Early 60s Stock Car Racing Arlington Raceway

[paulsee2]

so cool

[campingkillen]

This looks pretty much like the stock car races we had here in Sweden from the mid to late 50´s. The only major difference is that the wast majority of the cars were US made. Hate to think about all this beutiful cars getting detroyed, but they where not worth more than penneys back then.....I know my dad bought a really nice ´36 Dodge in 1957, he paid something like $20.00 for it...I still have the "Ram" hood ornament, and it´s nice condition. The car served him and his friends for a year...

[junction666]

This is great! My Aunt and Uncle used to take me to Arlingon Stadium to stock car racing around this time. It looks a bit slow by present day but it was real exciting....a shame you can't hear them....they were LOUD! I remember the same starter guy in the boot of the Jag and the winning driver standing in there with him for a lap of honour......Brilliant!

[Ept2804]

stumbled across this video by accident.

classic stuff !!

my father Eric Taylor was racing around this time.

was certainly racing in 1963. the year i was born.

i know my mother still has some cinecamera footage somewhere.

will try and copy and upload it.



[Ept2804]

stumbled across this video by accident.

classic stuff !!

my father Eric Taylor was racing around this time.

was certainly racing in 1963. the year i was born.

i know my mother still has some cinecamera footage somewhere.

will try and copy and upload it



[tomanyasses]

real hot rods of the 40's and 50"s

[dragonfitter]

your spanner man on the roof ! they still do that

[havensteve]

enjoyed that, did not start going until about 69/70 myself and raced in the 80's and early nineties, lovely to see

[havensteve]

enjoyed hat, did not start going until about 69/70 myself and raced in the 80's and early nineties, lovely to see

[dbeezycentex]

I wonder if the participants/spectators in this video know/knew how lucky they we/are to have been around at this time?

[cxpage]

Now, THAT"S racing! I can't stand this NASCAR crap they put on now but these were real stock cars.

[frankisfunny2007]

@cxpage I know, this was when NASCAR stock cars were stock cars, and when men raced cars

[BDNeon]

The value of this footage cannot be measured. Thank you so much for uploading it.

[Sparky1002]

Positively classic and SWEET!!

[123spaz123]

retro magic, thank you

[sverigeswe]

waht is the name of the song in the begining?

[amerikanerMarinen]

Stock Car Boogie

[riverman33]

nice song!!!

[rockinbillyboy]

Absolutely brilliant!!!!!!!!

[4beatlefans]

Now that's serious stuff! Compare it to the

F2's of today! Can anyone identify the drivers and how many are still around today?

[KeeperOfTheKitten]

Fantastic footage, love it! Five stars.

[bangerracer33]

wows, i always thought arlington was that concrete, i was wrong big time, love the barier though lol corigated iron style

[NickTheDive]

My mother was one of the first uk female drivers in the mid 50s drove a v eight pilot and a chrysler she was called called Kit Marais, died 1, 2, 08 in Torbay

[jb55236]

What state is this?

[timetraveldvds]

It's East Sussex in England

[jb55236]

isn't that a foreign country?? I thought only the united states of america had cars.

[willie1867]

lmao they have all the petrol.. gas! to you

[Humps00]

Terrific stuff. Thanks for putting it up. Takes me back to the days when Arlington was dirt with that corrugated iron fencing. The golden days!!

[caravans2]

another great vid TT as always.There used to be a track near me Rayleigh Stadium (Essex) just seen some old programs from there and a pic of the track taken from the air.