Retro Cool: Spa 6hrs in a Ford Falcon - /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS

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  • Опубліковано 9 жов 2012
  • It looks like a Cuban taxi, but it weighs 1250kg and has over 400hp. It's a great way to take part in one of the world's great races.
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  • @Yogi_Ratava
    @Yogi_Ratava 10 років тому +51

    Those Mini drivers are ferocious! Like a swarm of bees any direction you look.

    • @mikedurhan9941
      @mikedurhan9941 2 роки тому

      Same results every venue: "Tiny pee-pee = big balls = exciting racing." They're tough, for sure.......

  • @alexmartinez280
    @alexmartinez280 3 роки тому +6

    These race videos are so awesome. Birds eye peek to many who would otherwise never get to experience what it would be like. Thanks guys!!!

  • @geriatricmotorcars9516
    @geriatricmotorcars9516 5 років тому +15

    Guilia Super , pure class
    Bought a 1.3 version in Cornwall in the 80's for a £150
    3 50 pound cheques with a bankers card '
    Made it back to London ' one of my best memories of a car '
    A superb Alfa '
    Brilliant stuff thanks

  • @Royalbobcatgto
    @Royalbobcatgto 7 років тому +154

    As much as I wish Chris Harris success with Top Gear I'm sad all his videos are now over edited & trapped in a boring formula. Really would like to see him in more of these types of videos again.

    • @Eidrian111
      @Eidrian111 6 років тому +5

      What on earth are you on about??? He makes by far the best car videos on UA-cam.

    • @samvimes1083
      @samvimes1083 5 років тому +3

      These videos follow the exact same formula that his "Chris Harris on Cars" yt channel did, and I personally think they are fantastic.

    • @dragospahontu
      @dragospahontu 4 роки тому

      True

    • @dragospahontu
      @dragospahontu 4 роки тому +1

      @@samvimes1083 he is talking about the other videos

    • @3DLE1010
      @3DLE1010 2 роки тому

      Ditto, I agree I love Chris in the raw format.....

  • @davidsutton4910
    @davidsutton4910 4 роки тому +17

    that team meeting in the land rover had me cracking up.

  • @MarkPybus
    @MarkPybus 10 років тому +16

    I really enjoy these behind the scenes takes on great motorsport events. Also love how Chris has a Porsche undershirt and Maserati overalls on without having to worry about sponsors getting annoyed.
    Keep up the good work Chris.

  • @buckorooster
    @buckorooster 8 років тому +56

    Porsche shirt, Maserati Jacket, Ford Falcon...

    • @gbshaw107
      @gbshaw107 8 років тому +5

      All costing the same amount.

    • @buckorooster
      @buckorooster 8 років тому

      gbshaw107 Would be good to compare each...

    • @jspntr
      @jspntr 4 роки тому

      Ford falcon all day lol

  • @raytope9363
    @raytope9363 9 років тому +31

    The car is a 1964 Ford Falcon with the wedge style body rather than the rounded & smother body style of the 1963. Jay Leno has a very nice 1963 Falcon Sprint that he obtained, look up Jay's 1963 to compare the body style.

    • @MrHillbilly49
      @MrHillbilly49 5 років тому +2

      You are correct it is a 64 or maybe a 65 but NOT a 63 which had more rounded fenders. Also disc brakes were not homologated for 63.

    • @JamesOneParker
      @JamesOneParker 4 роки тому

      Correct, ts a 65, 60 thru 63 were rounded and no disc brakes in 64

    • @simonlane1277
      @simonlane1277 4 роки тому +1

      @@JamesOneParker Homologated in '64 with Girling or Kelsey Hayed discs

    • @keepkalm
      @keepkalm 4 роки тому +1

      MrHillbilly49 64 Falcon has the outline chrome trim on the side. 65 is more like a stripe.

  • @realmaindrianpace
    @realmaindrianpace 9 років тому +24

    Awesome. Who doesn't like a fully prepared road race '64 Falcon Sprint?

