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Starsky & Hutch Ford Gran Torino (1975)
twintubdexter
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The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour...
..."Lucy Hunts Uranium" (Jan 3, 1958) had actor Fred MacMurray tearing around the desert outside of Las Vagas in a 1957 Ford Thunderbird. Obviously a stunt driver did all the high-speed scenes as the photo below illustrates...that ain't Mr MacMurray. Since I have one of these cars in my garage I can verify that the 57' T Bird handles exactly like you see in the film...the car is a death trap at anything more that 35mph on level pavement.
..."Lucy Hunts Uranium" (Jan 3, 1958) had actor Fred MacMurray tearing around the desert outside of Las Vagas in a 1957 Ford Thunderbird. Obviously a stunt driver did all the high-speed scenes as the photo below illustrates...that ain't Mr MacMurray. Since I have one of these cars in my garage I can verify that the 57' T Bird handles exactly like you see in the film...the car is a death trap at anything more that 35mph on level pavement.
The Long, Long Trailer
HI guys, This is one of my favorite movies of all times too. I have never noticed that the Merc changed into a Lincoln when they were going uphill. I guess I am not very observant. "We're just sailin' along on a breeze." Gary
HI guys, This is one of my favorite movies of all times too. I have never noticed that the Merc changed into a Lincoln when they were going uphill. I guess I am not very observant. "We're just sailin' along on a breeze." Gary
franksdad
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I always l loved the red Ford Falcon Futura convertible Hazle drove on the Hazle show. I would l o o o o o v e to have one of those now! This is not her car but one very similar to it.
Wish I could see all those old Lucy episodes again--esp. the
I loved the LUCY HUNTS URANIUM episode w/ Fred MacMurray! The bit w/ Ethel ousting her own Fred is hilarious!
And the car chase is classic! The Ford Truck that Lucy & Ricky are driving is also neat!
-- Dave
I loved the LUCY HUNTS URANIUM episode w/ Fred MacMurray! The bit w/ Ethel ousting her own Fred is hilarious!
And the car chase is classic! The Ford Truck that Lucy & Ricky are driving is also neat!
-- Dave
dirtybuck
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Joe:
There was also something in a book I read ages ago about "I Love Lucy" in regards to this episode. Desi Arnaz wanted one of the T-Birds to perform a certain maneuver, but the stunt drivers weren't doing it to his satisfaction. Disgruntled, he got into the car and did what he wanted done flawlessly. However, one problem arose...there was no film in the camera.
There was also something in a book I read ages ago about "I Love Lucy" in regards to this episode. Desi Arnaz wanted one of the T-Birds to perform a certain maneuver, but the stunt drivers weren't doing it to his satisfaction. Disgruntled, he got into the car and did what he wanted done flawlessly. However, one problem arose...there was no film in the camera.
twintubdexter
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hey Dave...
...you know of course that all of the I Love Lucy episodes and as well as the 13 Comedy Hours are available on DVD's and they aren't expensive. I have to agree the car chase in "Lucy Hunts Uranuim" is really a classic. Two years ago when my mom was very ill I brought a portable TV with a built-in DVD player over to her house and we sat out in the backyard in a lawn swing and watched it. We both laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes and the following day the laughter caused her to have a lot of pain from the cancer. She passed away a few days later but that memory of watching that chase scene with her is one of the best I can remember.
...you know of course that all of the I Love Lucy episodes and as well as the 13 Comedy Hours are available on DVD's and they aren't expensive. I have to agree the car chase in "Lucy Hunts Uranuim" is really a classic. Two years ago when my mom was very ill I brought a portable TV with a built-in DVD player over to her house and we sat out in the backyard in a lawn swing and watched it. We both laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes and the following day the laughter caused her to have a lot of pain from the cancer. She passed away a few days later but that memory of watching that chase scene with her is one of the best I can remember.
fluidriver
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Larry Tait's Yellow Corvette
In "Bewitched" has helped retain my interest in that much loved and repeated TV series, still regularly screened here in Australia.
In "Bewitched" has helped retain my interest in that much loved and repeated TV series, still regularly screened here in Australia.
Clark Kent had a Corvette in one of the later color SUPERMAN episodes! A blue one, I think!
