ORIGINAL KEN MILES FOOTAGE | TESTING SHELBY COBRA | Let's Go Racing!

A compilation of race footage featuring Ken miles and Carroll Shelby testing the Shelby Cobra 289 (skip to 7:55 to see Cobra) | straight from the Petersen Archive.
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[@danielkanewske8473]

This is awesome! Thx for posting.

[@PetersenMuseum]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roobenay]

@@PetersenMuseum What year was this film documented?

[@hkguitar1984]

@@PetersenMuseum Thanks again, so glad this was documented. Today's generation has no idea how much they've missed or been denied. I miss the '60s & '70s.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

During the early 70's when I was a teenager (before Cobras became million dollar cars) I got to go for a ride in a real 427 Cobra! It was cramped, uncomfortable, windy, hot, a stiff and rough ride and incredibly loud . . The best automotive experience I've ever had!!

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hi, here's a video of this young fellow's test ride. KZbin video: THIS 1965 SHELBY COBRA IS FASTER THAN A LAMBORGHINI

[@philmullins136]

Great story.

[@johnwilcox3013]

My grandmother was best friends with a lady whose husband owned a hardwood flooring manufacturing plant, Harris -Tarkett, they were very wealthy and had a son who was a very cool guy, he had a 1965 AC SHELBY COBRA 427. Allan their son was a mountain climber, and went on and expedition to Mount Killamenjarro, tragically he was killed in 1982. His Cobra sat in the garage for 21 years, under a car cover, his father had died a few years after he did and in 2003, his mother was going to go live with her daughters family in Oregon, and wanted to sell the car. I had over the years kept it washed and detailed, filled with gas etc at his parents request because they knew that i was an avid car enthusiast and had several hot rods myself, so she asked me if i would help her find a buyer and get it ready to sell. Naturally i jumped at the opportunity and told her i would make sure everything got taken care of properly. I took the wheels off and had new tires put on them, i put new brakes on it, changed the oil, filters plugs , wires , cap , rotor points everything , its purred like a freakin Lion!!!! I not only got to drive it for a test run around their neighborhood, but after i found a buyer that i felt like was legitimate and honest, i got to drive it from Johnson City, Tn to Charlotte, NC. TO MEET THE BUYER AND CLOSE THE DEAL. I WILL ONLY SAY THIS, THERE IS NO WAY TO DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE, NO WAY TO DESCRIBE HOW POWERFUL AND FAST THAT CAR ACTUALLY WAS!!!! IF FORCED TO LAY IT OUT IN TWO WORDS, THEY WOULD BE ..... HOLY SHIT!!!!

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Ken Miles (November 1, 1918 - August 17, 1966), aged 47 You will be remembered as a legend

[@patricaomas8750]

Surely he'll be remembered because he is a legend?

[@winstonrocco1981]

Wish I could go back to this era what a wonderful time in America

[@TheFarCobra]

“Lloyd Bridges?!? Surely you can’t be serious!” “A am serious, and don’t call me Shirley”

[@davidmitchell7439]

Great to see Ken Miles after the recent Le Mans ‘66 film brought him into the public’s gaze. He is a forgotten man here in the UK and never received the recognition he truly deserves. Was interesting to see him with James Drury who sadly passed away recently. My mums favourite actor from his “Virginian” days alongside “Trampas” Doug McClure. She never missed an episode and I remember fondly watching as a kid!

[@glennbailey9165]

So many happy memories in one old television show! This needs to be show in every rest home. The car guys and gals would be in heaven!

[@1rexman]

I came to see ken in the cobra. Didn't know I was in for an awesome history lesson with some incredible footage, and with Loyd Bridges!!! This was great!!! Now, to share to my dad and other car friends.

[@tomp1612]

Same here, I expected a few minutes of Ken Miles, this other stuff is a nice surprise. It looks like they span a few years, in the mid 60's. Jenkins Chevy II is shown at the 66 Winternationals. I think it was only that paint scheme for the 66 Winternationals, and he was in an all white car in 67.

[@alexander1485]

just call it "Wonderful World of Wheels - with some clips of Ken Miles testing a Cobra"

[@chrisdaigle5410]

7:55 for Cobra footage

[@nickaranzabal2773]

Thx

[@julianneale6128]

Englishman in an English sports car. AC Cobra, Jag E-Type, Ausitn Healey 300, Aston Martin DB5, the list goes on. The Brits really knew how to design and build cars back then, and still do!

[@wutang9068]

Fantastic! The 60's was the last of the golden era of hot rodding. Thanks so much for posting this!!

[@Ancient_Child]

What an era, the car culture back then was wicked! I loved the small cameo of the Munsters car! Thanks for the archival video.

