: 5th

 

[tatobity]

Mercedes-Benz recreated certain events, basing them off of photographs and films from the time. So yeah, not quite actual authentic photographs, but the next best thing, if not better if you like the insane detail and color! Scroll down to view the gallery. starting with a nighttime shot of a bunch of garages.

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