  • @NK-dl2nc
    @NK-dl2nc 4 роки тому

    I have become addicted to your videos. I love your appreciation of classic and historic race cars. It's all about the experience. There is such an aura around these cars which the modern cars don't have. It's fantastic to watch and must be amazing to take part in!

  • @axzell2
    @axzell2 11 років тому

    I just love these old car racing.
    The sound, the feel, the weight, the shapes. Beautiful :)

  • @estewar03
    @estewar03 11 років тому

    I have to say that I love ALL of Chris' work, but I could have watched this for hours. Just fantastic and I (we) all hope to see alot more of these longer episodes. Thanks Chris & the team & Thanks Drive.

  • @markthorne3414
    @markthorne3414 8 років тому +1

    Thanks for the Film Chris, always like to watch your films on the classic car

  • @jps226
    @jps226 5 років тому

    these historic videos are by far my favorite. the sounds are so much more raw.

  • @twarken5078
    @twarken5078 5 років тому +4

    Calling Mr. Chris Harris. Please create more of these videos. For the love of God, please.
    Thank you.

  • @ChampionHero
    @ChampionHero Рік тому +2

    I've come to realise that Chris simply has the same luck as Alonso.. He is a fantastic driver, always let down by the cars! Top Gear has proven yet again Chris' bad luck continues in these events!!

  • @Tiauguinho
    @Tiauguinho 11 років тому

    Video of the Year from Chris until now, thanks so much for sharing this with us, especially allowing us to listen to all those brutal engines! Epic!

  • @Spearfisher1970
    @Spearfisher1970 11 років тому +1

    This was really a memorable episode. Thank you, Chris, for the depth and quality of your friends and real car racing. Here's hoping you guys finish well next year!

  • @Forroja
    @Forroja 11 років тому +1

    This is by far one of the best videos I've watched. Chris and his team have outdone themselves this time. Nostalgia at it's best. Back in the days here in Jamaica, I was used to seeing quite a lot of those amazing cars and even driving a few too. Chris if you ever visit Jamaica for a vacation, give me a holler.

  • @napathan
    @napathan 11 років тому

    This was possibly my most favorite episode yet. I love the old cars!

  • @WOAHthatwascool
    @WOAHthatwascool 11 років тому

    It’s a shame you guys didn’t get to finish, but this video was fantastic. This is what I want to see. I’m sick of all the new supercars and hypercars and whatnot. Sure they’re cool, but this is what passion is about. Going out racing, smelling the wonderful race gas, hearing the roaring V8’s and flat 6’s… ah man. Yes.

  • @soulshinobi
    @soulshinobi 11 років тому +1

    I love the directing, relaxed atmosphere, and reflective narration. Bravo.

  • @carlosbouras
    @carlosbouras 11 років тому

    Chris you've done it again, you've glued me to my seat and made me afraid to blink. Brilliant work, keep them coming!!!

  • @malcolmlane-ley2044
    @malcolmlane-ley2044 3 роки тому

    From the comfort of my study looking out at deep snow with the constraints of tier 4 I am viewing this as if it was a fiction movie; it has given me a warm feeling, remembering being in a crowd, hearing the growl of the engines and smelling burnt fuel and tyre smoke, I can barely wait to be back there again.

  • @slashusr
    @slashusr 4 роки тому +1

    My dad and I went to a fellas house and bought a 64 Falcon Sprint for $15. Not a single panel on the car was the same shade of blue. We worked on her for a couple of days and I drove her for 5 years without a single problem. She was stolen from me and driven to death. The cops found her in the Santa Cruz mountains where she'd been thrashed to the point where the rims looked like flowers from having been driven on after the tires blew. So many good times in that car. I almost cried when she was hauled away for scrap.

  • @superjuca55
    @superjuca55 11 років тому

    Damn, I'll wait for this again next year. Thanks Chris, everyone, for one of the best pieces of motor journalism of the year.

  • @rahgahnah
    @rahgahnah 11 років тому

    Great stuff! Love the classics sliding around!

