Jaguar C-Type Storytime with Phil Hill's Chassis 007!
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Learn all about the Le Mans winning Jaguar C-Types, as John gets up close and personal with Phil Hill's example from 1952 at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV.
All of this was made possible by the generosity of the Drive Toward A Cure organization that brings awareness to and raises funds for those living with Parkinson’s Disease.
Learn more about Drive Toward A Cure: www.drivetowardacure.org
Visit the National Automobile Museum: www.automuseum.org
Check out the art of Kelly Telfer: www.telferdesign.com
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Wow, NOBODY gets across the romance & excitement & reverence and plain-old love of those times, and the guys who drove, and why they MATTER, like Ficarra. Thanks, John.
Thanks John
I’ve had Parkinson’s since I was in my early 20’s and in my mid 40’s now
That group does amazing work and what a great car.
Out of all the car guys on here, I know that I can always trust what you say about cars as you have the drive and passion. Keep up the great work
And know I’m not letting this disease stop me as I’m building a lotus replica in the garage with my kid.
The ONLY BITS OF HISTORY I want 2 hear from Mr. Ficarra is Anything Italian preferably about underhanded, rumored or whispered futuristic engineering.... Seriously john is #1 story teller on vinwiki...Love all ur stories John
Ficarra Classics has become my absolute favorite CZcams channel. Your knowledge, passion and enthusiasm for all things automotive is purely infectious. Thanks John, what a great story about the Jaguar XK-120C and Phil Hill, and thanks Kelly Telfer for donating a masterpiece to a totally worthy cause!
Legend has it Ficarra is still sitting in this Jaguar today.
My grandfather died of Parkinson's, I donated in his memory. Love the videos John!
Great video! I was born in 1955 and my Dad and I watched a lot of racing (I guess it was Wide world of Sports). Phi Hill, Dan Gurney, Fangio, Stirling Moss were my boyhood heroes. As a Canadian, I especially loved the American drivers as they just seemed so much closer to home. Phil Hill and Dan Gurney were my two favourites
Cheers and Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!
Those gentlemen were my heroes as well when I started kart racing in 1960. Later I had an E-Type in college.
There are few better story tellers than John Ficarra. Love his desire to share all of this racing history with us.
No one gives an automotive history lesson like JF 👍
John Ficarra IS the best automotive story teller today!
Thanks for bringing Phil Hill back into our collective minds. He was a fearless and focused driver and represented the sport in a positive light with class. Cheers 🇨🇦
I met Phil at Laguna Seca the first year Jaguar was the featured car at the Monterey Historic races, back in the 1970s. At that venue he drove the Briggs Cunningham Jaguar D-Type.
Spoke to both Phil and Briggs. The memory of a lifetime.
Those race car driver are Legends. Not full face helmet, no safety, insane speed, no windscreen, drum brakes, manual transmission also. Legend. Also thank you for he story about mr Phil Hill, i always hear about him but never really heard his story. Greetings from Bali John
Geeky automotive facts on a Sunday morning! Doesn’t get much better. Great video supporting an even better cause.
Thank god!!!!
Well done automotive history lesson! Loving the content and frequency! They would have to have security pry me out of that seat if I was lucky enough to sit in it! Go Ficarra, keep moving forward!
Love this, so glad to see this car still around.
Great museum! Visited a few years ago and came away very impressed
Great car, great cause, very illuminating
Looking good John.
STORYTIME!!!
Thanks John.
This video and indeed channel deserves far more subscribers , A really and excellent video on a car I love , the C and D Jaguars and the Aston Martin DBR1 represent some of the greatest Sports Racers ever - Superb Video John
Top work, John, as always. When considering cars and motorsports, I've always thought I was born 20 years too late. I think we were cut from the same cloth. Keep it up!
Another very insightful and informative video Professor . A bonus feature- THE TELFER
Great story. Terrific delivery. Wonderfully significant vehicle/ history. And can’t get over the Graham Hill mustache effect. LoL 👍. 😎
Absolutely incredible video
I always loved your Le mans stories please do more of them
Great lesson! Thanks John!
Glad you liked it!
Another great episode, John! Your knowledge on all things automotive is unsurpassed. Brilliant stuff...Maybe we will see my old '63 C2 on here one day...
Love geeky facts
Thank you for this video and for bringing awareness to Parkinson's. I lost my father to it in 2020.
this was awesome! great history and for a great cause. By the way, that was 14 minutes of a continuous take that was awesome!
you gotta know your stuff to do that in one take. As a musician I noticed.
Another great episode! I know you gave it back without a scratch lol
Beautiful and impressive, thanks for the history and information.
great video, thank you
Excellent video! Keep it up John!
Awesome!
Thanks for another great video.
John Ficarra getting a little excited belongs pretty high up into the more desirable parts of the internet, that's for sure.
Can you imagine the difference in weight balance between a full and empty tank of fuel? 48 gallons! What?! 🧐 that’s over 350lbs over the back wheels!
They net MG have A and B. 😉
what is that red machine behind you in that other room John?
The world's first jet propulsion land speed car, the 1960 Flying Caduceus. 7000hp. It's a sight to behold.
@@FicarraClassic Thank you for the quick reply, i'll check it out
You said you were excited but it didn't show.
is that a gold plated delorean in the background
Yes sir! The National museum has some crazy stuff!
@@FicarraClassic can you still clean it with a brillo pad