In fact, think there were some cool classic rides in both the B&W and color series!
-- Dave
In fact, think there were some cool classic rides in both the B&W and color series!
-- Dave
Perry Mason . . .
My fav old TV show ever, with lots of great cars. Perry and Paul Drake always drove convertibles with the top down no matter how hot the weather was. In very early shows Perry has mostly '57 Cadillacs, but shortly after that switched to Ford retractible hardtops for a few years before going to Lincolns in the early '60s. Paul did a similar GM to Ford thing, using a Corvette very early on then Thunderbirds for most of the shows although at the very end he was back to the 'Vette.
It is kind of surreal to see Perry, Paul and Della wafting down the Hollywood Freeway at 65 mph during the day with little to no traffic . . . what better way to enjoy a Lincoln four-door convertible?
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My fav old TV show ever, with lots of great cars. Perry and Paul Drake always drove convertibles with the top down no matter how hot the weather was. In very early shows Perry has mostly '57 Cadillacs, but shortly after that switched to Ford retractible hardtops for a few years before going to Lincolns in the early '60s. Paul did a similar GM to Ford thing, using a Corvette very early on then Thunderbirds for most of the shows although at the very end he was back to the 'Vette.
It is kind of surreal to see Perry, Paul and Della wafting down the Hollywood Freeway at 65 mph during the day with little to no traffic . . . what better way to enjoy a Lincoln four-door convertible?
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twintubdexter
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you know Alan...
...of all the things I loved and remember about "Bewitched" including the beautiful Frigidaire appliances and the wonderful Elizabeth Montgomery, Larry Tate's yellow Corvette was one of my favorites. I used to think "how cool to have an executive job like that and drive a Corvette"...I'm sure GM wanted everyone to feel the same.
I guess I'm over-posting on this thread...SLAP!
...of all the things I loved and remember about "Bewitched" including the beautiful Frigidaire appliances and the wonderful Elizabeth Montgomery, Larry Tate's yellow Corvette was one of my favorites. I used to think "how cool to have an executive job like that and drive a Corvette"...I'm sure GM wanted everyone to feel the same.
I guess I'm over-posting on this thread...SLAP!
The Avengers . . .
This '60s British show had some very nice cars: characters John Steed and Emma Peel drove W.O. Bentley era Bentleys and a Lotus Elan, respectively.
This '60s British show had some very nice cars: characters John Steed and Emma Peel drove W.O. Bentley era Bentleys and a Lotus Elan, respectively.
mathewhebailey0
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Basil Fawlty beating his car.
twintubdexter
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hydralique...
I watch Perry Mason every weeknight @ 11:30 (that's very late for us here at the "home") and the cars are one of the best parts of the show. Mr. Mason obviously had good taste in automobiles.
One of the reasons Lt. Tragg disliked Perry so much was that he really wanted a fancy-schmancy Cadillac convertible but couldn't afford one.
I watch Perry Mason every weeknight @ 11:30 (that's very late for us here at the "home") and the cars are one of the best parts of the show. Mr. Mason obviously had good taste in automobiles.
One of the reasons Lt. Tragg disliked Perry so much was that he really wanted a fancy-schmancy Cadillac convertible but couldn't afford one.
I can't believe, I mean cannot fathom, that no one has mentioned Scaramanga's flying AMC in Man With the Golden Gun!!!!
I seem to remember Maj Nelson have a Firebird and Grand Prix convertibles (which Jeannie drove while invisible, mayhem ensues)? A few years ago Barbara Eden judged a Jeannie look-alike contest at a restaurant near our office and a bunch of us went. She looked great (checked her hands, no wrinkles) and we waited for her to leave and took her picture as she was driven off (I think she liked it that we were that big fans) but the funniest thing was that she was driven off in a regular ole' blue Accord sedan, when you might have expected a limo or something.
Wasn't the much-maligned Mustang II a bigger sales hit than even the Mustang I (queries the guy who's Dearborn residing grandparents didn't own a Dearborn made car - their Ford came from Dagenham, their old car was a turquoise and white Metropolitan, my grandfather only drove British cars)?
