Saw this video from a 1954 Swedish race over at unobtaniuminc.wordpress.com Car racing starts at 3:13 ... check 5:28 for a Le Mans-style start. http://www.filmarkivet.se/sv/Film/?movieid=351 Enjoy!
Great old film Looks to be Hedemoraloppet from May 23, 1954 #1 is de Oliveira in 0366AM (Winner) #31 is Persson in 0344MM (2nd) #41 is Bengtsson in 0014M (4th) I didnt see Stener in 0408MD or Picard in 0424MD Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
translation of some of the commentary: Oliveira had forgotten to release the handbrake and started last. This brought tension back in the race as otherwise he would have very easily won it. In the end he did win and broke the track record with an average speed of 161 kph, the old record was 159kph on a motorcycle. Not bad.