Vintage racing on the Net

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‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ ‘Miracle on 34th Street.’ Tired of the usual holiday season reruns? From now until New Year’s Eve, www.auto-history.tv is running a wealth of vintage auto racing footage, featuring legends like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss and Craig Breedlove. For free, with no subscription.

The inaugural Watkins Glen Grand Prix from 1948, the Pikes Peak hill climb of 1934, the Indy 500 from 1966 -- these are just some of the many items from a century of motor-sport films. Also included is the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup event, which could well be the first film of an international road race.

At the very least, it sure makes for a nice change from watching someone burn himself by taking an ax to a can of WD-40 on YouTube.

-- Colin Ryan