Cool vid of 64 Fairlane in Nurburgring

[Geoff]

This is RAD. Some schmuck got enough balls and cash together in order to get his Holman Moody prepared 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 to Germany. The final goal? Attack Nurburgring.

Now, typically when you watch in-car “Ring” videos you hear small displacement motors with lots of valves screaming in a high pitched tone while you watch the driver smoothly caress the car through the track. It’s a ballet of sorts.

This is something different. This is an American monster literally attacking the track while the driver does his best to contain the power within. It’s not a ballet, it’s a war.

Check it out:


http://www.dogfightmag.com/2010/08/a-1964-fairlane-hits-nurburgring/

[OUTKAST]

Absolutely faken awesome 

[josh]

that thing is all over the track...love it

[Airjack]

In those days they were awesome cars, I used to go to Arlington and S.I.R. on the weekends

 to whatch the drags, when the Thunderbolts as they were known showed up everybody stood up.

[Bruce]

It's odd they used the short track.  Would have been nice to see them on the long track.  Although 260mph on the final straight is pretty impressive!

[Geoff]

It's odd they used the short track.  Would have been nice to see them on the long track.  Although 260mph on the final straight is pretty impressive!

that's 260 kph

[Bruce]

Strange that the good-'ol-boys would use metric!

Here's my favourite run at the 'ring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEnjqOjY0LA

Cool shot starting at 5:19....

[buddy boy]

choice !!