How about:
Michael Keyser's "The Speed Merchants"; the 1972 FIA Group 5
Manufacturers Championship; Mario Andretti versus Vic Elford.
I have this on Betamax tape (believe it or not), but the Sony deck is
long DOA and I would love to find it on DVD.
- RWM
fairladyracing@comcast.net wrote:
> Ron:
>
> You forgot to mention "The Italian Job"
>
> Dan & Susan
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Ronnie Day <ronday@tlabgalaxy.net>
>
>
>>>Gary McCormick
>>
>>>I don't know how many of you Roadsterites are also in to early Grand
>>>Prix racing - you know, /before/ paddle shifters, onboard computers,
>>>gravity-defying ground effects and 1000+ hp qualifying engines - but
>>>for those of you that are, there is good news. John Frankenheinmer's
>>>1966 film "Grand Prix" is finally available on DVD! Amazon.com has it
>>>available for pre-order (release date 17 July) at a pretty good price -
>>>$13.95.
>>
>>I've had both Grand Prix and Le Mans (Steve McQueen) on laser disc (remember
>>those!!) since the early '90s, and they're two of the best LDs that I've
>>ever seen. I paid $90 and waited 3 months for a Japanese import copy of Le
>>Mans. IIRC, I got it from The Lasers Edge up around Chicago. They, along
>>with DVD Planet (was Ken Cranes, in Westminster, CA) are still good places
>>to shop, but half.com and Amazon are usually cheaper, if they have the
>>titles you're looking for.
>>
>>It's good to see that many of the older flicks are finally being re-released
>>on DVD. Another fairly recently released DVD title of interest to most of us
>>here is "Winning" from 1966 with Paul Newman, Robert Wagner and Joanne
>>Woodward. In Technicolor, like both Grand Prix and Lemans (I think), there's
>>some great footage of mid/late '60s sports cars and Indy cars. Last year I
>>ordered Winning, Le Mans and several IMAX titles including "Super Speedway"
>>from Amazon. What a kick on a big screen with a good sound system.
>>
>>Ahh..., the days of my yoout!! :>)
>>
>>Ron
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