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- 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1967
- Real rally Group B video
- Tunis Historic Grand Prix - 1
- Targa Sixty-Six meeting Roebling Road
Raceway
- Otis Chandler Collection of classic cars
auction
One more interested video today: 35th, 24 hours of Le Mans 1967
helded at the Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans, France), on 10th and 11th
June, 1967. Weather was cloudy and warm. 54 cars took part in the 5233
km race, won by Dan Gurney (USA), Anthony Joseph "AJ" Foyt
(USA), with their FORD GT MkIV (Shelby American Inc Team).
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1979, FISA legalized all-wheel-drive for rallying. the
manufacturers involved in rallying at the time considered four-wheel.drive
too heavy and complex to be successful. They were all proven wrong
when Audi launched its new Quattro in 1980, and announced its
intention toouse the 1980 and 1981 seasons as development years.
The full potential of four-wheel-drive was realized when Audi pilo
Hannu Mikkola used a Quattro as a course opening vehicule for one
rally. Had mikkola been entered, he would have won by nine minutes.
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All began on June 3rd, 1928, at the urban circuit of Bardo, when 6
Amilcar, 1 BNC, 8 Bugatti, 1 FIAT 509 and 2 Salmson take part to the
first Grand Prix of Tunisia. Marcel Lehoux, champion of North Africa
won easily this GP racing his Bugatti 35C to the victory, after 60
turns with an average of 121,06 Km/h.
Eight other Grand Prix will follow with irregular intervals,
accomodating the most prestigious marks: Bugatti, Romeo Esparto, Car-Union,
Mercedes, Talbot, Ferrari wrote their names in the Grand Prix history.
The famous circuit of Carthage is abandoned in 1955 and it is now the
splendid Parc of the View-point which accomodates the competitors.
Italian Piotti imposed his Monza Ferrari at the last Tunis Grand Prix...
45 years later, the Municipality of Tunis Co-organizes with Corrado
Cupellini, Thierry Giovannoni, the National office of Tunisian Tourism
and the Automobile National Club of Tunisia, the first Tunis
Historic Grand Prix in homage to the nine Grand Prix raced
before the war.
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The last Targa Sixty-Six meeting for 2006 was held at Roebling Road
Raceway, Savannah Georgia.
Beautiful cool temperatures and blue sunny skies greeted the members
of Targa Sixty-Six as we all prepared to see how Roebling Road Raceway
was with its newly repaved track surface. Initial reports were good,
very smooth with most members improving on their lap times from
previous years.
Regular attendees such as Mike and Cheri Amalfitano, the Schumann
family, Don Marsh, Neil Huffman, Bill Mazzoni, Jeff Mennen and others
were on hand to get some seat time and welcome new members. Targa is a
unique club in that you can get as much time behind the wheel of your classic
car as you can stand. Some members log as much as 6-8 hours
on the track per weekend while others go out, have a bit of fun then
wander the paddock visiting old friends and making new ones before
venturing back to the track for some more driving excitment.
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Gooding & Company conducted the sale of the Otis Chandler
Collection of classic cars, motorcycles and
automotive memorabilia. The auction took place October 21, 2006 at the
Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife in Oxnard, California.
The collection encompasses approximately 50 classic cars,
40 vintage motorcycles, and memorabilia.
30 American classic cars from the great marques of
Duesenberg, Packard, Lincoln, Cadillac, Pierce, Stutz and Chrysler and
others. Most of these automobiles are distinctive for their custom
coachwork by such body makers as Dietrich, LeBaron, Bohman &
Schwartz, Murphy, Brunn and Rollston. The museum collection also
includes antiques such as a 1905 Panhard, 1906 Thomas Flyer, 1907
Napier and 1907 Renault, a 1911 Simplex and a 1912 Oldsmobile Limited.
Among sports cars, there is a 1973 Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight,
a 1999 Calloway C12, a 1997 Porsche Turbo S, a 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4
Daytona Spyder, a 1967 A.C. Cobra 427, and a 1988 Porsche 959 U.S.
Sport. In addition, there are six rare American muscle cars on display.
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