When I was young I remember watching Bonanza with my family. It was always brought to you by Chevrolet and Dina Shore always sang the Chevy theme song. It was best during the month of September, because back then, that's when the new models came out. Being young it was always exciting to see the new models, especially the new model Corvettes.
I remember seeing early episodes of My Three Sons, where there were several Chevrolet makes motoring along during the ending credits. There was also an episode where Chip Douglas was learning to drive in a Bonneville convertible, and they had a 1967 Bonneville wagon in another episode.
Actually the Corvette changed years in the 2nd episode! As I continue to watch these I see several boo boos. Like the Corvair 4dr the crop dusters estranged wife drives suddenly changes into a coupe! Then in another episode Tod supposedly sells off the wire wheels and got stock wheels and full wheel covers. Then there was the wild custom Corvette with the bubble top in the episode where the rich boat builder gets killed and his daughter has the wild Corvette. Guest stars reappear as different people several times too. Dave
^^^^^ I drove that Topper car around the Big O in Ontario, Ca race track back in the 70's. Still have the program for the race. Janet Guthrie was in that one. If you folks remember Cal Worthington.....well he had his dog spot (a real tiger) with him on the boot of the convertible he was in. He was soaked with tiger slobber at the end of the parade around the track. That was a blast.
I always look for cars like the ones I own. If I lived in California, I'd probably be looking for my actual car
Thunder Road I wonder why they ran a 6 cyl sound track for that Ford. Those big 57 Ford engines had such a badass sound...
I’ve noticed in the 30s-40s movies the driver usually gets into the car from the passenger side then slides across the seat to get behind the wheel.
Leave it to Beaver.... I get a kick out of the intro scene done to showcase this years Mopar as the Beaver and Wally walk down the street. Plus the family drove Mopars, except, I believe, Ford had the car deal in the first year.. Ford got a lot of TV exposure in the early/mid 60s.. Always liked Route 66 when the parking lots would only have current year Chevys.. Saw that a time or two. But the bad guy would drive something like piece of shit F100.. I think all HAMBers watch old TV the same way....
Streets weren't that wide and drivers were busy just trying to control those ill handling machines. You opened the drivers door two things usually happened: 1. Your door got ripped off. 2. You suffered serious injury or death. Entering a car from the sidewalk side was just self-preservation.
My 39 Ford Deluxe has the outside door lock on the passenger door only. Can't unlock the drivers door from outside.
Barris built 2 chopped 47 Chevys for "Highschool Confidential" in primer in the film and all restored and painted below.
Ez way to get hit on the street side. My 49 Chevrolet pickup locked on the driver side by pushing the handle forward and sliding over to the passenger side to get out and lock the door. The only side with a key...
Jnaki So, in re-phrasing Joe Pesci's line of: ...“ timing gears are gone cause this vacuum line is disconnected" was true in a sense. The timing was off on the Impala, due to the vacuum tube falling off on my 348 motor. It left me almost powerless. The guy with the 56 Chevy 301 was not in the mood to do a re-race saying something on his car broke. Everyone knew that with the two extra carbs on my 348, he had no chance at winning. So goes the teenage trials and tribulation from the episodes of 1962. Hello, We all see what we want to see, but it was the best example of a vacuum line being disconnected. Timing chain/timing gears are all interconnected are they not? The timing of the power curve in the 348 motor was off by a big time bunch. No extra power from the outside two carburetors, which normally would come on and stay on for the whole quarter mile run. By then, the 56 Chevy would have seen my 6 red taillights bright and clear as I would have been so far ahead of him. Jnaki So, in RE-PHRASING... Joe Pesci's line of: ...“ timing gears are gone cause this vacuum line is disconnected" was true in a sense. The timing was off on the Impala, due to the vacuum tube falling off on my 348 motor. It left me almost powerless. The guy with the 56 Chevy 301 was not in the mood to do a re-race saying something on his car broke. Everyone knew that with the two extra carbs on my 348, he had no chance at winning. So goes the teenage trials and tribulation from the episodes of 1962.
That's because the good guy had a gun pointed at him and the bad guy had the gun, and would say words to the effect of "Let's take a drive to the docks, you do the driving, and don't forget there is a gun pointed at you".
My '39 Willys has the passenger door only lock thing to. I've explained that a lot to passengers, as we approach the locked car, I unlock their door, open it and tell them to "please reach over and unlock my door" when they get in. It always concerned me a bit to think what I'd do if that sole lock failed in the locked position! I made sure I can get in through the trunk by pushing the rear seat forward.
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