07.11.07 5:00 AM CDT
• Cars
• A.J. Baime
While flipping through some old issues we found this extraordinary spread in our May 1967 issue. The shot shows the scene of the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, the fastest Formula 1 circuit of its day, just before the start. If this doesn't get your heart racing, you should see a doctor.
John Surtees of the Ferrari team won the race, by the way. Jackie Stewart trashed his BRM so badly, he found himself pinned inside the car upside down, slowly getting drenched in fuel. And by the way, is that Howard Cosell's face poking in on the left?
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I'd love to see Playboy do an updated version of this article for the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco. In my mind, features such as this are what gave Playboy its panache and sophistication.