Folks Of Interest You Asked for IT

Does anyone remember an episode of the TV show, "You Asked for It", that featured a '55 Oldsmobile 2dr that circled a frozen lake to build up speed then smashed head-on into a 6 or 8 foot cube of ice. The stunt was for the car to shatter the ice cube without losing momentum or injuring the driver. I can remember it quite clearly, the ice cube didn't budge, the Olds was horribly smashed, I think the driver was killed, and I can remember the wonderful sound recording of the Rocket engine still at full throttle spinning the rear tires after the impact.

 

i don't remember it, but that sure was a dumb thing for them to do. that block of ice probably weighted over 3000 lbs

 

That show name sounds familiar, but I haven't watched much TV in the last 35 years.

 

Just googled it, gonna have to go back and watch a few online. Ran from 1950-1959.

 

It was more like 65 years ago.
I remember the show but not that episode.

 

Great old show from early TV..in So Cal were lucky to have 7 channels. 3 national and 4 local....saw great s--t on local back then i.e.: roller derby, wrestling, boxing, jalopy car racing, etc

 

I'd love to see that ,if someone finds it please post it up.

 

I've tried to find it by googling for it. Does anyone know of a way to find it? I still remember the wonderful sound the Rocket V8 made circling on the frozen lake and after the impact when it was still working hard.

 

I remember that show from the early 1960's during my youth. For me the great highlight of each season was a small Cessna or Piper Cub plane landing on the specially designed platform that attached to the roof of a small car that was speeding down a runway. As a very young kid that was about the most amazing thing to see on TV.

 

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Best I could find on-line, Art BARKER was the host