The 1938 Indy 500 - Pit Views & More (w/Color Footage) | 16mm Film Scan

Today, I have some silent 1938 B&W and Color footage of the Indianapolis 500. This was shot by Canadian nickel magnate Herbert G. Fales. The race took place on May 30th, 1938. Shows shots from a platform, as well as shots right from the pit, where you can see refueling and other maintenance. (I initially had it titled as 1937, but with further information I now know it was the 1938 race, thanks to Jimal in the comments)

Footage is about half/half color and B&W. The B&W was quite underexposed so it's pretty grainy. The color footage has been heavily color corrected, being 1937 Kodachrome it had a deep blue cast to it. Was shot on a Cine Kodak Magazine camera. The segment around 5:00 was shot at a higher frame rate than the rest of the footage, so it appears slow-motion.

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