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[*] posted on 1-5-2012 at 03:06 PM
1967 Film: 27 Hours to La Paz


Old 1967 film of the Inaugural Baja 1000, originally called the Mexican 1000. The Meyers Manx #10 won the event which the clip shows along with The Baja Boot and other legendary off road vehicles. Also includes footage of Motorcycle legends Malcolm Smith, J.N. Roberts, Larry Berquist etc... etc...






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[*] posted on 1-5-2012 at 05:35 PM


Very very cool find Ken... A very enjoyable 20 minutes. Fun to hear Jimmy Smith's name mentioned several times, too.



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[*] posted on 1-5-2012 at 06:31 PM


That was awesome, thanks for posting it!



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[*] posted on 1-6-2012 at 06:12 AM


This is indeed classic footage. Thanks!



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