NASCAR, Where is racing movie films footage 1976 24hrs. Le Mans speedweek?

capitalcity300 · 06-17-2007, 07:32 AM

Where is the racing movie films footage of NASCAR's ( 2 ) race cars ( # 90 Truxmore Ford Torino and # 4 Olympia Beer Dodge Charger) during the 1976 24hrs. Le Mans ( racing movie films footage showing practice, time trials, race) Speedweek???

NASCAR doesn't have it??? NASCAR's Bill France Jr. started the race with the tri-colored French flag. It was a "NASCAR BIG DEAL" ???

Goodyear doesn't have it??? Their race tires was used on the NASCAR's ( 2 ) race cars.

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company doesn't have it??? Winston sponsor decals was on both of the race cars. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company paid for and handle the shipping (by ship freighter) of both ( # 90 and # 4 ) race cars and racing equipment.

# 90 Truxmore Ford Torino car owner Junie Donlavey and race drivers, Dick Brooks (deceased), Dick Hutcherson (deceased) doesn't have it??? #90 raced and dropped out after 10 hrs., because race car transmission problems (driver Dick Brooks couldn't fixed it on race track.

One of 24hrs. Le Mans race rule states, a towed race car back to pits, can' t be re-enter in the race after repairs.

# 4 Olympia Beer Dodge Charger car owner and drivers Hershel McGriff and son Doug McGriff doesn't have it??? # 4 only raced a couple laps before dropping out because of low octane (French) racing gasoline.

Union 76 Oil racing gasoline doesn't have it??? UNION 76 sponsor decals was on both of the race cars.
Because of 24 hrs. Le Mans racing rules, Union 76 high octane racing gasoline that is used in these big engine NASCAR's race cars wasn't allowed.

Low octane ( French ) racing gasoline was used and gave both race cars engine problems.

There's a strong rumor that Ford Motor Co. does have racing movie film footage of the 1976 24hrs. Le Mans Race and racing films footage of NASCAR's ( 2 ) race cars ( # 90 Truxmore Ford Torino and # 4 Olympia Beer Dodge Charger) during the 1976 24hrs. Le Mans ( racing films footage showing practice, time trials, race) Speedweek???

Car owners #90 Junie Donlavey and # 4 Hershel McGriff, their race drivers, and race crew members, went all over France and showing off their big engine race cars that made loud racing noised when it was running.
French race fans loved it!!!

The #90 pit crew members nickname their race car: "Herbie", after VW race car in the movie "Herbie, The Love Bug".

There was about a thousand professional cameramen and race fans with movie cameras at this event but no racing movie films footage of this is being shown???

When are they going to showed this important piece of racing film history??? In the year of 3000!!!

Here's (4) regular camera still photos from the French race fans.

capitalcity300 · 06-17-2007, 07:40 AM

Here's (3) more regular camera still photos from the French race fans.

**LongIslandJam** · 06-17-2007, 07:50 AM

Pretty neat stuff... Good timing with the LeMans here

Dwight Clock · 06-17-2007, 04:30 PM

CapitalCity, if there is anyone around who can answer your question, they are probably a regular on the Nostalgia forum at www.trackforum.com. Those guys amaze me at times. Click on forums on the left and then Nostalgia.