Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
I've been very busy lately so haven't have time to watch the entire thing-- just looked at the beginning. But it looks exceptional--will view it sometime in the future.
(The one thing I remember about when it first came out was thatFord did a lot of research to see what people wanted in a car. Sounded like a good idea, but it didn't work out).
For many Baby Boomers, American Graffiti ’s star cars are icons. “Where were you in ’62?” the poster asked, and George Lucas’s 1973 film followed a motley collection of friends through high school graduation night in California’s Central Valley – an event Lucas himself supposedly missed due to illness. No matter, his memorable “best of” stories jump-started or accelerated half a dozen important actors and actresses’ careers. It also rendered their cars immortal.
Alongside Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Wolfman Jack, Candy Clark, Paul LeMat, Bo Hopkins, Suzanne Somers, Mackenzie Phillips and Charlie Martin Smith, who could forget the yellow ’32 Ford Coupe, white ’58 Chevrolet Impala, black ’55 Chevy 2-door sedan, white ’56 Ford Thunderbird, and candy-apple red ’51 Mercury Coupe?
Not surprisingly, all of those cars are known to exist, most in the same condition as in the movie . . . ( Cont'd)
Most people think that Happy Days was a spin off from American Graffiti. Although the show premiered five months after American Graffiti, it was an unsold pilot in 1971 and aired in 1972 as part of the anthology series Love,American Style.
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A slice of American automotive history!
Anyone remember the American car disaster (green car with the "toilet seat grille" that is shown here briefly at 0:13 and also starting at 0:27)?
Ford’s biggest flop, the edsel.
Ding, ding, digg-- we have a winner!
Here’s an interesting video on the edsel i saw a while back. It had many problems beyond the odd styling.
Thanks for posting that Edsel video!
I've been very busy lately so haven't have time to watch the entire thing-- just looked at the beginning. But it looks exceptional--will view it sometime in the future.
(The one thing I remember about when it first came out was thatFord did a lot of research to see what people wanted in a car. Sounded like a good idea, but it didn't work out).
Also interesting to see that a young Robert McNamara was involved,,,I hasn't know that.
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For many Baby Boomers, American Graffiti ’s star cars are icons. “Where were you in ’62?” the poster asked, and George Lucas’s 1973 film followed a motley collection of friends through high school graduation night in California’s Central Valley – an event Lucas himself supposedly missed due to illness. No matter, his memorable “best of” stories jump-started or accelerated half a dozen important actors and actresses’ careers. It also rendered their cars immortal.
Alongside Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Wolfman Jack, Candy Clark, Paul LeMat, Bo Hopkins, Suzanne Somers, Mackenzie Phillips and Charlie Martin Smith, who could forget the yellow ’32 Ford Coupe, white ’58 Chevrolet Impala, black ’55 Chevy 2-door sedan, white ’56 Ford Thunderbird, and candy-apple red ’51 Mercury Coupe?
Not surprisingly, all of those cars are known to exist, most in the same condition as in the movie . . . ( Cont'd)
Most people think that Happy Days was a spin off from American Graffiti. Although the show premiered five months after American Graffiti, it was an unsold pilot in 1971 and aired in 1972 as part of the anthology series Love,American Style.
HOOKED ON SWING - Larry Elgart
Excellent video!
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