12 Hours of Sebring - 1967

Coverage of the 1967 Sebring 12 Hours race compiled from various online sources. Replaced terrible music with engine sounds and slightly improved the ESPN footage.
Following a DNF due to engine failure at Daytona, Porsche 906-160 arrives at Sebring wearing green and white and the #39. Also present are the three other short-tail Einspritzrung cars; 906-157, 159, and of course, the tiger-striped 158 of Ed Hugus. Unfortunately, despite qualifying 19th, 906-160 DNF'ed due to accident damage. The car was then left with Joe Buzzetta for repair and two months later, it finished 1st in the under 2.0L class and 8th overall at Watkins Glen. Buzzetta campaigned the car for the remainder of the 1967 season with moderate success.

[@MrGaryGG48]

I really enjoy this format. I grew up listening to Chris Economaki's broadcasts and races all over the world. The TV broadcasts from those days weren't much better in quality even when they were new. It gives your coverage an authentic sense of those days. If I wasn't fortunate enough to catch one of these broadcasts my next best chance to read about the event came out at least a month later in Car & Driver or Road & Track. If you're old enough to remember those days, it really make you appreciate the access to live coverage and streaming race videos.
Thanks for some very good memories. Well done!!

[@DarinGC]

GT40 permanently cemented in history as an all time great.

[@reallyluckyoaklawn8306]

The “terrible music” you talk about, is that the 80s ESPN Speedworld music theme? at the start of a Glory Day’s episode? Or something else. The Speed World theme is wonderful, and always got me revved up to watch a motor racing broadcast! I miss it.

[@camerongreenwoodcrampakacgc.]

1967.
My favourite 12 Hours Of Sebring.
Apart from 1983, 1970 and many others.

[@mitchb2305]

Would be awesome if we could take one of today's TV cameras back into the 1960s. Get the whole race on film instead of a half-hour.