[@markfurney3670]

That was a cool car

[@subbie333]

When I was 6 years old in 1966 I got a slot car set, probably 1:24 or 1:32, with a Shelby Cobra and a C2 Corvette. It didn't last long and when my parents couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, they threw it out. Fast forward about 6 years and I discovered a friend had an HO-scale slot car set and I was hooked. My first set was just before Aurora came out (at the moment, can't remember that brand name), so, my set had some realistic (and not futuristic-looking or European) cars - including the Ford GT like in the "Ford vs Ferrari" movie. It is green so naturally I named it "Froggy". In high school a friend sold me his set and my collection grew to about 125 feet of track and about 40-50 cars. I still have all of that in storage and need to move into a place where I have room to set it up. I am not really a car buff, so, I did not know the history of the GT until I saw the movie about a year ago and recognized it. While watching "Ford vs Ferrari", I couldn't get over how weird it's rear end looked in the races.

[@Kellsboro]

Lloyd voice over "hey, how about those wild pants. Actual Fabian is wearing protective racing chaps ... off the races." What a different era with these segments. Thank you for sharing these archives as they're a treasure trove of goodness.

[@kevinpatrick8788]

very cool footage especially the part with ken miles testing the cobra . seeing fabien racing the go karts was great too.

[@ScottHillsmusclecargarage]

This is some golden oldies. I especially enjoyed the early dragracing footage. Thanks so much for posting!

[@hotchihuahua1546]

It’s my “Mechanized tranquilizer “ ……. I’ll have to remember that line next time someone asked me why I drive an AC Cobra ! Lol

[@chestrockwell8328]

The title is a bit "click bait-ish" But I smiled all the way through, ;)

[@ronanrogers4127]

To think that Ken Miles died at the Riverside track not long after this, driving Ford’s J-7, and Jim Drury the actor with him only died last week, early April 2020

[@MexicanBagpiper96]

I don't know why, but hearing Miles' voice for the first time was somewhat satisfying.

[@stewartw.9151]

And no Brummie accent BTW - as I always knew, but the movie makers recently do not in Ford v Ferrari!

[@MexicanBagpiper96]

@@stewartw.9151 Wasn't he from Birmingham though? Or pretty close to it?

[@DavidLarsen78]

WOW! I've been looking for something like this for years! Thank You! Had no idea Ken Miles sounded like that irl. Very cool!

[@hesstwentyone]

Just when you think you've seen everything, in rolls Lloyd Bridges in a Hot Wheels car.

[@SuperHeliboy]

hesstwentyone Hot Wheels Silhouette.

[@jaydavis155]

@@SuperHeliboy The Hot Wheels debuted in 1968. The Silhouette was an existing show car built by Bill Cushenberry. Cushenberry also built the Car Craft Dream Rod which Hot Wheels marketed as 'Python.' Some other well known show cars and rods made the sixteen cut. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's 'Beatnik Bandit," Tognotti's "King T" marketed as "Hot Heap, " the Alexander Brothers' "Deora."

[@SupergurlKara]

@@jaydavis155 Of course I built the 1/25 scale AMT model kits of the Silhouette, the Deora and the drag version of the Piranha. And had slot car versions of a Chaparral and a Cheetah.

[@m.s.saraswathisomashekar8235]

I feel very sad that he is not there with us today 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@stevefowler2112]

Ahh the 60's...I was born in '57 so this was my childhood.

[@SupergurlKara]

Me too, boomer.

[@cobra02411]

Love it! This has to be 1965 ish. Breedlove's crash was Oct 64 I think, but at the end it looks like a 66 Impala wagon. He's rumored to have said "And for my next trick I'm going to set myself on fire" upon exiting the wreck...

[@ianmangham4570]

Unmistakable upperclass chin of ken 🇬🇧 🙏Hard as nails that guy,no fear 😨

[@animefan1929]

Great footage. I always enjoy watching these archival videos.

[@PetersenMuseum]

Glad you like them!

[@ImTHATguy...]

It was cool to see Ken off the track and having fun with his son. Something that never gets shown. Also, imagine riding shotgun in that Cobra with no windshield/race screen at full speed on the track! I'm a little too tall for mine, and at 70 mph on the highway my forehead gets quite the breeze sticking up above my full sized windshield. Lol.

[@todddanner3614]

That was just fantastic guys! Thank for Sharing this classic.

[@audreydavis7761]

Lots of fun stuff in here!

[@johnc.swanson6269]

Bongos, always with the bongos on the sound track back in the day!

[@markt-tb8496]

Great period stuff - and Lloyd Bridges is a bonus. Thanks for posting

[@AaronJohnson-kx7nn]

Something about sitting all the way back on rear tires just makes something very special..... corvettes,cobras,Sprint Cars!

