Anyway, this is a photo that I have the copyright of: I bought the negative. Of course you all know the venue. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Actually, i'm not sure of the venue, but then i'm not really concentrating at the moment. As for contact sheets Boudewijn, maybe reduce them in size so they are much smaller. Still appreciated to see them and if by any chance the photographer or copyright holder does happen to see them or be a little disgruntled by you posteing them, at least they can see that you are only posting small, low res versions with no reason but pure research
Here's one for Gil and other NART fans. Not my photo, but bought as a contact sheet off ebay. Nathan Image Unavailable, Please Login
#0286AM at the Nürburgring 1000 km 30 August 1953 with Alberto Ascari, a race which he finished first.
"Here's one for Gil and other NART fans. Not my photo, but bought as a contact sheet off ebay. Nathan" _________________________________________________________________ Oh yes. Have a model of it of course. Thanks Nathan.
The copyright stays with the original photograper unless there is a written contract. Best wishes, Kare
Hi Kare, You know copyright has a "term." In other words, depending on where you are, it times out after a certain number of years. And then it's public domain. Yale
To David and all the others who have contributed to this thread, It's taken me over a week, but I've finally made it to the latest page of this wonderful thread! Of all the threads on this fantastic site this is the one that has truly taken my breath away. I followed F1 and Indy racing as a young kid briefly from about 1968 through 1972, and Jackie Stewart was my racing driver hero. I read as many books as I could find on F1 and sports cars, and was thrilled reading about the racing exploits of Moss, Hill (Phil & Graham), Andretti, Fangio, Shelby and others. I soon developed a deep affection for Italian and British sports cars (particularly Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin and Lotus). But as the mid '70s arrived I drifted to other interests. I have not paid much attention to the sport until my interest in F1 and sports car racing was rekindled last year. As you can imagine I'm having A LOT of catching up to do! In looking at these fabulous photos there are a few subjects that have peaked my interest more than others. One point I find particularly interesting in some of the photos is the evolution on the F1 cars of the aerodynamics, initially using splitters and "winglets" (for lack of a better or correct term) to full scale wings front and rear. Great stuff! As a kid I was always fascinated by that huge rear wing on the Chaparrals (sp?). Another surprise were the photos from the early days at VIR. My wife and I have recently started attending events there (40 minutes up the road from us), and I've been fortunate enough to drive the track at speed in a Mini Cooper (I know, speed is relative) and ride it at speed in a Gallardo. Does anyone have any more photos from VIR's first incarnation, especially ones showing a Ferrari or two there? I wish I had photos of my own to contribute, but alas I have very few and none that shows a Ferrari. My one prize photo of a vintage race car is one taken of me driving a 1930 Marmon race car around a dealership parking lot in the late '70s. My brief brush with racing history and I had a blast! David, I would like to send a PM to you to request permission to use a photo or two of yours for wallpaper on my private pc. I would love to have a good 3/4 shot of the fantastic 512S and perhaps one of the great P cars on my desktop. Best regards to you all, and don't stop posting more photos!! Gary
Gary, Have you explored the history pages on the VIR history site? There are lots of Ferraris to be found there. http://www.virhistory.com/vir.html
back at you, David; and thanks again for sharing your treasure trove of pictures. You help make this the best thread IMHO on fchat
French GP at Reims 1959; Phil Hill who came second to team-mate Tony Brooks. The race where fat old 'Toto' Roche waved the starting flag while stood in front of home hero Jean Behra, so he got away last, over-revved his engine, and punched the team-manager who shouted at him after seeing the rev-counter tell-tale when he'd coasted smokily into the pits, earning him the sack. Paul M
May be, Le Mans 1949 with the Ferrari 166 MM of Chinetti-Selsdon on Mulsanne (Les Hunaudières) straight.
Is that the old street course at Watkins Glen? Looks like American-made cars on both shoulders of the road. Ed
