Vintage shots from days gone by!

Are you talking about the car or the girl


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Somebody, I say,would somebody save that car (rescue that is, get it back to the drag strip)



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Interesting that coming from Flint, the exhaust manifolds were painted, but the crank dampers were left bare.

 

The Ford X1, a prototype GT40 built up by the McLaren team from one of two aluminium GT40 tubs

 

Riverside 1965 The big Ford rumbles past

 

Bruce Maclaren never got the kudos he deserved for his part in the development of the Ferrari beating GT40. Even when he won Le Mans with Denny Hulme and Chris Amon in tow they were called English drivers , not good for the kiwi soul.

 

Ford V8 of Rob Williams grass sprint racing



At Pukekohe racetrack

 

Jim Adams in the Hollywood Sport Cars McLaren being closely pursued by Chris Amon in the factory McLaren M1B.


Chris Amon [R.I.P]

 

McLaren M1
left to right, Doane Spencer, Jim Adams, and Chic Vandagriff of Hollywood Sports Cars

 

Almost looks like a vintage photo. That shirt he's wearing is a work shirt from the 90s that just about every GM tech had to wear . They where patterened after the Goodwrench uniforms that Dale Earnhardts team had.

 

Don Prudhomme with TV Tommy Ivo

 

How did they get it in there and leave no tracks?

 

He's looking at the wrong one LOL. UNLESS she has hidden assets.

 

She must be pretty wild herself.......

 

Thank you for solving that mystery! Bob