The much-missed Targa Florio was one of the greatest motorsport events of all time, and certainly one of the most demanding – at its peak it featured 10 laps of a 45-mile circuit of public roads, and almost 300 corners!
The 1965 race was an all-time classic, and the action and atmosphere is captured here in archive footage from the BP Video Library.
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The world-famous event attracted the most famous sportscar manufacturers, including Ferrari, Porsche, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Healey, Abarth and MG, and the most celebrated drivers from across Grand Prix, rally and endurance racing, with names like Graham Hill, Timo Makinen, Paddy Hopkirk, Jo Bonnier, Lorenzo Bandini and Rauno Aaltonen signing on to tackle the tortuous mountain circuit beneath a blistering Sicilian sun
The film shows the race build-up, the practice and the dramatic action of the race itself. Mouthwatering sequences of classic racing cars being pushed to the limit on dusty, narrow mountain roads are accompanied by roaring engines – especially the Big Banger prototypes - and fascinating commentary.
This colourful and nostalgic record of the 49th Targa echoes with the sounds of the classic sports prototypes of the day - Ferrari P2s and 275 LMs, GT40s, Porsche 904s, TZ Alfa Romeos - and captures forever the spirit of a bygone age in the history of motorsport.
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