  • @suckthebox
    @suckthebox 11 років тому +1

    IT truly was a superb weekend. So much to see/hear/smell. Awesome track and incredible cars. Great to see it from a driver's perspective, but to be honest, i was happy swilling belgian beer and watching blokes in million quid cars getting sideways. See you next year, Spa.

  • @Blakeoffire
    @Blakeoffire 11 років тому

    When I die, I want 'heaven' to be like this... Look. at all. those iconic. race cars.

  • @TheAslakVind
    @TheAslakVind 11 років тому

    Well done Chris! Love your enthusiasm, you want to show us the wonderful world of Spa 6 hours with beautiful classic cars! Keep it up, mate! Thank you! :)

  • @torsteinator
    @torsteinator 11 років тому

    Love seeing those beautiful cars sliding about!

  • @ghepardogts
    @ghepardogts 11 років тому

    Wow, I think this is my favorite car vid from the entire year so far. So much awesomeness compressed in 19 minutes. Wish we could've seen more of those GT40s and 60s Astons and Ferraris. Couldn't help but think that car culture in Europe is so much deeper than America and Japan combined.

  • @ChrisRefalo
    @ChrisRefalo 11 років тому

    You need to send Chris Harris to more races! Even back in his Autocar days, I loved the features of him taking part in motorsport events. This was one of the best videos I've ever seen

  • @MalcolmRowley
    @MalcolmRowley 11 років тому +1

    OUTSTANDING!!!! Chis, this is your best one yet. Give us more. Thank you!

  • @leithraymant8007
    @leithraymant8007 5 років тому +1

    These Chris Harris vids seem to take out a lot of the elite wank ego factor of motors and motor racing. He makes amazing cars and tracks from all over the place accessible to all and with humor chucked in for good measure, you can’t go wrong.
    If someone else is going to be living my dream, it might as well be Chris.
    Keep it up team, great vids.

  • @deathrulesthearth
    @deathrulesthearth 7 років тому +1

    It's an awesome feeling to see my dads old race car being driven as it should :D

  • @mschnur
    @mschnur 11 років тому

    The '64 Sprint was the best looking Falcon of them all, in my opinion, and perhaps the most well represented Falcon around the world in motorsports of all kinds. It's always fun seeing them mix it up on the vintage circuits, very cool. But seeing the angry little Cortinas drifting around the corners in opposite lock? That too is cool!

  • @VictorBeltran
    @VictorBeltran 11 років тому

    What an awesome video. Racing at its purest. Beautiful! More of this please

  • @buck101850
    @buck101850 11 років тому

    Great one. Reminds me of my racing in the 70's.

  • @deltavee2
    @deltavee2 8 років тому

    Great vid and 400 horses out of a 289 to boot. Well done, even if it came apart just a bit. I was very happy to see 3 or 4 Austin Healeys in the race. I sure miss mine. I had two 3000s at the same time, one for road and one with a roll bar and triple SUs. Good times....

  • @MrGutsyHsv
    @MrGutsyHsv 11 років тому

    Excellent video Chris! Great to see some classic cars, thankyou and keep up good work.

  • @WeirdNeville
    @WeirdNeville 11 років тому

    What a fantastic bit of film! That Alfa was a dream!

  • @xiaobaozha
    @xiaobaozha 11 років тому

    Fabulous film, beautifully shot, so atmospheric!

  • @3932003
    @3932003 11 років тому

    You were asking too much from the car Chris .... What a a heroic act from all of you

  • @mozzy207
    @mozzy207 5 років тому

    So many beautiful cars

  • @gregmossed
    @gregmossed 11 років тому

    Lovely video, thanks for sharing the experience.

  • @vdevov
    @vdevov 11 років тому

    YES. So good to see Minis drive like that.

