BKCC - Bangkok Classic Car House v.2016
General Category => Bangkok Classiccar Webboard => Topic started by: Vette Dean on March 18, 2016, 12:01:49 pm
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Bonneville 1953 with Ron Sommer & Paul Lohry
(http://www.jalopyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bonne53CVR.jpg)
Maybe I’m getting too excited here, but I think it’s pretty darn amazing we are still finding good hot rod footage from over 60 years ago,
let alone stuff shot in color. Today I present to you over 7 minutes of well-filmed 8mm taken by Ron Sommer at the Bonneville’s Speed Trials for 1953.
What a year, it was too! You’ll see the Chrisman Coupe, the Bean Bandits, the debut run of the Shadoff Special streamliner,
and many more great cars taking runs on the salt. I love the shots taken from the push vehicle and running along side as competitors left the line.
Watching this film makes me wish I could have been there so badly, and makes me hope the salt comes back even more!
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCtF6gJK7T4#)