Some FINE Old 8mm Film (Sebring 1958)

The link is to an Etceterini Blog page, and thanks again to The Chicane Blog for the link.  If you were  paying attention to sports car racing in the late 1950's, you'll recognize some of the drivers, cars, and teams at Sebring.

http://www.cliffreuter.com/etceteriniSuzyDietrichVideosPage.htm

The small Modified classes in the SCCA were well-suppored in the Upper Midwest in the late 1950's into the late 1960's: Chuck and Suzy Dietrich, Al Beasley, and "Doc" M.R.J. Wylie (to name three) had very competitive, beautifully prepared, cars.  Suzy often ran in "Ladies Races" because she shared the car for the weekend with Chuck.  But she also competed with men, and in international events.  Both Dietrichs were fast.  Here's a 15-minute interview with Suzy Dietrich in her later years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E_RYDW3EeQ

Suzy Dietrich with her blown MG TC.

Chuck and Suzy Dietrich taking a victory lap in his Elva Mk. VII at Mid-Ohio, probably in 1965.  While Chuck stuck
mostly to Elvas, Suzy drove a wide variety of production and modified cars.  He won the G Modified Championship in
a Bobsy in 1963.  A year earlier, "Doc" Wylie won the same class in a Lola.  Dietrich's customary competition number
was 57, which appears on his early Elvas in the videos in the Suzy Dietrich Collection.