1950s Endurance
Rare endurance footage from the 1950s — interviews, studio sessions, and behind-the-scenes clips. We're actively searching for footage — check back soon.
Music in the 1950s
The 1950s marked the birth of the modern sports car and the dawn of the American muscle era. European marques like Ferrari, Porsche, and Mercedes-Benz were building lightweight road racers that would become some of the most valuable automobiles in history, while across the Atlantic, Chevrolet introduced the Corvette and the seeds of the horsepower wars were being planted. Footage from this era is exceptionally rare — most of what survives comes from factory promotional films, newsreels covering events like Le Mans and the Mille Miglia, and the occasional home movie shot at local drag strips.
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Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – British bands Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to...
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