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Legends Of Motorsport- Spitfires At Le Mans
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Күн бұрынLe Mans, 1964
@L8-APEX 8 жыл бұрын
Geez I miss this show so much. I used to get up an hour early when I was in High School back in the day to watch it because it would be shown at around 6am usually. WE NEED SPEEDVISION BACK
@karlluppold240 6 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more man, Fox really ratfucked motorsports coverage as well as quality automotive and motorsports history programming like this :( WE DEFINATELY NEED SPEEDVISION BACK!!!
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@L8-APEX 3 жыл бұрын
@@marksimpson5199 THANK YOU!!
@damage98 Жыл бұрын
@@marksimpson5199 Speedvision is coming back!
@wolfliou3678 4 жыл бұрын
I have always liked those years of le Mans.
@rocaluma 2 жыл бұрын
Huge fan of David Hobbs, a gentleman racer like no other, the real thing to this old man.
@willtopower2158 9 жыл бұрын
Yes, the Triumph GT6 was beat up in the press over reliability but my GT6 is still on the road. Bought new in 1972 it was my daily driver for many years and I have over 150, 000 miles on it. The car never let me down, the key to longevity is maintenance. Great car, still gets attention today!!
@davidviner4932 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I have 2 Ford Smax's and one of them has just covered 200000 miles, original engine, turbo, clutch, DMF, injectors and it still handles like a well sorted hatchback. I thought it would be rubbish because it's a Ford, but it now has 17 service stamps so maybe it's more about servicing than the badge on the front
@gabrielsandoval4994 6 жыл бұрын
Amen to that.
@mescko 4 жыл бұрын
I owned a GT6 that I bought from the second owner when it had 219k on it. To be fair it had gone thru' several diffs and gearboxes, twice as much torque thru' Spitfire-sized powertrains did't add up for longevity.
@TroyC68 Жыл бұрын
My 78 Spitfire 1500 been around the odometer 3 times now... I love my spitty
@victorboucher675 5 жыл бұрын
Ah yes ... I had a 69 GT6 MK2 (IRS) ... looked fast even when parked ... when your "back side" is about 6 inches above the road, 120 feels really fast. The 2 liter inline six was "one of the smoothest engines ever built".
@nonyadamnbusiness9887 2 жыл бұрын
Good thing for a Triumph to look fast even when parked, as that's how they spent most of their time.
@robinhood2008 2 жыл бұрын
Love David Hobbs, bet that spitfire is worth a fortune these days.
@briansweeney8407 2 жыл бұрын
The number 1 race for me. Been around for many many years.
@rogeratkinson8186 8 жыл бұрын
This really was the 'Golden Age of Motor Racing' with real cars and real drivers and very little hype !!!!!
@nialljamesbuckley 8 жыл бұрын
no doubt. listening to some of the names he is rattling off you're absolutely right. fun to watch :-)
@renatoigmed 6 жыл бұрын
Roger Atkinson only good thing we have today is the internet to see good things from the past...
@iflick7235 8 жыл бұрын
David Hobbs is a class act.
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@able-fox 2 жыл бұрын
He is a professional drive and a gentleman drive at the same time.
@infledermaus 6 жыл бұрын
As a child in the early and mid-1960s, I watched races on Saturdays filmed at Goodwood, Silverstone, and other British tracks (some that sadly closed) as well as Riverside Raceway (got to see a few races there as an adult before it was turned into a housing tract - what a waste!), Watkins Glen and others (some that no longer exist - sad). As they were always filmed, they came here to TV weeks or months after the actual races, but I didn't care. They were still races! Cars! Racing! I loved watching the smaller cars like the Spitfire, the Minis, the MGs, the smallest of Fiats (Cinquecentos?), the Renault 4CVs, Ford Cortinas, and TRs. I was always sure that I was big enough or that they were small enough (especially NB the Renault 4cv and Cinquecentos) for me to drive ... at age 10 ;-) LOL! My Saturday mornings were filled cartoons for 3 or more hours followed by racing, followed by the Wide World of Sports, and to hell with breakfast or lunch! I was a skinny kid. No time for that. Bugs bunny, car racing and in season, ski racing and bobsleds (bobsleighs for you Brits)! It's great to see these races here on KZfaq. Brings back memories. Thanks so much for posting this!
@jackjohnsen8506 2 жыл бұрын
I went to the very first race in 1957, at Riverside, and finally got on the Track in a formula ford open wheel car in the skip Barber school, just before it closed,
@robertrishel3685 5 жыл бұрын
Legends of Motorsport and Victory by Design! My two favorites of the older, “serious” shows (as opposed to Top Gears’ not so serious, albeit entertaining, approach).
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@18PaulH 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks a great bunch for uploading this!
@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence 8 жыл бұрын
wish there were more of this series on youtube. havent seen these in years.
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@servicarrider 4 жыл бұрын
They were a beautiful car. I drove corvettes at the time and I wanted one, until I drove one.
