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Title: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: Widewing on January 26, 2015, 07:35:16 AM

The Henry Ford Foundation has published many thousands of racing photos on Flickr. If you are into American racing (of any kind), you'll want to browse the 160 albums of rare photos. 1950s and on.... All are downloadable.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/sets/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/sets/)

Title: Re: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: Widewing on January 26, 2015, 01:31:42 PM

Some examples....

Dan Gurney Lola T70 at Laguna Seca, 1966 and at Road America, 1967. Chaparral 2E, 1966 and A. J. Foyt's Coyote-Ford at Indy, 1968.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/12/70/391270d9c5643980e38fd0acfe4965f7.jpg)

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9c/7a/29/9c7a29065529be4481b0910866c355c3.jpg)

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6f/38/27/6f3827dca81da3e9f50fb21fc0c27a3d.jpg)

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/95/5c/a2/955ca2967954e15cc96efd959bf71427.jpg)

Title: Re: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: Mister Fork on January 26, 2015, 01:35:02 PM

Ouuu...the last pic reminds me of Grand Prix Legends... still an awesome game. :D

Title: Re: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: Widewing on January 26, 2015, 02:27:51 PM

Quote from: Mister Fork on January 26, 2015, 01:35:02 PM

Ouuu...the last pic reminds me of Grand Prix Legends... still an awesome game. :D

Note the offset suspension of the Coyote, to minimize loading and tire wear on the outside tires on oval tracks. Foyt wasn't the first to do this. Jim Clark's Lotus Indy cars had the same set-up. The reality was that the odd handling more than offset and gain of the offset. By 1969, this design practice was gone.

Below is a rear view of Clark's 1965 Indy 500 winning Lotus 38.

(http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/car/630/5829/Lotus-38-Ford.jpg)

Title: Re: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: Randy1 on January 26, 2015, 04:14:29 PM

I remember listening to the lotus indy race on the radio and talking to my girlfriend who became my wife.  The announcers were really taken with the Wood brothers pit stops.

Title: Re: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: Hetzer7 on January 26, 2015, 05:30:52 PM

wow, super cool, great find!

Title: Re: Vast historic racing photo archive
Post by: DREDIOCK on January 27, 2015, 01:26:34 AM

Now THOSE were race cars. Todays cars just arent nearly as sexy