Ryan is on the long road home from a successful flathead built, so I'm on duty for this morning. A big thanks goes to our good pal Cole Foster, who sent along this great French documentary film shot at Lions Dragstrip in 1966, at the height of the G... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
I don't quite know what to say. Top-notch footage, exceptionally clear, with the actual sounds of the machines, but that French dialogue puts a wet blanket on it. I tried putting it on 'mute', with the Beachboys playing on the stereo, and that helped some --- no offense, but when did you say Ryan will be back?
great clean footage! love the FED's and Topo's. you don't usually see footage that clean... I want more!!! LOOSERS C.G.
That was fantastic footage! I love the pit shots. The term "clean footage" above is right on par. Thanks for sharing the film.
Great video...especially nice to see Pete Millar and his "Chicken Coupe"...RIP....great guy who wrote "CARtoons" magazine. Pete would have been 81 tomorrow!!! I went to LIONS constantly from 1960 on...took my first two photos at the drags at Lions...here they are. I was 11, and was hooked on the drags, especially at Lions....the best of the best....
My ninth grade french says "merde froid" is cool shit, or cold shit something like that.....whatever the case it was cool shit!
I am pretty sure that the people how live in France and see that video at the time where the movie was filmed,was thinking that all the american was comin from Mars.Machines that drives with a some special mix,bizarre cars ,alien mask when they are drivin,12liter on 400m!!! But i love it ,oui je l'adore ce clip
Great footage, thanks for posting Jay. Ryan actually posted this one earlier this year (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=7938), but I didn't get to see it due to my previous computer's inability to load films.
I think I have seen one like this before, it is cool! I actually took a year of french and dont remember a damn thing from it but enjoyed the video. Great quality! I love FED's.
Thanks for the trip back in time, sure do miss the days of real drag racing. Drag racing will never be the same.