Racing in the good ol' days

[peejman]

Some great footage from long ago.... back when it took a real man to get behind the wheel of a race car. I hope most of these guys made it, though I think a few didn't.

Vintage Race Car Crashes on Devour.com

[Guest nicemac]

A lot of guys killed back in "the good old days"… on the track and along the sidelines and in the pits. When I was a kid, I saw a man get killed in a race car on a dirt track in KY. The cars weren't safe at all. Thank goodness things have changed for the better.

[Mike.357]

I dunno about it taking a real man, fearless man maybe or a stupid one. Them guys in the open cockpit cars were nuts

[ls3_kid]

Only thing I can not stand about today's world of racing (NASCAR) is that all of the cars are the same. Give me different bodies. Bring back the Oldsmobile, Lumina, Buick, Old Grand Prix, and the Thunderbird bodies.

What looks better than this?

Edited September 7, 2011 by ls3_kid

[peejman]

What looks better than this?

This, by a long shot...

But I'll agree that your photo is from when NASCAR was more about racing and less about entertainment. Funny thing is, it was also more entertaining then too....

[Guest nicemac]

But I'll agree that your photo is from when NASCAR was more about racing and less about entertainment. Funny thing is, it was also more entertaining then too....

This x 10!