Freeze Frames From Early

Freeze Frames From Early '60's 8MM Film Footage

It is, at best, difficult to do much with those old 8MM movies people used to take at home or at other impportant events in their lives. Grainy at best, trying to isolate particular frames is one giant pain in the keister. Thanks to a generous donation of footage from Robert Brown, I have done what I could to get around fifty frames off that footage. Wherever possible, if I think I recognize a car, I will supply a better photo with the frame. This is where I really miss my friend Cho Lee, who could have done a much better job identifying cars than I. Almost every frame comes from behind chain link fence.

I think this is Freddy Mills of Groveton, NH - a regular at the Northeastern Speedway in Lower Waterford. Photo From Cho Lee	The lead car is that strange sedan Marty Harty brought to the track. Driver could have been Roger Lancey or Ernie Gahan. The car number 28 9/10 came from the price of gas at sponsor Ralph Atkins' station in Troy, NH. Photo From Cho Lee	Can't make out much in these frames. Same 3 cars.	Can't make out much here either.
Any ideas ?	A different yellow car.	Wayne Vincent leads the way in the V1, from Burlington. He would be seriously injured in that car at the track later. Photo From Terry Keith	I only recognize Fred Mills [lasdt on the outside]. Photo From Cho Lee
The car in third place is the purple 32, probably John Gammell. Photo From Mark Austin	The car 53 is MIke Osborne; the next car is the Libero Buzzi 93 with either Tony Collicchio or Larry Granger. Photo From Mark Austin	The Buzzi car again. Photo From Mark Austin	Vincent leads the way.
Heat field on the backstretch.	Pretty sure Mills is third and Gammell is right behind him.	Turn four...that's about all I can say.	I can recognize the Harty 28 9/10. Photo From Cho Lee

Action on the backstretch. The last car is one of the George Hay cars. Photo From Cho Lee	The third place car is #65, from Barre. One driver was Bob Perry. Photo From Cho Lee Different version of the 65 car.	Action that includes the Harty 28 9/10, among others.	A nice frame, I just don't know the cars.
More action. Car 54 [in 4th] was sometimes driven by gammell [but not here]. Photo From Mark Austin	The lead car looks a lot like a #9 Norm Cyr had around that time. Photo From Cyr Family Lee Cyr with driver Rex Shattuck.	Thecream yellow car is the George Barber - owned 46 of Roy "Pappy" Forsyth. Ladabouche Photo The Barber 46 restored.	Great frame of close action.
The Forsyth car takes to the inside.	Vincent on the inside.	The Harty car takes to the inside, leading the Hay car.	The Forsyth car runs alone.
The last [black] car is possibly the X of Bill McDonald, from Colchester.[No photo]	More action with the McDonald car, the car 54 and more.	Freddy Mills chases 54.	Gammell 32 ahead of Perry 65.

The most recognizable cars are the 65 of Perry and Forsyth's 46.	There is some possibility that the red car leading might be the 21NH of Stach Hunt, although I am not at all sure of that car's color. Emilio Girelli is in the 2nd car. Photo From Mark Austin	If you plan on using any of these remember that the smaller the photo size, the better it'll look. Remember they won't print out very well.	I have no idea who that all yellow coupe was or what its number was.
Another nice shot when kept smaller size.	Another field at speed.	I love the shots from this angle. You can make out Denny Dearborn's 7 [white car] in the middle.	I love the shots from this angle. You can make out John Gammell's Gordon Fitzgerald - owned 32 in the middle.
Here, we can make out the . Pelletier 51 of Russ Ingerson and Dwayne Remick's R1 beside.	Here, we can make out the . LIbero Buzzi 93 of Larry Granger.	Dearborn, Gammell, and that all yellow car.	All hell breaks loose.
Emilio Girelli's car is towed off the track.	The last of the footage was this large group, assembled in front of the stands. I don't know if it is a meeting or a big argument.	Recognize anyone ? Please let me know.	B'duh b'duh, b'duh that's all folks !