At the first Indy 500, there was a special section of teh small grandstand reserved for veterans of the Civil War.... This year with the 102nd 500 to be run, it is easy to forget just how long this great midwestern tradition has been going on. Puts things like the Super Bowl, the NBA playoffs and Stanley Cup in historical perspective.

@BarnDoorProductions

5 жыл бұрын

The Stanley Cup was first awarded in 1893. That'd be before there actually were automobiles. I've been watching Indy 500s since the 1960s, though, so don't get me wrong.

@noviranger239

5 жыл бұрын

Kurt Busch is doing something similar. He is giving 100 veterans tickets for every race.

Making History !! And they didn’t even know it. Gotta love it. They’re all heroes in my book.

Cool vid sure has come a long way in less than 100 years! I can't imagine what we might be like 100 years from now.

First song is "The Liberty Bell." A march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1893.

The Mercer Type 35R Racabout was in this race, punching above its weight and beating some cars with much larger engines. One of the greatest American cars in pre-war times.

99 years to the day before Sunday's 500... The only things that HAVEN'T changed are the layout of the track, four wheels and an engine...and the spirit of competition.

Thank goodness people filmed these events and the films preserved for future generations. Also thank you very much for including them here on utube.

And now for something completely different. It's.... MONTY PYTHON'S AUTOMOTIVE CIRCUS!!!

And the car is still on show!!!

@don312000

Ай бұрын

I saw it in the IMS Museum a few years ago--75 mph average doesn't seem very fast by modern standards, but I almost flew across the room just looking at that car sitting still. Amazing that someone hung onto that thing for almost seven hours!!

This is great, thanks for posting! I had no idea that this film existed, what a historic treasure.

I just read the book "Blood and Smoke", which is about the beginnings of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the first Indy 500. Anybody interested in this race needs to read it...it's a fascinating story.

A survivalist of the carnage. Harroun, though he certainly deserved it, there weren't too many cars left. He will deservedly go down as the First winner. I've never been to a Indianapolis 500. I did fly over the track many years ago. It's huge! It's on my bucket list.

I saw the winning car at the Hall of Fame Museum today. It looked just as good as it did 101 years ago.

I was at this race with Lee Petty's dad and Bill France Sr. Sr., and it was my turn to buy the round, and I remember going up to the stand and being like "what", you want 5 cents for a cup of beer?

@mgn5667

5 жыл бұрын

thats alot of money...

@Brand3nThund3r

4 жыл бұрын

How are you alive

@kernal5183

3 жыл бұрын

@@Brand3nThund3r people can be old and use KZread

@Kevin-VP

3 жыл бұрын

@@kernal5183 he'd be around 120 if he was born in 1911

@pinedelgado4743

7 ай бұрын

Lee Petty and Bill France were of the NASCAR persuasion. 😉

Thank you for posting this... so quaint, yet so incredibly dangerous! It amazes me that so much good video was captured from so many different angles over 100 years ago. I wonder if the photographers realized the historical significance of the event, or if they thought it was just a passing trend.

Nobody expects the Indianapolis 500!

I laughed thinking about the Upper Class Twit of the Year races on Monty Python.

Great footage

1:42 GO! Bob Burman, make Kingston Michigan proud!

Vanderbiltcup, I just figured out from another one of your videos that ALCO stands for American Locomobile Company. Now I understand the significance of highlighting this car since it should have been one of the favored cars to win since ALCO had done so well in Vanderbilt Cup Races. I am building up a 1915 Model T speedster which I hope will attain 45 mph. I cannot imagine driving at speeds approaching 100 miles in one of these cars. Incredible!

Nice video and images!! 😃

thanks!!!!

seems we are related then. He is my grandmothers cousin. Merna Harroun from Spokane Washington

Monty Python's Indy 500!

@Boamonster1

9 жыл бұрын

Hailey Shannon That would be brilliant!!!!

@timmmahhhh

8 жыл бұрын

The Liberty Bell March by Sousa was popular before Python used it but yes the Flying Circus show made it infamous. Cool to think the theme song of one of the most British of shows uses a song by the king of American Marches.

@noviranger239

5 жыл бұрын

How Not To Land An Orbital Indy 500

@russellmurray3964

5 жыл бұрын

I kept expecting a giant foot to come down from out of the sky.

