While posting the Jetaway cartoon, I also came across this safety film also produced by John Sutherland. ‘Your Safety First’ was a 1956 promotional film made for Automobile Manufacturers of America. Set in the “far off” year 2000, we see their cool inventions like the dinner table cleaner, virtual reality TV, and the “desktop” computer…
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1956 CAR-toon: Your Safety First
“Jetaway: Gear of the Year” 1956 Cartoon
Alright, so in hindsight, the GM dual coupling Jetaway Hydramatic may have proved to be a slightly overcomplex beast (especially when they needed a rebuild), but it was big news when Oldsmobile introduced the smoother shifting 4 speed automatic in their 1956 Olds Super 88 and 98 models. This dealer sales film was meant to [...]
Ode to Salt… Speed Week 2010… Cool Video!
I stumbled upon this great music/ art video made by Josh Clason. His car footage is beautiful, and with the backdrop of Bonneville’s landscape, put to music and words, well, it becomes art. You’ll recognize a few familiar cars in there, too.
I’m guessing Josh was a ‘Salt Virgin’ before this year’s voyage, but the spell took [...]
Ryan’s still on the road…
Somewhere, down a lonely road in the Show Me state, El Jefe and Ryan are probably getting into some good trouble. Check back tomorrow for a new post, but here’s a nice vintage drag car clip to keep you occupied till then:
The Lou Baney Tapes
People send me vintage footage all of the time. Ripping this footage and uploading it to our servers takes a big time commitment, so I stack the footage I get and put sticky notes on each one that includes the source and information about the clip. When I find some time, I get down to [...]
Goldie Gardner’s MG at Bonneville (1952)
Ryan’s Challenger I post got me all fired up about Bonneville and record-setting streamliners of the golden age. I was starting to write about another car when I stumbled on this AMAZING silent 8mm footage of Goldie’s Bonneville runs of 1952, including shots of the MG EX-135 damage after it broke loose and hit the [...]
Challenger I Footage
This time last year, I was at Bonneville. I’m not there now, obviously, and won’t be next week either. My heart is broken, but it just isn’t in the cards. Too much to do, too much to prepare for… The Drags are just a couple of weeks away. Still, I can’t stop thinking about the [...]
Twin Bears Drag Racing in 8mm…
Apologies if this video has been posted before. I see plenty of vintage drag footage taken by spectators on the sidelines, but this guy took the time to mount front and rear facing 8 mm electric cameras to capture the Howard’s Cams ‘Twin Bears’ Digger in its natural environment at the Long Beach and Bakersfield [...]
The Dave MacDonald Channel
Dave MacDonald is kind of like the “Marilyn Monroe” of race car drivers. He started off with a bang in the 50’s, took the world by storm in the early 1960’s, and then we lost him too early in 1964. His early career is most noted for his success in the Corvette, but he became [...]
This Is The City – Los Angeles, California
I don’t feel like working this morning. Nope, I feel like watching Dragnet. I wanna watch Friday and Smith track down the latest crime wave and throw the most dangerous criminals of Los Angeles into the pokey. Why don’t you watch along with me? It’s worth your time. There’s a lot to learn here…
See, what [...]