Glad I'm not the only one who liked Trip Tucker & John Steed (though I always preferred Mrs. Peel's apartment) too!
I seem to remember Maj Nelson have a Firebird and Grand Prix convertibles (which Jeannie drove while invisible, mayhem ensues)? A few years ago Barbara Eden judged a Jeannie look-alike contest at a restaurant near our office and a bunch of us went. She looked great (checked her hands, no wrinkles) and we waited for her to leave and took her picture as she was driven off (I think she liked it that we were that big fans) but the funniest thing was that she was driven off in a regular ole' blue Accord sedan, when you might have expected a limo or something.
Wasn't the much-maligned Mustang II a bigger sales hit than even the Mustang I (queries the guy who's Dearborn residing grandparents didn't own a Dearborn made car - their Ford came from Dagenham, their old car was a turquoise and white Metropolitan, my grandfather only drove British cars)?
Glad I'm not the only one who liked Trip Tucker & John Steed (though I always preferred Mrs. Peel's apartment) too!
Didn't Beth Broderick have some kind of very late 50's Cadillac 4-door hardtop in Psycho Beach Party?
Wasn't there a tricked up Dodge Aspen in Polyester too? It was BoBo's car, which Jean Hill flattens the tires of with her bare teeth and then proceeds to rip the door off of!
Desperate Living also has a lot of cars - Peggy Gravel has a big Mercedes and Muffy St. Jacques had some sort of big "personal luxury" car - can't remember which though. John Waters hates certain cars with a passion, Le Car being one (and one would guess and assume he hates Prius' too).
Wasn't there a tricked up Dodge Aspen in Polyester too? It was BoBo's car, which Jean Hill flattens the tires of with her bare teeth and then proceeds to rip the door off of!
Desperate Living also has a lot of cars - Peggy Gravel has a big Mercedes and Muffy St. Jacques had some sort of big "personal luxury" car - can't remember which though. John Waters hates certain cars with a passion, Le Car being one (and one would guess and assume he hates Prius' too).
twintubdexter
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Davey7...
..."Psycho Beach Party?", "Polyester" & "Desperate Living?"...you have semi-warped tastes in movies like me ;-) Tab Hunter drove a flashy white Corvette in "Desperate Living"," the one and only movie ever filmed in ODORAMA.
My unscratched reproduction ODORAMA card...John Waters said "and #2 smells exactly like what you think it smells like" (the scene where Francine Fishpaw/Divine has a flatulence episode in bed with her husband.) Laughing is good for you.
..."Psycho Beach Party?", "Polyester" & "Desperate Living?"...you have semi-warped tastes in movies like me ;-) Tab Hunter drove a flashy white Corvette in "Desperate Living"," the one and only movie ever filmed in ODORAMA.
My unscratched reproduction ODORAMA card...John Waters said "and #2 smells exactly like what you think it smells like" (the scene where Francine Fishpaw/Divine has a flatulence episode in bed with her husband.) Laughing is good for you.
twintubdexter
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ps...
...did anyone notice the 'Dagmars" on Perry Mason's Cadillac?
...did anyone notice the 'Dagmars" on Perry Mason's Cadillac?
Polyester!
Tab Hunter wasn't in Desperate Living, he was in Polyester and did indeed drive the white Corvette. Polyester was also the first film to be produced in Odorama as noted above. Link below to the famous scene where Jean Hill bites the tire on BoBo's tacky Dodge.
BTW, Diving was not in Desperate Living. Waters had wanted to cast him as the lead, but he was working on Broadway at the time so Liz Renay was given the part.
The Caddy in Psycho Beach Party was a '59 or '60 flattop Sedan de Ville; that's another fine movie and one of my favorites.
Tab Hunter wasn't in Desperate Living, he was in Polyester and did indeed drive the white Corvette. Polyester was also the first film to be produced in Odorama as noted above. Link below to the famous scene where Jean Hill bites the tire on BoBo's tacky Dodge.
BTW, Diving was not in Desperate Living. Waters had wanted to cast him as the lead, but he was working on Broadway at the time so Liz Renay was given the part.
The Caddy in Psycho Beach Party was a '59 or '60 flattop Sedan de Ville; that's another fine movie and one of my favorites.