  • @geriatricmotorcars9516
    @geriatricmotorcars9516 5 років тому

    A Rare sight this side of the pond '
    I remember as a kid , seeing them race in the UK touring cars of the period '
    They looked so out of place ' but always had a good showing ' nostalgic thanks for the Vid '

  • @danarsenalfc1
    @danarsenalfc1 11 років тому

    I love watching these vids so much that it's hard to explain

  • @1258-Eckhart
    @1258-Eckhart 10 років тому

    The in-car shots in the Alfa were brilliant, more please!

  • @jbrucebmw
    @jbrucebmw 11 років тому

    Great video. Again, the best show on Drive and best Automotive content on UA-cam.

  • @OZHCR32
    @OZHCR32 11 років тому

    Amazing work by Chris and the gang. Have watched the video 3 times in the last hour. One day hope to do a classic Spa race myself and this has given me the extra motivation to empty the cheque book

  • @uglyogk
    @uglyogk 11 років тому

    Another superb video. You are a credit to automotive journalism. Keep it up Chris.

  • @dimdaisjimbo
    @dimdaisjimbo 11 років тому

    What a great experience what a great company what a great race what a great cars and what a great video-only :( -for us...Thanks! I m 30 but especially those who are around 15 to 20 years old and you really like this video then we can hope for a better world....

  • @bluestudio67
    @bluestudio67 9 років тому +5

    I really enjoyed this, Chris. I've noticed that, no matter where it is you head off to in the garage, you walk with a quick purpose. I imagine you do you do everything smartly, which your significant other might not enjoy. If you drink the same way, we should knock a few back, as I think you'd be a hilarious drunk!

    • @geraldswain3259
      @geraldswain3259 6 років тому

      bluestudio67 His lady friend wholeheartedly agree with you, he finishes far to smartly for their liking!!!.

  • @its_generik
    @its_generik 11 років тому

    13:55-14:25 most epic downshift noises and gorgeous motors. amazing.
    even though you consistently looked to have lost places in the giulia, it looked like so much fun. i absolutely love this film

  • @ShabangalangMoto
    @ShabangalangMoto 11 років тому

    I don't know how you do it, but your videos keep getting better. One of the few channels from which I genuinely can't wait to see updates. Love it!

  • @JazzGreenway
    @JazzGreenway 11 років тому

    Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @CarlosReyes-el3oj
    @CarlosReyes-el3oj 2 роки тому

    Estupendos carrasos los Falcon y los Mustang 👍☺️👋🇲🇽💪

  • @k2them
    @k2them 11 років тому

    Seeing those Mini's slide around brought a huge smile to my face.

  • @redmalloc
    @redmalloc 11 років тому

    So much fun to watch, thanks :)

  • @spacekiller87
    @spacekiller87 11 років тому

    Wow, you are one lucky guy Chris! Thanks for well made video. These old racing cars are much cooler than the new machines in my opinion. Good luck next year!

  • @Bosskane
    @Bosskane 11 років тому

    this is my favorite chris harris on cars video

  • @Zuripeter
    @Zuripeter 11 років тому

    Ooooo.... GT40's in the mix as well. Quality. Top job again Chris. Get back there next year.

  • @jacx11
    @jacx11 11 років тому

    Race was lost but this video is a huge success. Lovely cinematography! Ultra shallow depth-of-field moments were beautiful!

  • @DenHond
    @DenHond 11 років тому

    I really hope you guys get more videos out like this one!
    Best clip on drive I've ever seen!

  • @dyingangelo
    @dyingangelo 11 років тому

    this is very cool man. love to see those old school cars

  • @MaartendeRu
    @MaartendeRu 11 років тому

    This is really great stuff guys! Editing is near perfect, music, feel, makes you watch the whole thing with a smile on your face. You just feel the whole thing as if there. Keep on the good stuff and this will be the next big thing (if not already ;) ! ! !

  • @Worther12
    @Worther12 11 років тому

    As always super high quality presenting, driving and subject matter!

  • @125zetecs
    @125zetecs 11 років тому

    Fantastic video

  • @themoppie1000
    @themoppie1000 11 років тому +1

    Wonderful! Looking forward to next years, maybe 3rd time round :)
    Also some great camera work, lovely focus pulls and great compositions.

