A History of Motor Racing Part 5

Part 5 - "Racing Reborn". A film depicting the world of automobile racing from 1940 - 1948. Original film is housed at the AACA Library & Research Center in Hershey, PA.

[@pasteghost428]

1945 and France was already hosting races. It's no different today. Look at COVID when lockdowns finally lifted. Tracks opened immediately. People just want to get on with life. I surved Hurricane Katrina and again we all got on with it as soon as humanly possible.
This is truly great. So happy to see this film preserved. They used to play these in theaters.

[@philipmason3218]

Love the drivers wearing shirts and ties, wonderful series.

[@commotoed]

Thanks for saving these, I saw them first in the sixties when Shell Oil used to share them with sports car clubs.

[@chrisisaacs871]

What a great series, utterly absorbing. Thanks for posting.

[@noviranger239]

Just imagine if Shell made videos like this about 60's or 70's racing.

[@193322009]

Just imagine how much better these cars would have performed if they had today's race tires.
To me, these sound so much better than today's formula 1 cars.

[@tommyturrini5287]

Sono d'accordo ma non so può andare contro il progresso

[@michaellorenson2997]

Fantastic, thanks!

[@juan833blue]

Sir Stirling Moss before he was a star. R.I.P. Stirling

[@Slem7]

Monza 🔥❤

[@denisegore1884]

Racing in a suit and tie.

[@MsVanorak]

ikr and when they win they hold their glass of water and drink quite elegantly.

[@Davyfb75]

I was there

[@robertknight5429]

The director Bill Mason is dad of tedious band drummer and Ferrari collector Nick Mason!

[@MsVanorak]

is he now . . . . .

[@domenicozagari2443]

Simca cars had fiat parts and engine .