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DJMcD
09-04-2015, 03:11 AM
We all grew up enjoying monthly movie nights at our local car clubrooms watching films like the Shell Motor Racing Series, entitled "The History of Motor Racing"
I have a set of 6 x 16mm films in their original Shell branded canisters. Their titles are:

Part 1. Heroic Days - 1902
Part 2. 1919/25/26
Part 3. The Titans
Part 4. The Titans (2)
Part 5. Racing Re-born 1940/48
Part 6. The Champions 1949/52

I guess these can be transferred to CD/DVD these days but they are a time capsule of early motor racing which needs to be preserved. I intend to sell the full set and thought this might be a logical place to start to find a happy home for them.
Establishing a*value could be fun!
Are there still such things as 16mm projectors these days?

Michael Clark
09-05-2015, 06:51 AM
Good call Donald

As for other you tube finds in recent weeks:

1958 Belgian GP - in colour, and I think also Shell
1984 F2 race from Silverstone - clear proof that you only need two cars to make a race
and another I did because I was looking for something else:

I entered 'scca runoffs 1978'

I didn't get exactly what I was looking for but there is a bloke with a lot of uploads - is that the right term even? - his name is 'oldsccaguy' and this morning I watched a handful of races from races from Riverside plus a couple of Can-Am races - lots of interviews including Bruce, a bit of Chris and a very pissed off Denny - recommended viewing if you happen to like the stuff I like