These are the cars that got me interested in cars in the late '50's/early 60's. While some of them were streetable sports cars that were modified for racing in the big leagues, others were purpose-built racers; the prototyes of the major and minor marques.
I use to curl up at night when I was in Jr. High and pour through magazines like
Sports Car Graphic and others. Reading about the driving exploits of people like Surtees, Ginther, Cassner and other seemed to near and so real. I could look at/talk about these cars all day. I just loved the way that they looked and sounded and the romance of racing during that post-war era. Thanks for starting this thread; it's a great one!
Not to hijack this thread, but here's an idea; maybe not the best one, but one that might be worth considering. The turnout for the La Carrera Panamericana race has been more than I think the organizers has originally envisioned. That tells me that there are a god number of HRW forum members that like to build out older style racing cars. How about a fun run for, say, 1950's-60's Le Mans cars; maybe 1950-1964; before Henry II spent all the money and the Ferrari/Ford battle overshadowed everything else. '50-'64 would include a lot of interesting cars, including the Cobras, but would carve out the Ferrari 330/P's and the Ford GT-40's. Timewise, we could start it up maybe a month after all of the La Carrera Panamericana cars have been sent it. I'd be willing to be a co-coordinator for this fun run and would also be willing to host a race (neither of which I have ever done before............). How does that sound? Any interest? Let me know what you think.
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