[@TheArkDoc]

From 1966 (based on the Indianapolis 500 race). Although, the Breedlove speed record was from 1964. Very cool find.

[@ricardocorbie6803]

Those Jazzy tracks,, love them!! 60’s and early Jazz the 2 go great together!!❤️❤️

[@ianmangham4570]

9:20 Amazing commentary you can just hear ,priceless footage

[@SHIREDRIFT]

"Looks like i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue"

[@johnrobi0]

How about some coffee, Johnny?

[@seivaDsugnA]

Nero fiddles while Lloyd Bridges.

[@jaminova_1969]

I'm watching this on a Saturday morning, having a little breakfast and it's the best! Thanxs for posting this history!

[@user-qt5eh9wb7g]

This is much more than Ken miles and a cobra. Awesome documentary, thanks for posting!

[@martiniv8924]

Ken Miles from my home town “Sutton Coldfield “ 👌🏻😎

[@whiplash-wl8764]

I love watching these kinds of videos and seeing how our car culture began and evolved through the years.

[@quickdeuce]

Thanks so much for sharing this vintage film. No,, I did not see it in it's heyday but now I am happy I have had the opportunity to see it all these years after it's release. RIP all these wonderful automotive enthusiasts who we elders recognise as the big screen stars of our era. Most we did not know were enthusiasts.

[@mtd610]

Like seeing these old videos. It was a different time. Check out the double clutch at 8:54

[@jackgilreath3113]

Reminds me of films we used to see in class in High School.

[@hkguitar1984]

FANTASTIC, growing up I remember much of the action shown in this video..........WOW Thank You

[@melissatincopa9606]

Love the vintage footage!

[@garrysexton3881]

Thank u for posting that, it took me back to when I was a little boy, my dad was a mechanic and a hot rodder!

[@alohagoodbye8868]

The commentary and music is always superb in these old films.

[@RaulGarcia-yi8jm]

Beautiful video!!! thanks for the knowledge!!! Keep posting!!!

[@domingodeanda233]

That was pretty damn good!

[@denisiwaszczuk1176]

I thought id seen all hotrod old footage . That was Awersome thank you

[@Elena-gd5qu]

Thank you so much for this wonderful movie! 👍

[@gordonmassey8135]

Awesome thanks for sharing, classic archives fot sure.

[@AtZero138]

Cool stuff here.. but one mention, only because George Barris thank our Production Company for Praising his Brother Sam Barris for actually being the Builder.. who were We, Ink n Iron festival.. so when you see Barris Cars think of Sam he deserves your praise.. Peace and thanks for the Post

[@orangelion03]

Lloyd is driving Bill Cushenbery's Silhouette, Point Sur Lighthouse, and Bixby Bridge in the credits sequence.

[@Mercmad]

Not a bad effort but not as clean as Winfeilds Reactor,of the same era .I first saw the reactor on "bewitched" .

[@lindasalgado2951]

I loved the introduction! Very nice footage

[@oscarsanchez8601]

Wow! Opening with the Silhouette. What great piece of history this movie is. Thanks for posting it. Dig that background music.

[@Maxtopic69]

This makes for a great night cap. Thanks for some cool car history

[@keithfilkins2043]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Awesome!!!!!!!

[@jeffschwartz5199]

Good video! Loved the tiff with the bales of straw (hay) at the beginning! Made me laugh at reality. 🤭

[@HoosierDaddy_]

Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit watching car shows! Spectacular!

[@benc2235]

"The moonshine boys would hot up their cars to outrun the revenue agents" it's been an amazing 70 years to be on the planet

[@ralfie8801]

Ben C I think you meant hop up, but ok.

[@belindapadilla5940]

Awesome footage!

[@Revolution1117]

Thanks! A very enjoyable video that brought back a lot of memories from the 60's and going to Riverside to watch races at Turn 6. I must say though, the main title of the post re: Ken Miles Cobra testing is a little "mis-leading". Cheers!

[@MemoWardwell]

I saw Ken do it ! I also got my first dune buggy ride in "Biggus" the twin rear tire buggy shown,with regular street rims on it !! 427 Ford Side oiler.

[@NHseacoast]

Jim Drury riding with Ken Miles just passed away last week. Bob Fuller on a moped!.What year is this 1964-65?

[@terrycarter8929]

Thanx for sharing

[@elricm13]

Great video! Thx

[@laerciogamagama3000]

Ken Miles a lenda !

[@JohnWhite-og8ju]

According to one source, this was broadcast on CBS less than a month after Miles' death in August of '66.

[@michaelandrew4488]

Very enjoyable. Great to see some of those show cars actually being driven. Ken Miles is just a small section though.

