Looks like they brought in a "stunt driver" for the shots showing "Don" hot shoeing a dual through some turns.
Jeff
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:20 am
by david a luciani
HEY,
WHERE'S that girl at the races now-a-days!!!!! NOW i SEE why karting was so popular in the early sixties!!!
Dave
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:32 pm
by Thed Hester
Dave, NASCAR discovered years ago that a few smoken hot trophy queens didn't hurt the sport at all.
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:34 pm
by ted johnson
Just for the heck of it, I upped the res to 480, and set the video to full screen. On the proto they're assembling, there are Hands wheels instead of Azusas. At around 8:31 of the video, it shows an F1 with a single engine. A tiny bit later, it's back to a dual, and there are a few seconds of Jim Yamane on his kart running. Oh, yeah, it's got an Athan or Giant steering wheel as well. Cool stuff. TJ
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:29 pm
by Carl Haydt
I like at 9:52 where the guy in the white jacket & white helmet runs into the guy to his right! WOW,just like real racing! Carl
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:06 am
by steve miller
Yupp carl i seen that ..and im sure theres a couple on here that noticed it and right off the bat said ..ruined a good kart ..lmao .!!!
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:19 am
by ted johnson
Well, Rob and Bob, seems it's about time to put a lock on this thread.
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:20 am
by John Swartout
Ted, I noticed that about the hands wheels too. In fact, in the May 1961 issue of Karting World magazine, kart test #23 shows Hands wheels on the R1, along with some of the early ads. Back in the day, my friend and I would eagerly await the McCulloch commercials. They would start by saying..... This show brought to you by McCulloch, makers of karts and engines!! Also, I believe a Mc. F1 was featured in one of the later episodes of The Donna Reed show. The title was "The Hilldale 500".
John
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:25 am
by Rob Voska
John was it a commercial? 1/2 hr show? Show segment?
Re: McCulloch promo movie with Don Knots, here it is...
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:13 pm
by John Swartout
Hi Rob, I believe it was a weekly 1/2 hour series, and McCulloch was one of the sponsers. The commercial was about 30-60 seconds long. I will try to run a search for the commercial, or maybe someone else much more knowledgeable about computers can find it. I would love to see it again!
Carl