http://forums.autosp...w...&hl=goggles
but I want to concentrate on 1960's goggles.
From the early to late sixties prior to the advent of full-face helmets most Grand Prix, Indy and Can-Am drivers used the same type of goggles. (Jack Brabham was a notable exception.)
I always figured they must have been war surplus goggles but didn't think too much of it at the time. Drivers like Vic Elford and Silvio Moser who persisted with open-faced helmets started using the current ski type goggles but they just didn't fit the classic image of F1 drivers.
It really became obvious with modern vintage racers who try to match their helmets and goggles with the era of the cars they drive. From what I have seen it just doesn't work. The ugly modern open-faced helmets and the modern goggles they wear really detract from the spectacle of seeing these gorgeous cars on the track again.
I did a little research and discovered that there are goggles out there that are close to the classic style from Bouton and Bolle so you don't have to wear the ugly modern ski goggles. But I wondered just what goggles the drivers from the sixties actually wore.
Near as I can tell there were two military specifications (both American) for goggles that look like the goggles worn by drivers in the sixties. B-8 was for aviator goggles and M-1944 was for wind and sand protection for other military personnel.
This shows the goggles I am referring to:
http://www.saga-mili...9f7d3097c6a6682
To get to the point of this thread, does anyone know for sure what goggles were used by by most of the top drivers in the 1960's?
Bob Mackenzie
Edited by R.W. Mackenzie, 24 August 2011 - 02:18.