Fast Films: Nice period piece on the 1967 running of The 12. The Battle was Ford vs. Ferrari and it became increasingly serious and very personal. Ford never quite got over it (neither did Ferrari).
The Fine Print: This video by “old SCCA Guy yah” . Embed via YouTube. All rights belong to respective owners. Thanks for sharing.
The Sebring Film Festival:1966
Fast Films: One year after Jim Hall and Hap Sharp blew up the established order of things at Sebring with their Chapparal, the world’s top teams gathered to see if the boys from Midland could do it again.This is a serious video about the 1966 12 Hour of Sebring. The comments surrounding it are very positive and the King Rose Archives, listed as the supplier of the video to You Tube, did a terrific job in finding the clips and putting it all together. Some great names in this one–Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, rally expert Paddy Hopkins, Phil Hill, Bob Tulius.It even has the legendary racing reporter/announcer Chris Economaki. It’s approximately 30 minutes long and there’s a rather long (over 1 minute) intro promotional..but stay with it. Settle in for a very done piece of history.
The Fine Print: This video courtesy King Rose Archives. Embed via You Tube. All rights belong to respective rights holders. Special thanks to King Rose Archives and to YouTube for sharing.
The Sebring Film Festival: 1965, Part 5
Fast Films: The final installment of Louis Galanos series on the 1965 Sebring race. Thanks again to Louis for sharing.
The Fine Print: Originally posted on YouTube by Louis Galanos, who we we thank for his efforts in both print and film. Mr. Galanos posted this video as well as the other four featured videos on the 1965 race.
The Sebring Film Festival: 1965, Part 4
Fast Films: The 1965 race at the 12 Hours of Sebring was the debut party for the Chaparral on the world sports car racing stage. This is the fourth installment of a five part series on the race, produced by Louis Galanos.
The Fine Print: Originally posted on YouTube by Louis Galanos, who we we thank for his efforts in both print and film. Mr. Galanos posted this video as well as the other four featured videos on the 1965 race.
The Sebring Film Festival: 1965, Part 3
Fast Film: Third installment of Louis Galanos’ five part video series posted on YouTube covering the 1965 race. As before: Highly recommended that you read Louis’ excellent written piece in Sports Car Digest.
The Fine Print: Originally posted on YouTube by Louis Galanos, who we we thank for his efforts in both print and film. Mr. Galanos posted this video as well as the other four featured videos on the 1965 race.
The Sebring Film Festival: 1965, Part 2
Fast Films: The second installment of Louis Galanos excellent five part series of videos on the year the Chaparrals won Sebring. There are three more posts in this series of videos.
The Fine Print: Originally posted on YouTube by Louis Galanos, who we we thank for his efforts in both print and film. Mr. Galanos posted this video as well as the other four featured videos on the 1965 race. All rights belong to their respective rights holders.
The Sebring Festival: 1965-Part 1
Fast Films: The next five posts cover the 1965 race–which Chaparral won against all odds while competing with the “rock stars” of racing: Ford, Ferrari, Porsche, Shelby Cobra and drivers the caliber of Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, Bruce McLaren, Richie Ginter, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Walt Hansgen, Mark Donohue, Willy Mairesse, and David Piper.
For maximum detail, you are encouraged to read Louis Galanos excellent piece in Sports Car Digest; Mr. Galanos also produced the videos posted here. This is the first video of 5, so binge watching is in order.
The Fine Print: Originally posted on YouTube by Louis Galanos, who we we thank for his efforts in both print and film. Mr. Galanos posted this video as well as the other four featured videos on the 1965 race.
The Sebring Film Festival: The 1960s
Press Clippings: Sebring Film Festival (part 2). The second of three videos covering the 12 Hours of Sebring details the key events of the race in the 1960s, the decade that brought Ferrari, Ford, Porsche, and Chapparal into collision courses with destiny at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
The Fine Print: All rights belong to their respective rights holders. This video sourced through YouTube and was produced by ALMS (IMSA).
The Sebring Film Festival: The 1950s
Preview and Part 1: From now until the start of the 2016 Twelve Hours of Sebring, we will be previewing The 12 with a series of films and videos that cover the history of the most famous endurance race in North America. Please note that to a generation used to HDTV and 70mm film, some of the videos presented will have a distinctly “vintage” look, i.e., grainy, out-of-focus, over-exposed, etc. No big deal. History is always messy, even when it’s perfectly recorded with state of the art equipment. Just enjoy a look back while looking forward to this year’s race.
So, let the shows begin. First up: Sebring Through The Decades: The 1950s, footage and video provided by ALMS.
The Fine Print: All rights belong to their respective rights holders. This video sourced through YouTube. Video provided by ALMS (IMSA). Thanks for sharing.
Sebring Film Festival: Fangio & Moss Win In 1957
Press Clippings: This film is part of the annual Sebring Film Festival and details the winning drive of Juan Manual Fangio and Sterling Moss in 1957. The video is from the King Ross archives and does an excellent job of showing Sebring in is early form as a military air base. An excellent look back at very historical race.
The Fine Print: Embed via YouTube, provided by King Ross Archives. All rights belong to their respective rights holders. Thank you for sharing.