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**Ryan** · 06-13-2012, 08:42 AM

I demand to know who's responsible for the sound track on these videos. They should be taken out back and beaten savagely. Or better yet, forced to stand all day and night on the elevator only roughly perched inside the Boise, Idaho Holiday Inn. No m...

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-Brent- · 06-13-2012, 08:45 AM

Hahaha... that music is KILLER! What an odd pairing.

Kiwi Kev · 06-13-2012, 09:10 AM

Priceless footage, first few minutes were very special.

Camel toe kid · 06-13-2012, 09:11 AM

Sounds like porno music!

32ford5 · 06-13-2012, 09:12 AM

Wow, my own backyard. I had no idea we had so many cool hot rods in our history (I'm sure others will be less surprised). Then again I was only 1 when this was filmed. I'm a bit proud. Cool.

**Spooky Two** · 06-13-2012, 09:24 AM

I totally dig the footage and I left the sound on... but perhaps the Aussies could adjust our ears to what would have been the popular music of this sweet time and idyllic place.

Spoggie · 06-13-2012, 09:24 AM

Thanks for prefixing this stuff Ryan. Hey, don't knock L.A Valium rock, goes good with a cup of tea & a ciggie..

**Jimmy B** · 06-13-2012, 09:34 AM

I saw these the other night when Andrew posted on... Facebook. I posted the next day no one commented so edited the post and I removed links. Ryan, nice to see you feature this on the main page where they can reach many people. There are actually 8 videos which I have downloaded off youtube. That red '32 is so typical of early Australian Hot Rodding. Also that Red Bucket with the side pipes has always been high on my list of early Oz rods.

kurtis · 06-13-2012, 09:34 AM

The next time i go to the races i'm really gonna checkout the pits to see if there are any tea sippers.

Great footage. Thanks for posting.

flamingokid · 06-13-2012, 10:24 AM

Geez,I could've done better than that,but the video made it all bearable.

Normal Norman · 06-13-2012, 11:08 AM

Hey I liked the music, mabey its the mood I'm in today. Ryan, you commented the Aussies were ten years behind us in styles, that looked to be true in'65 but I don't think the same is true today. Normal Norman

**Bigcheese327** · 06-13-2012, 01:22 PM

That's the generic "Put grandpa's 8mm movies on VHS" music that all of the commercial services used to use.

Thank God my parents opted for the ragtime score, much more entertaining.

**HEMI32** · 06-13-2012, 02:53 PM

Ryan / Drewfus - Great stuff! ... Thanks for sharing these videos with us!

As for the music ... while I agree it doesn't fit this vintage movie footage, I did kinda dig it ... so much so that I looked into the artist:

Tommy Emmanuel

Four-time winner of Australia's Best Guitarist award, has helped bring the art of rock
guitar down under to a higher awareness over his two-decade-long career by bringing a
sense of jazz improvisation into a mix that also includes blues, country, rock, classical,
and Spanish music. After years as a popular sideman and ace songwriter, the two-time
ARIA (Aussie Grammys equivalent) award winner launched his solo career in 1988 with
'Up from Down Under'. Several releases have followed, most notably his critically acclaimed
1993 release 'The Journey', which hit high on Gavin and Radio & Records NAC airplay charts.
He has shown a mastery and affinity for both electric and acoustic axes and has been
singled out by the likes of notable musicians such as Chet Atkins, with whom he recorded
'The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World' in 1997, and Todd Rundgren as being an
innovator on the instrument. 'Only' appeared in 2001, followed by 2002's 'Endless Road'
(it was finally released in the U.S. three years later), 2005's 'Live One', and 2006's 'Happy
Hour' (with Jim Nichols) and 'Mystery'. ~ Jonathan Widran, Rovi

**HEMI32** · 06-13-2012, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy B

... There are actually 8 videos ...

Here's part 4:

**HEMI32** · 06-13-2012, 02:57 PM

... part 5:

[/YT]

**HEMI32** · 06-13-2012, 02:57 PM

... part 6:

**HEMI32** · 06-13-2012, 02:58 PM

... part 7:

**HEMI32** · 06-13-2012, 02:59 PM

... and part 8:

**Jeem** · 06-13-2012, 03:39 PM

Ahhh the traditional HOCKEY STICK START!

Yeah, I know I'm weird, but I like the late 70's score....makes me think it was a local TV station from say, '78 and they did a "Nostalgia" piece about the local history of Drag Racing.

Do Aussie TV sets work alright...I mean, considering they're upside down an' all that...

Drewfus · 06-13-2012, 07:04 PM

the music is kinda like some of the cars, SO wrong, and yet cool ...

06-13-2012, 08:42 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,624	South Australian Drag Racing Footage I demand to know who's responsible for the sound track on these videos. They should be taken out back and beaten savagely. Or better yet, forced to stand all day and night on the elevator only roughly perched inside the Boise, Idaho Holiday Inn. No m... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

06-13-2012, 08:45 AM	#2
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Hahaha... that music is KILLER! What an odd pairing. __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

06-13-2012, 09:10 AM	#3
Kiwi Kev Old School HAMBer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ventura, CA Hotrodders Paradise Posts: 6,735	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Priceless footage, first few minutes were very special. __________________ That's MISTER low buck to you pal!

