Friday, October 1, 2010
Why hasn't anyone done this with their Tbird? From the movie "Murderers Row" a Matt Helm movie with Dean Martin (sort of a Bond similar role)
0 comments Posted by welot at 4:44 PM
Just putting an LED message board in the place of the tail lights, clever!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Watching Paul Newman start and drive a 1914 Puegot at Indy? Awesome!
0 comments Posted by welot at 8:13 PM
If you have Netflix you can do it instantly, or you can catch various clips on You Tube. Stick with the ones loaded by wintershollywood, they have the original audio ...
Once upon a Wheel, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413072/ a cool movie that Paul narrated, and got greasy wrenching on a 71 Super Bee, and takes a look at a lot of racing stars, the Unsers, Andrettis, Pettys, and so on. A lot of 1970 NASCAR footage, but also dragsters, snowmobiles and more.
Clips from early 1910 races, land speed racing on the sand and slat, Pikes Peak, Indy, and so on are amazing to watch while Paul talks you through the scenes.
Getting a moment on screen are such obscure and cool vehicles as Buckminster's Dymaxion, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/07/favorite-sculptor-of-mine-was-first-to.html and the Marmon Herrington Rhino: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/marmon-harrington-4-wheel-drive.html
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Once-Upon-a-Wheel/70002931?trkid=1211018
Celebrity friends such as Kirk Douglas, Dick Smothers and James Garner join Newman at the classic Indy 500, Formula One and NASCAR events. Featured are some of the most legendary race-car drivers of all time, including Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Isaac, Richard Petty, Al and Bobby Unser and many more.
Some reeally famous people not named in the review, but getting moments on screen are John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Wilt Chamberlain, astronaut Pete Conrad, Glen Ford, and others as the cameras were takne through the pits at the first Ontario Motor Speedway celebrity pro- amateur charity race, which was won by Dick Smothers and Bobby Unser. Motion Picture and televison relief fund was the charity.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Anyone know what the story is about this roadster?A couple of brass era vehicles from the movie "The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday" a Lee Marvin movie
0 comments Posted by welot at 8:41 PM
Don't know what they are specifically, but the movie was fun to watch, and the antique cars were frequently on screen.The biggest wagon I've ever seen! Might only have been a movie prop, because they blew it to smithereens
0 comments Posted by welot at 8:24 PM
Three axles... I've never seen one with 3 axles. This was in the movie "Duck You Sucker" with James Coburn
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067140/
Monday, August 9, 2010
I didn't know the "Dark Knight" motorcycle was a real working cycle
0 comments Posted by welot at 8:27 PM
Sunday, August 8, 2010
BBNH tumbler has a couple of cool images I felt the need to share
0 comments Posted by welot at 5:19 PM
Don't they realize they need to do some chassis work?
Kurt Russell movie still from the Deathproof movie... one of the coolest car chase scenes with a new innovative idea
Must be impressively loud and unusual sounding