12.26.2009

SATURDAY SHOWCASE // THE 1970 SPANISH GRAND PRIX



Broadcast on the BBC2 between 1964 and 1975, Wheelbase was a television series that documented a number of automotive topics to include the most recent Grand Prix races.

Gordon Wilkins and Cliff Michelmore were amongst those that hosted the show, and it was one of the first programs to be shown in color on the BBC... [read more]

In the 1990's, Wheelbase was broadcast on ESPN Classic, highlighting a number of Grand Prix races from the late 1960's. Amongst those was the 1970 Spanish Grand Prix.

A race that saw Jackie Stewart collect yet another win, watch as a field of veritable F1 legends battle it out on the Circuito Permanente del Jarama, in Madrid, Spain.

Video: Camden Thrasher
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

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