  • @mzondi1970
    @mzondi1970 11 років тому

    I love these race stories. I know its not TV but its my faverite show every week lol

  • @bend1483
    @bend1483 11 років тому

    As per usual a fantastic CH video. Almost looks like too much fun.

  • @StevenJeNova
    @StevenJeNova 11 років тому

    Loved this.

  • @Toastermeister
    @Toastermeister 11 років тому

    Fantastic video. Many thanks for filming a race like this! Hope you guys can finish next year's race.

  • @Trantdiggity
    @Trantdiggity 11 років тому

    all those cars are brilliant looking.

  • @kyledammann4284
    @kyledammann4284 11 років тому

    Great cinematography chaps! No really, some of the best car footage on th3 u-tubes. Chris Harris ... You win

  • @LUNATIC75
    @LUNATIC75 11 років тому

    Great vid.
    Pleasure to watch, as always.

  • @Ashfielder
    @Ashfielder 4 роки тому

    So much steering input needed. Incredible stuff.

  • @SWatchik
    @SWatchik 11 років тому

    some lovely cars in this race. great video

  • @imgonnafuckuup1
    @imgonnafuckuup1 11 років тому

    one of your best vids yet

  • @party_boy69
    @party_boy69 11 років тому

    loving these inside looks at real racing. can't wait till im rich and can afford this kind of hobby.

  • @jaybeeff1
    @jaybeeff1 11 років тому

    Hey Chris. Another brilliant film! I love cars from this period. You created a very real sense of atmosphere. I just want a drive now!!! Cheers. John Fernley

  • @Calsterize
    @Calsterize 11 років тому

    Again , this is amazing footage ! Chriss rules !

  • @flyjum
    @flyjum 11 років тому

    great video so amazing cars

  • @Ellis01234567890
    @Ellis01234567890 5 років тому +9

    Has Chris Harris ever had a race that's gone well?

  • @GrannySmith1313
    @GrannySmith1313 11 років тому

    Sensational. Best Drive video yet (and that is saying something).

  • @musicauthority7828
    @musicauthority7828 Рік тому +1

    That's like the Tony Kristianson car. the British have such a dry sense of humor it's AWESOME!!! if you knock the electrode off a spark plug that's bad news. but that's the way of it. sometimes the racing Gods don't smile down on you.

  • @NasnasFilms
    @NasnasFilms 11 років тому

    Great vid!!!

  • @anticalgary
    @anticalgary 11 років тому

    best Drive episode so far

  • @singlemaltwsky
    @singlemaltwsky 11 років тому

    Every time we have to retire at the track with a busted automobile, I have to remind myself that this is a part of racing. Great video Chris, I really enjoyed it.

  • @JulioArreaga
    @JulioArreaga 11 років тому

    I had my doubts about this one not being interesting, but you've proved me wrong Mr. Harris. Cool cool video.

  • @keyzer2011
    @keyzer2011 11 років тому

    Looks like an incredible experience. All the cars looked great and sounded even better. Shame you guys couldn't finish again. Keep the videos coming!

  • @123cameltosis
    @123cameltosis 11 років тому

    Chris Harris: The most awesome man....in the world.

  • @UltraVert
    @UltraVert 11 років тому

    That Falcon is a beast, love it.

  • @joshtheriddler
    @joshtheriddler 11 років тому

    Those GT 40's were gorgeous. I want one.

  • @1Alt1
    @1Alt1 11 років тому

    those minis are absolutely hilarious!

  • @bigsundher
    @bigsundher 11 років тому

    Best video yet

  • @vatoencabronado
    @vatoencabronado 11 років тому +1

    I love it that they upload races to youtube... I live about as far from Australia as possible, and I've never been there, but Touring Car Masters is some of the coolest racing I've ever seen! I've got a 69 Camaro, and I so badly want to mix it up with those guys! I'd get slaughtered, but it would be a spectacular death!

  • @1faselm
    @1faselm 11 років тому

    Well done Chris, again.