[@11C1P]

Damn shame about Ken. He was a helluva driver.

[@aaafnraaaaafnraa7869]

THE BEST. Ken or maybe Hans Stück...

[@stephenchristian5739]

now thats the hunting outfit i've been looking 4!

[@gowen_places_5471]

It’s a shame Riverside Int’l was built over by a shopping mall! Terrible.

[@jeffreylerille4395]

Niice!

[@gowen_places_5471]

@@jeffreylerille4395 ...

[@Habu12]

You mean the mall was built ON TOP of Riverside Intl Raceway. There was no mall back then. It was unincorporated, and was called the town of Sunnymead.

[@gowen_places_5471]

@@Habu12 that's what I said, the shopping mall was built on top of the track site All I've read was that the mall was built on top of the track

[@chrisdaigle5410]

7:55 for the cobra footage

[@TheChadPad]

26:17 Omg, why do we not have this?? This is so cool!!

[@theestimator]

Brilliant , Nice to see old LLoyd Bridges again , real cool Guy , brave too , did you catch that POS Bubblecar coming down the mountain in the opening title's ? Shit it was bouncing better than a 44DD pair driving over Belgian Pave cobble's .... Hold that thought for a moment

[@suzyjohnson4667]

Really enjoyed this doc! How about that, Lloyd Bridges cruising around in the "Beatnik Bandit"

[@garylewis6495]

It was the Silhouette, a show car built by Bill Cushenberry in 1962. It debuted at the 1963 Oakland Roadster Show, and earned Cushenberry his first Master Builder Award. In 1968, it was also one of the first sixteen Hot Wheels cars. The Beatnik Bandit, another first sixteen Hot Wheel car, was built by "Big Daddy" Ed Roth who created the Rat Fink tee shirt art work craze.

[@ramblingsadrift6477]

Dig the soundtrack....just the most!!!

[@anthonybeech676]

Reminds me of Bruce Brown's 'On Any Sunday'.

[@robinswenson9045]

1916 Fabian driving a McCulloch race car me and my father used to race 100 cc McCulloch race cards back in the seventies and early '80s brings back memories

[@maxtufeld6423]

I love that this is narrated by Beau Bridges' Dad

[@RabidSnot]

and don't forget Jeff as well.. Nice family the Bridges.. Met them way back in early 80's at Bear Valley,Calif while up skiing Bear Valley, they were my friend's parent's neighbors. Wow this video sure brings back a Flood of Great Memories. Thanks for posting this. Btw. If they called this video by it's proper title they would probably violate a Copyright on it so don't Whine about it, just Enjoy It.

[@timkerum8745]

Great Clip

[@markfurney3670]

I remember that car at 2 :00 I had a match box 🚗 as a kid. It was my favorite.

[@dickjohnson5025]

Ken was a brilliant driver and engineer. Nothing against Shelby but Ken was the brains behind the Cobra and Carroll was the salesman.

[@cory2146]

Fantastic

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Ken Miles was the greatest driver of all time.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

31:02 good old points and condenser . My 64 Plymouth Barracuda had dual points . We have come a long way in our Mechanized tranquilizers ! Lol

[@BokorRider]

asbestos lined race suit.... oh dear!! interesting old film !

[@kennethtisdale2952]

This was damn good! Please pass on to our younger viewers.

[@slow0017]

10:24 someone just used the forza horizon rewind button to undo the crash lmfao

[@gsmith207]

I’m trippin. This is awesome!

[@jaydavis155]

I wonder what it took for Bob Petersen to get Bill Cushenberry to allow the "Silhouette" show car to be on this program. Cushenberry was notoriously protective of his creations.

[@JackF99]

Back then I had the Hot Wheels version of that car. Thought it was cool when I was 8 years old but what a silly contraption in real life!

[@troynov1965]

I cant imagine a much bigger thrill then to be driven around Riverside by Ken Miles flat out in a Cobra !

[@curtiscoons3364]

I was at Riverside Raceway and witnessed Ken Miles death. I'll remember him always.

[@orangelion03]

Adams kart track! Still in business today.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Yeah , I grew up in Riverside...went o all RIR/OMS races.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

9:45 Box Springs mountains.

[@Scotty850R]

Can't believe when the guy racing the dragster got into a asbestos suit for safety lol

[@Samson518]

That was insane. Hindsight being 20/20.

[@Gerk8]

Thanks for posting this! What is known about the car Lloyd Bridges was driving?

[@DB-xq3yn]

The music! Ah, the music...

[@williamboynton7678]

Wow! look at that "real boss" dragster! LOL. OMG I think I saw a schoolmate in the stands at Pomona, John Stangenberg, is that you?