A very rare photo in Nordschleife, and i had colored it

[rachaderua]

Hello..i had found this one in emule while i was searching for some nordschleife stuff. This is a very rare photo, might be in the 50´s or earlier....

The car as you guys will see is a Ferrari, very old but i don´t know what model, If someone knows please tell us :D. I also don´t know who is the driver who is very hard to say as the photo don´t show too much his face, but searching for the car model and his number we can have some names.

As it was in black/white colours, i tried to colorize it. I am not professional. As i can´t rate my own job, i would like you guys rate it, tell criticizes or anything. It would be usefull to me :D

The first one is the original image, and the one right bellow is the one i had colored.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/veilsidebr/1961germangpnurburgring-wolfgangvontripsferrari156.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/veilsidebr/b6f64bbb.jpg

[budagboy2]

looks like the front of the new f430

[X-ale]

That's prolly Phil Hill and the year is 1961.

http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/images/fer156.jpg
http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/images/fer156t.jpg

"Ferrari joined the rear-engine revolution with the Ferrari 156 "Sharknose". Designed by new engineer Carlo Chiti. The chassis was a tubular spaceframe that while not in the same league with designs created by Lotus and BRM it proved serviceable. The star of this car was the 120 degrees V6 engine that was a developed for the new regulations. The angle of the cylinder blocks allowed for the engine to have a lower center of gravity. Because the engine was substantially wider its rear placement was deemed necessary. Another striking feature of the new engine was its relative light weight, weighing 30 lbs. lighter than the four-cylinder Coventry-Climax engine still being used by the British teams.

While the British teams argued about the necessity of the new formula Ferrari had a brand new car and engine to start the season. The cars first season bore fruit with five victories out of seven races including a 1-2-3-4 finish at Spa. Only tremendous victories at Monaco and the Nurburgring by Stirling Moss could stop the red cars. The World Championship was a battle between Phil Hill and von Tripp and was won by American Phil Hill. His three victories providing the winning margin. Unfortunately the successful season was marred by the tragic death of Hill's teammate, Wolfgang von Tripp and 14 spectators at Monza. The lack of a competitive engine for the British teams changed in 1962 and Ferrari failed to win a race. Ferrari was also racked by internal politics which resulted in the departure of eight top Ferrari executives including Carlo Chiti. The Ferrari 156 continued to be used for two more years with John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini scoring single wins in 1963 and 1964 respectively."

:arrow: more here (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.mv?file=car.mv&num=129) :!:

Good job on the colors. :)

[BADMIHAI]

You missed a few spots, but overall nice job! The picture is stunning in original form!

[davide]

hey cool, I didn't know you could do stuff like that.

looks damn cool too me.

[sameerrao]

Yes it is 156 sharknose

[SilviaEvo]

looks cool

[rachaderua]

That's prolly Phil Hill and the year is 1961.

http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/images/fer156.jpg
http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/images/fer156t.jpg

"Ferrari joined the rear-engine revolution with the Ferrari 156 "Sharknose". Designed by new engineer Carlo Chiti. The chassis was a tubular spaceframe that while not in the same league with designs created by Lotus and BRM it proved serviceable. The star of this car was the 120 degrees V6 engine that was a developed for the new regulations. The angle of the cylinder blocks allowed for the engine to have a lower center of gravity. Because the engine was substantially wider its rear placement was deemed necessary. Another striking feature of the new engine was its relative light weight, weighing 30 lbs. lighter than the four-cylinder Coventry-Climax engine still being used by the British teams.

While the British teams argued about the necessity of the new formula Ferrari had a brand new car and engine to start the season. The cars first season bore fruit with five victories out of seven races including a 1-2-3-4 finish at Spa. Only tremendous victories at Monaco and the Nurburgring by Stirling Moss could stop the red cars. The World Championship was a battle between Phil Hill and von Tripp and was won by American Phil Hill. His three victories providing the winning margin. Unfortunately the successful season was marred by the tragic death of Hill's teammate, Wolfgang von Tripp and 14 spectators at Monza. The lack of a competitive engine for the British teams changed in 1962 and Ferrari failed to win a race. Ferrari was also racked by internal politics which resulted in the departure of eight top Ferrari executives including Carlo Chiti. The Ferrari 156 continued to be used for two more years with John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini scoring single wins in 1963 and 1964 respectively."

:arrow: more here (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.mv?file=car.mv&num=129) :!:

Good job on the colors. :)

very usefull, pretty thanx dude :D