@rybuds47 2 жыл бұрын
Best show ever
@markthorne3414 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for up loading ,great era
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@yakacm 7 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that, thanks.
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@gcrav 9 жыл бұрын
David 'Obbs was a cool host on Legends.
@MrRobster1234 8 жыл бұрын
+gcrav I agree. When he ran a clip of an early MGB he commented "Wow, roll up windows !"
@jiffjiffernson7292 8 жыл бұрын
Check out Hobo on NBC Sports F1 coverage. Leigh Diffey broadcaster, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett race engineer - also on NBC Sports Live Extra. They all have great chemistry, Diffey and he are buds and often set each other up.
@richardeames8729 4 жыл бұрын
Raymond Baxter doing the race commentary...
@nonyadamnbusiness9887 2 жыл бұрын
If they got a Triumph to finish Le Mans, I'm guessing the first thing they did was put the Lucas bits in the garbage and install Bosch or Delco Remy electricals.
@jimdordan1794 2 жыл бұрын
please bring back speed.
@YOUENNNN 6 жыл бұрын
6:15: SF vision in Le Mans, amazing
@marksimpson5199 3 жыл бұрын
Here is a playlist of all the Legends of Motorsport videos that I found on KZfaq. I also miss this show a lot. kzfaq.info/sun/PLN6ukE_LfWZq5QZ0rA7DBZqqJFZmd8a95
@teabagmcpick889 5 жыл бұрын
So that's where the Ginetta G40 designers got their inspiration from....
@vintageracer25 11 жыл бұрын
The fastback "Spitfires" were called GT6. They had inline 1996cc 6 cylinder engines. They did have a difficult time coping with North American conditions and many did become "junk" rather quickly. Now, the survivors are interesting collectibles. David
@psk1w1 6 жыл бұрын
Not accurate. The Spitfire was a four, sold as a convertible, the GT6 had the 2 litre 6 and was a fastback with rear hatch. They have common origins, but very different cars. The race cars shown in this video are very special cars with much aluminium in the bodywork, an aero GRP bonnet and roof moulded in GRP from a prototype GT6 roof. It was not designed by aerodynamicists, but in fact worked very well.
@nialljamesbuckley 8 жыл бұрын
lol - i wonder which driver is the Dutchman ;-p
@Emilefrancois 6 жыл бұрын
The Dutch driver is Rob Slotemaker. Jan Lammers at a very young age worked and learnt to race through mr Slotemaker in Zandvoort NL.
@brucekirk5386 6 жыл бұрын
Anglo-American??? I know what it means to be but why would Shelby be considered that.
@helenbach1870 4 жыл бұрын
The car was Anglo-American not Shelby. British A.C. sports car 🇬🇧 with American Ford engine.🇺🇸 Carroll Shelby was all American. 🇺🇸
@dax2321 10 жыл бұрын
why did they cover the head lights up
@dinokall8319 6 жыл бұрын
dax2321 to keep them clean till nighttime
@bryantmann7240 4 жыл бұрын
🔥 🏁🏁🏁best race ever🏎️🏎️🏎️ 1:47 💖💕 👇👇👇
@thomasnixon7702 8 жыл бұрын
Too bad the production Spitfires including the GT6 were such collections of junk. The BMC Sprite and MGB were much better built and faster, too.
@rkt739 7 жыл бұрын
Where did you pull those "facts" from? The Spitfire may be slow but the GT6 certainly isn't. MGB: top speed 100 mph, 0-60 in 12.9 seconds GT6: top speed 106 mph, 0-60 in 12.2 seconds
@psk1w1 6 жыл бұрын
I never drove a Sprite or Spitfire, but I remember an Autocar comparison test of the Midget 1500 and Spitfire 1500. They had the same (Triumph) engine and gearbox. Autocar concluded that the Spit was the better car.
@fullretardcustomguns837 6 жыл бұрын
Your mom's a spitter.
@philmcevoy7129 5 жыл бұрын
I had a Spitfire Mk4 in the early seventies for nearly three years before getting a TR6 and was never outrun by an MGB in spite of it having a larger engine. The secret was in the carb tuning and I had a mate who was a TVR race mechanic who used to help me set them up. Besides the MGB was another seventies rot box thar rotted from the inside out. MGB, no thanks thats why they are ten a penny. Phil Mac
@ianfindlay865 11 жыл бұрын
Highly appreciative, and know it's out of your control, but for Christ's sake dump the super fruity VO commentator (I know you can't). I'm a Brit and almost puke when I hear him. Should have posted this about 50 years ago.
@robertchamberlain6935 7 жыл бұрын
That 'fruity' commentator is Raymond Baxter. What did he know about Spitfires? Well he flew the things - real ones with wings and guns - in the Battle of Britain. Might sound Tally Ho but more of a man than you'd ever be.
@rocaluma 2 жыл бұрын
Huge fan of David Hobbs, a gentleman racer like no other, the real thing to this old man.
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