Author Topic: Were all the SAAC conventions filmed from the very first one till now ?  (Read 1430 times)

shelby69

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Was just wondering if all the SAAC conventions were filmed from the very beginning till now  ?  Are they available  anywhere ?

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Re: Were all the SAAC conventions filmed from the very first one till now ?
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2020, 01:03:59 AM »
Not commercially. Probably some old 8mm exists of the early ones. Home video & digital cameras didn't exist yet. I've got slides from #1. I remember a panorama photo at one of the early ones where people ran from the starting end to the far end so they showed up twice in the picture.
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Re: Were all the SAAC conventions filmed from the very first one till now ?
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2020, 08:13:51 AM »
I was at SAAC 25 (Lime Rock 2000) they had that guy and his camera there, he did photos of the years/types of cars as they were parked in groups around the track.  My car was in the '67 Shelby group. 

The earlier one was SAAC 7 Great Gorge NJ 1982 that one was all Shelby's gathered with some Cobra's in front. 

I have framed color prints of both events.  The prints are about 53 x 9.5 inches.
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'67 Shelby Headlight Bucket Grommets https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=254.0
'67 Shelby Lower Grille Edge Protective Strip https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1237.0

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Re: Were all the SAAC conventions filmed from the very first one till now ?
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2020, 10:08:45 AM »
Ok. Thanks. Ill check youtube maybe some are there..

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Re: Were all the SAAC conventions filmed from the very first one till now ?
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2020, 12:50:55 PM »
there are some vhs tapes out there  ......i have a few of them but cannot remember which convention they were from likely before 16 ..  fun to watch and people spot
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Re: Were all the SAAC conventions filmed from the very first one till now ?
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2020, 11:14:10 AM »
   The first time SAAC was at the Brickyard, I recall somebody in front of me with a camera filming our group going down the back straight.  I asked back then if anybody had some film to share in a Snakebite bulletin.  Alas, no reply.