Epic 1970's pictures, well they're epic!!

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:33

Another lost talent, this time of the 80's

This guy was proper talent, not least in a 962. Stefan Bellof

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:36

Off to the 60's for some Jimmy!

With Dan Gurney

With Black Jack at the Brick Yard

In the office

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:37

More big air

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:38

Of the time, Rouen a simply epic road circuit for only the bravest

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:41

Different times, both better and worse when you think of how many of these boys were lost.

iaind · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:44

There's some properly stunning photos in this lot - both in terms of subject matter and in terms of the composition and talent of the photographers.

Absolutely amazing in days of cameras that you don't need to think about and DSLRs that make every photo look like a good photo. Considering the technology of the time, I can't get over how brilliant some of these are.

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:46

A great photographer has always been a great photographer, problem is now it's a lot easier to get close to greatness, but the greats still stand out.

Housey · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:47

LAT Archieves is where it's at, all the epic images from all eras reside in there!

iaind · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:50

Housey said:
A great photographer has always been a great photographer, problem is now it's a lot easier to get close to greatness, but the greats still stand out.

Oh absolutely, no amount of technology in the world can make you a good photographer but when you take away all the tech we've got these days, it makes it so much more impressive. I remember my grandfather could get a better picture out of a disposable camera than my dad could out of an expensive SLR

I love the grain of the film and the quality of the colours from good film photos - looks so much more organic, I really miss having that in day to day pics

LizardKing · 24 Oct 2009 at 21:58

Housey said:
Of the time, Rouen a simply epic road circuit for only the bravest

Weren't they swapping car parts on Jo's car after Graeme crashed/retired?
Or was it a visor now i've thought about it. Proper sportsmanship!

weta · 25 Oct 2009 at 00:49

Great set of photographs, please keep them coming.

Scuzi · 25 Oct 2009 at 01:06

This thread just gets better! Thread of the year.

Scougar · 25 Oct 2009 at 08:59

Amazing pics

Thank you everyone for putting them up

SoliD · 25 Oct 2009 at 11:08

Great thread Housey, good find, last year you posted a pic of Senna sat behind his Lotus after it died on him, have you got any links to somewhere I could buy a reasonably sized print of that?

xen_ · 25 Oct 2009 at 11:19

Awesome pics! epic.

Housey · 25 Oct 2009 at 11:27

Let's go for some 50's..

Housey · 25 Oct 2009 at 11:29

And what about some pre-war Silver Arrows

And this was is interesting as it's the old hairpin at Donington!!

Housey · 25 Oct 2009 at 11:35

SoliD said:
Great thread Housey, good find, last year you posted a pic of Senna sat behind his Lotus after it died on him, have you got any links to somewhere I could buy a reasonably sized print of that?

Sorry I can't remember the photo. I tend to look out for quality images on the web and when I find them download them and when I can be bothered upload them to my Photobucket thingy. I am trying to build a drivers wall in my kitchen as I have a big white wall that needs some filling and my wife also likes the old school stuff so we plan to turn it into a bit of image gallery for old school black and white racing images, which is why I have quite a few driver images.

Housey · 25 Oct 2009 at 11:36

mjt · 25 Oct 2009 at 12:01

Housey said:

didn't know Tommy Lee Jones was a racing driver