Movies
Before Knight Rider or The A-Team, there was Route 66 — the show that made America fall in love with the open road. Every week, Tod and Buz crossed the country in a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette, turning the car itself into a TV legend. But behind the scenes, the story of those Corvettes was just as fascinating as what happened on screen. From the color tricks used for black-and-white filming, to the hidden fleet...
Ryan Wright The Man and His 1960 Chevy Impala tells the story of Joseph Waterman, a life long car enthusiast. Over the past few2 decades of owning the car, Joseph has won several car shows all across Michigan and the Midwest. This is the story of how the car came to be.
The Emulsion Alchemist This 1972 Chevrolet promotional film, titled ” Camaro and Corvette “, was sent to the Chevrolet car dealerships to be used as an in-house Sales and customer training film. The film highlights technical aspects and features of the new model year. If you look up a different film I posted, titled “1974 Chevy Selling Monte Carlo “, you can see a rare glimpse of the film cartridge viewer that was used...
This 1974 Chevrolet promotional film, titled ” Selling Corvette “, was sent to the Chevrolet car dealerships to be used as an in-house Sales and customer training film. This film highlights technical aspects and features of the new model year. Model shown includes Corvette sports coupe with T-Tops. Accessories and Features Highlighted include, Anti-theft system, Leather Seats, Tilt and telescope steering wheel, Air Conditioning, 350 LS – 2 and 454 LS – 4 Engines,...
PeriscopeFilm One of a series of driver’s ed films made by General Motors known as “We Drivers”, this 1962 Jam Handy produced movie was shot near Detroit, Michigan in the community of Cloverdale. This very campy movie features miniature versions of the drivers — the “inner self” that speaks in a “wee little voice” through the miracle of special effects. The film emphasizes defense driving techniques, including not following cars too closely, and allowing...
A Street Race setup between two small town rivals. The Take is Two Cases of moonshine and a little cash. The Challenges the SRC Gang will face are unsuspecting. They haven’t had any trouble getting caught before. Mayor Weston puts a little pressure on Ole Barney to “wick it up.” A cat and mouse game between the Shiners and Barney makes this one an unforgettable classic. Inspired by Smoky and The Bandit, Dukes of...
Lots of jazzy jive talk (Kookie, eat your heart out!), outrageous situations and even crazier plot twists, familiar faces (like the future “Uncle Fester” Jackie Coogan and “Little Joe Carwright” Michael Landon), Hollywood family members in the cast (Drew Barrymore’s dad and Charles Chaplin’s son!) and “The Killer” Jerry Lee Lewis doing his “killing” on a flat bed truck! And then, there’s Mamie Van Doren… Note: I do NOT own the copyrights for this...
Two escaping killers hide out in a club called the Cloud Nine and hold the bartender and clients hostage. Amongst the patrons are a nervous singer (Abby Dalton), a boxer, his wife, and manager, an extortionist, a loud thug and his girlfriend, as well as a small man who can determine people’s real (as opposed to posed) personalities and has no fear (Dick Miller). Rock All Night is a 1957 American International Pictures (AIP)...
