Product Details

• Actors: World's Greatest F1 Cars
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Duke
• DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000687EL
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,155 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
An impressive visual encyclopedia, The World's Greatest F1 Cars covers the first 50 years of Formula One racing. The DVD begins with the stories of the Bugatti T51 and the Delage GP, which were basically stripped-down sports cars. Grand Prix aficionados will be thrilled with the detailed footage and narration on 103 cars ranging from early models like the Alfa Romeo 158, in which Giuseppe "Nino" Farina roared to the first F1 world title, to the Lotus 72 Ford (1970), which was the first car to try to achieve better aerodynamic downforce through body design, to the modern Ferrari 1996-2000. The DVD can be watched as a whole or can be broken down car by car. Also included is a "Classic F1 Experience" in which you race along via a camera mounted above the driver's helmet. The World's Greatest F1 Cars is an amazingly thorough ride through F1 history. --Dana Van Nest

From the Back Cover
Alfa Romeo, Benetton, Brabham, BRM, Cooper, Ferrari, Lancia, Lotus, Maserati, Matra, McLaren, Mercedes, Tyrell, Vanwall, Williams... Great manufacturers who have all earned their place in motorsport history for winning either a driver or constructor's World Championship during the first 50 years of Formula One. Now, with the aid of digital technology, you can learn more about these legendary marques through an exciting blend of modern action, technical close-ups, and historic race footage, all accompanied by a detailed narration.

Archive highlights includes such gems as Stirling Moss stopping for a drink during the 1957 GP and the superb duel between Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux in the '79 French GP. But from Formula One's ancestors in the 1930s right up to the sophisticated machines of today, the real stars of the show are the cars, glorious cars! 125 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great DVD, September 13, 2003

By	Gavin McAllister "lfclad2002" (Ireland) - See all my reviews

'The World's Greatest Formula One Cars' is a great DVD. It is about all of the best Grand Prix cars that have ever raced in Formula One, cars like Ferrari, Cooper, Lotus, McLaren, Brabham, BRM, Williams and many others. There is a lot of information on cars that even raced before F1 including the 1930's battles between Mercedes Benz and Auto Union. The DVD starts with the Grand Prix Car from 1920 and continues right up through the years until it reaches Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F2000. There is a lot of great footage on the DVD including the famous battle between Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux for second place in the 1979 French Grand Prix. This is a great DVD and any fan of Formula One should buy it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Thorough history, but not the most exciting F1 footage, July 18, 2007

By	Dying Fetus Mike - See all my reviews

I think this is a very well put together history of F1, with some content that overlaps other DVDs I have but this title seems much more complete. However, in this video you will spend a lot of time looking at parked cars while listening to a narrative of their accomplishments, leaving a bit to be desired as far as seeing them in action on track from the cockpit or the tv cameras. The extra features include some text describing interesting incidents of various champion drivers - this is again the kind of material I would have preferred to see, not read about.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fronm Amature to Pro. , April 2, 2006

By	Tradeand5 "tradeand5" (Planet Z) - See all my reviews

I am a F-1 Car collector as well as Racer. I have been looking for comrehensive F1 history cars in DVD format for a long time. This, is no doubt the best DVDs on F1 cars there is along with book Formula1 1950-today is MUST for any amature F1 fan to professionals. See you in France~!!!!