Sports Car Field Day (1958) - The JR Gonzales Collection

Duration: 0:03:28

Year Published: 1958

Sound: silent

Description: This silent color footage captures the Sports Car Field Day, a free gymkhana held at the Palms Center in Houston, Texas, on July 19, 1958. While spectators look on, drivers maneuver their vehicles through a course marked by buckets, earning points for speed and accuracy. Driver no. 7 in a red MG MGA runs the course particularly quickly. Other featured vintage vehicles include a Jaguar XK120, a Triumph TR3A, an MG Y-Type, and several Austin-Healeys.