@pinedelgado4743

4 жыл бұрын

GOOD ONE, HAILEY SHANNON!!!!!!!!

Look, that’s not an “explosion”… it’s just a rapid unscheduled engine failure

Imagens belíssimas!

Increíble, benditas cámaras! 👍

REAL MEN 👍💪👍 REAL CARS 👍🚘👍

I just saw this car today!!!!

How could anyone see with all that dirt kicked up? Crazy! There is a fine line between brave and just stupid.

Assistindo em 2017 !!!

Passou ontem aqui no acre

It would be cool if there were events that still did races in vehicles built about this same way and speed (at least most things similar and with a limited engine or whatever). (Though with some added safety features of course.) That isn't a thing that's done anywhere I assume?

Thank you Howard, do you have any videos from Civil War era?

the driver ray harroun i found out is my great great uncle...i found that quite amazing

@Moon-magic109

2 жыл бұрын

That comment was from 10 years ago…..wow, time flies

History being made kiddies. Best keep in mind that if we didn't have a history, you wouldn't have a future.

@mgn5667

5 жыл бұрын

right ! only a present

cooool

What's the second song?

Why is it that every old film is played back way too fast, especially after it's been captured in digital form. Aside from not seeing the people walking around at warp speed, It would be interesting to see the cars in real-time. If some newbie stumbled upon this, he/she might think they were doing 120+ mph back then, which they were far from.

@patrickfarrell4678

9 жыл бұрын

ydoucare55 There's no control over the speed, I'm not an expert, but it has something to do with the equipment used back then, which sped things up.

@TIMEtoRIDE900

8 жыл бұрын

+ydoucare55 You can play KZread at half speed . . . or 1/4

@VooDooRocketry

8 жыл бұрын

+ydoucare55 Back in those days the motor for the speed was the hand of the operator.....some maintained a quicker roll, others slower.....but few, if any, kept the same speed constantly. Even trying to get some semblence of consistency will be a painful exercise for anyone no matter how good the editing skills.

@robertnussberger2028

5 жыл бұрын

I think if you play the video slower, the frames would be choppier because of the speed frame shots from the original film camera. We came a long way with our frame rates.

Two people in the car?

Vanderbiltcup, Great video. 2 months later, I am still wondering what the second song is and who was the composer. I don't care about Monty Python's Flying Circus since I have never seen it and do not intend to ever see it. I think the John Phillip Sousa song is great.

@CNMS501

2 жыл бұрын

From the notes above: Music in this video Learn more Listen ad-free with KZread Premium Song Liberty Bell March Artist The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Album Meet Me at the Fair (Music of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair) Licensed to KZread by TuneCore (on behalf of Gaslight Records); UMPG Publishing, and 1 Music Rights Societies Song The Favorite Artist The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Album Meet Me at the Fair (Music of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair)

@pinedelgado4743

Жыл бұрын

You don't intend to watch MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS???? You just don't know what you're missing! 😁

@ibsoarin

Жыл бұрын

@@pinedelgado4743 I have subsequently seen the movie and admit it is was worth watching.

Mechanician?

@hhoward14

5 жыл бұрын

I think that term has been in use in the British Royal Navy, and maybe still is...

@mgn5667

5 жыл бұрын

@@hhoward14 mechanism...lol

Some of those cars make me think they are powered by steam generated by wood burning boilers cause of the smoke!

Formula E, Indycar and IMSA are so good than F1 and NASCAR

@trep1911 afraid not. my family lost alot of the wealth we were supossed ti hace in the depression. my great great grand father sold all the memiebila etc.

sorry I dont but the folks might.

I believe his average lap time was 75 mph

@aintnoway686

2 жыл бұрын

overage overall speed was 75 so i think the lap times were quicker

who is watching 2017

@adampetten5349

6 жыл бұрын

Dead Pixel 2018

weird to hear the music here if you only know it from monty python's flying circus ;) any second i was expecting to see john cleese in a pink bikini lying on a mahagony desk saying "and now to something completely different"

Lemon curry?

How many drivers died from smoke inhalation?Lung cancer maybe?How much💰💰💰 for the winner?

@aintnoway686

2 жыл бұрын

Harroun was given $10,000 for the win according to racing reference

really? so you know the hendrick family?

@bryjb10

4 жыл бұрын

How are the Hendricks tied to the Harroun’s ?