1. Great footage. Loved the Ray Harroun part.
2. yes, You should really try to make it at least once
3. its a family reunion LOL. Do a search for this new video that was posted not too long ago "The Marmon Wasp" I tried to post a link but no go.
4. Is it bad that I have never been to the 500 despite living about an hour a fifteen minutes from IMS
5. That's the tree my father and uncle sat under when they filmed a 1950's Indy 500. I hope to get that posted soon. Their 1963 film is on my page. Thanks for sharing this great film!
6. Did Jack Brabham ever return to the Indy 500?
7. Rare film footage of the Historic Cooper Climax rear engine car at speed..in 3 years the Front Engined Roadsters would win there last race (1964) Thanks for sharing
8. This is really cool, especially knowing that my parents and both sets of my grandparents were at this race!!! Thank you for this trip down memory lane....
9. Ray Harroun is my great grandfather's cousin. Just thought I'd throw that out there since you were on the subject.
10. very cool, i wish there was more vintage home movie footage of events on the internet like this one !
11. I'm Dan Ratto, Ray is actually my Great Uncle (I made a mistake before) as well My Mom is Lillian Harroun and my Grandmother Is Alice Harroun, We live on Longisland in New York. Ask your Mother if she knows us!
12. delhidan, who are you? Ray was my great Uncle. My mom is Marji Harroun from spokane
13. I was 13 also when I saw this race, my first. I was in turn 2. Jack Brabham ran the first rear engined car, and finished 9th.
14. thanks for the flashback, my first 500 1960.
15. You are a lot like I was at your age, but I could only listen to the races on the radio. Even on the radio those old races were exciting.
16. wow! i may only be 13 years of age but i have a great respect for history and machines and i love it when the two are put together! i go to the 500 every year and it is just heaven there for me! thanks for this vid!
17. WOW! What a great piece of history! Thanks for posting this on behalf of all of us Indy fans...
18. right on! What a blast from the past
19. yep, on my moms side. Harroun
20. Beautiful cars, and especially amazing to see the Marmon Wasp in action!
21. Are you serious?
22. yea thats my Great Grandfather.. Ray Harroun
23. Wow have thing changed...when was the last you saw a tree right next to the track?...nice footage of the previous Indy 500 winning cars too...the first car shown is the Marmon Wasp, 1st indy 500 winner 1911.
24. Foyt's car is easy to pick out, thanks to the red nose cone. The white car right in front of him is Eddie Sachs. This film nicely documents what a close race it was for them. Just a gem of a video. Thanks so much.
25. Yesss! The World's Largest Drum makes an appearance! Boiler Up!

1961 Indianapolis 500 8 mm Home Video

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Home video footage of the 1961 Indianapolis 500, won by AJ Foyt. The video was originally shot on 8 mm. Highlights include, pre-race ceremonies, Ray Harroun driving the Marmon Wasp as celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first 500, along with the start of the race and the end of the race celebration lap with AJ Foyt and the pace car. There is no sound obviously. but this is a rare never before seen video. Enjoy!
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