06-13-2012, 09:11 AM	#4
Camel toe kid Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Rockwell city Posts: 546	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Sounds like porno music!

06-13-2012, 09:12 AM	#5
32ford5 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,034	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Wow, my own backyard. I had no idea we had so many cool hot rods in our history (I'm sure others will be less surprised). Then again I was only 1 when this was filmed. I'm a bit proud. Cool. __________________ Bill www.HotCarForums.com

06-13-2012, 09:24 AM	#6
Spooky Two Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Osoyoos B.C. Canada Posts: 56	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage I totally dig the footage and I left the sound on... but perhaps the Aussies could adjust our ears to what would have been the popular music of this sweet time and idyllic place. __________________ "And all that blends with and augments the whine..." JOE KRESS

06-13-2012, 09:24 AM	#7
Spoggie Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Far out- Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 2,691	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Thanks for prefixing this stuff Ryan. Hey, don't knock L.A Valium rock, goes good with a cup of tea & a ciggie.. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/SteveBrownCa...intings?ref=hl See my HAMB profile- 'albums'

06-13-2012, 09:34 AM	#8
Jimmy B Alliance Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tweed Valley, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,093	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage I saw these the other night when Andrew posted on... Facebook. I posted the next day no one commented so edited the post and I removed links. Ryan, nice to see you feature this on the main page where they can reach many people. There are actually 8 videos which I have downloaded off youtube. That red '32 is so typical of early Australian Hot Rodding. Also that Red Bucket with the side pipes has always been high on my list of early Oz rods. __________________ I don't paint by numbers. Hot Rods of the Dry Lakes Era jimmy

06-13-2012, 09:34 AM	#9
kurtis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,871	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage The next time i go to the races i'm really gonna checkout the pits to see if there are any tea sippers. Great footage. Thanks for posting.

06-13-2012, 10:24 AM	#10
flamingokid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olathe,Kansas Posts: 1,056	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Geez,I could've done better than that,but the video made it all bearable.

06-13-2012, 11:08 AM	#11
Normal Norman Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Goshen IN. Posts: 470	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Hey I liked the music, mabey its the mood I'm in today. Ryan, you commented the Aussies were ten years behind us in styles, that looked to be true in'65 but I don't think the same is true today. Normal Norman __________________ "You can go a long ways with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun." Al Capone

06-13-2012, 01:22 PM	#12
Bigcheese327 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bay City, MI Posts: 5,955	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage That's the generic "Put grandpa's 8mm movies on VHS" music that all of the commercial services used to use. Thank God my parents opted for the ragtime score, much more entertaining. __________________ "Black-wall tires, they blend into the pavement, but these white-wall tires, they say look at me, here I am, love me."

06-13-2012, 02:53 PM	#13
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,789	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage *Ryan* / *Drewfus* - Great stuff! ... Thanks for sharing these videos with us! As for the music ... while I agree it doesn't fit this vintage movie footage, I did kinda dig it ... so much so that I looked into the artist: Tommy Emmanuel Four-time winner of Australia's Best Guitarist award, has helped bring the art of rock guitar down under to a higher awareness over his two-decade-long career by bringing a sense of jazz improvisation into a mix that also includes blues, country, rock, classical, and Spanish music. After years as a popular sideman and ace songwriter, the two-time ARIA (Aussie Grammys equivalent) award winner launched his solo career in 1988 with 'Up from Down Under'. Several releases have followed, most notably his critically acclaimed 1993 release 'The Journey', which hit high on Gavin and Radio & Records NAC airplay charts. He has shown a mastery and affinity for both electric and acoustic axes and has been singled out by the likes of notable musicians such as Chet Atkins, with whom he recorded 'The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World' in 1997, and Todd Rundgren as being an innovator on the instrument. 'Only' appeared in 2001, followed by 2002's 'Endless Road' (it was finally released in the U.S. three years later), 2005's 'Live One', and 2006's 'Happy Hour' (with Jim Nichols) and 'Mystery'. ~ Jonathan Widran, Rovi __________________

06-13-2012, 02:57 PM	#15
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,789	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage ... part 5: [/YT] __________________ Last edited by HEMI32; 04-01-2013 at 01:51 PM. Reason: re-embedded video

06-13-2012, 02:58 PM	#17
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,789	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage ... part 7: __________________ Last edited by HEMI32; 04-01-2013 at 01:52 PM. Reason: re-embedded video

06-13-2012, 02:59 PM	#18
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,789	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage ... and part 8: __________________ Last edited by HEMI32; 04-01-2013 at 01:53 PM. Reason: re-embedded video

06-13-2012, 03:39 PM	#19
Jeem Alliance Vendor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ....in the Valley of the SUN..... Posts: 5,616	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage Ahhh the traditional HOCKEY STICK START! Yeah, I know I'm weird, but I like the late 70's score....makes me think it was a local TV station from say, '78 and they did a "Nostalgia" piece about the local history of Drag Racing. Do Aussie TV sets work alright...I mean, considering they're upside down an' all that... __________________ Galleria de Smeeth http://www.facebook.com/GalleriaDeSmeeth

06-13-2012, 07:04 PM	#20
Drewfus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Newcastle, Oz-trail-ya.... Posts: 2,369	Re: South Australian Drag Racing Footage the music is kinda like some of the cars, SO wrong, and yet cool ... __________________ "To win, you must first... be prepared to lose...."

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