Jive-Bomber submitted a new blog post: The Hen's Teeth of Film: El Mirage footage Continue reading the Original Blog Post
I started to ID some of the roadsters ... but soon realized I should leave it up to the Dry Lakes Racing Expert ... paging @Jimmy B
I am busy scanning photos at the moment. The dry lake footage is from 1948, the easiest way to determine that is 1948 was the only year they used the signal lights. #593 is Jim Badstubner T. #27 is Harvey Haller A.
Great footage, and you’ve got to love the music and narration. I wish I could write copy like that nowadays.