Targa Florio car race 40 years ago

Targa Florio 1966 car race around Sicily black&white diary with Ferrari and Vaccarella

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[southdalepat]

At 1:11, there is a picture of car # 148. This was the winning car in 1966 at Targa Florio, driven by Mairesse & Muller. The car is a Porsche 906 (chassis 906-128). Perhaps this slideshow contains a mix of 65 and 66 photos.

[indigoblue555]

@ knitwhits - thx.for infos.

P.S. - So sorry I'm not involved in knitting at any rate :):)

[knitwhits]

yes, that is Sir John Whitmore (my dad) in '65, car 194, the GT40.

[indigoblue555]

At 0016 I can see a P3 - is it correct?

[indigoblue555]

HI! I suppose you're referring to the GT40 roadster trim,in light green livery,privately owned and raced by an english gentleman driver Sir J.W.(if I correctly recall)-

Was it in 1965 ?

[Porsche917LH]

That's "kangaroo" the "dune buggy.

[375GTB]

I'm sorry but this is the 1965 Race, not 1966.

The Ferrari P2's, the Dino, the 8 cylinder Porsche"'dune buggy" car and the open topped GT-40 all are from the 1965 race down to the individual car numbers. There is a fine color video of the 1965 race on Youtube,

Also see: "World Sports Car Championship-1965" online;

The music is from Windham Hill WT-1036 "Live at Montreux, The Darol Anger / Barbara Higbie Quintet" recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland 1985.

jcarroll330P4@

[aberash1111]

wow my last name vaccarella

[mkilner]

Nicely done, I like the music too!, what it Pat Metheny?...lovely old cars and a classic circuit!