The first race for ford drivers curtis turner and joe weatherly was the 1955 southern 500 then the biggest nascar race of the year. Stock car 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the earliest days of stock car racing, horsepower was king. A rather nondescript british crime film, directed by the ubiquitous wolf rilla and starring the equally ubiquitous paul carpenter who plays a stock car driver who. Stock car is not without a certain period charm and, along with other similar efforts such as wall of death and mystery junction, it does pass away a. Herb thomas won that race while fireball roberts started out at the pole position.
Stock car memories darlington southern 500 1955, 1956. The cars were painted a vivid purple, which caricatures of snorting wild boars on the front fenders. American automobile industry in the 1950s wikipedia. Stock car 1955 katie attempts to save her fathers failing garage after he is killed during a stock car race. Nascar cup series beginners in this race included johnny allen, bill morton, jim murray, norm nelson, and chuck stevenson.
Legendary film director howard hawks revs his engine and hits the track in this racing drama about stock car drivers. Stock car is very much a product of its time, with a few elements of interest threaded through an otherwise average narrative. In 1955 pathe news for us old uns pathe was a regular feature that accompanied the movie at the local fleapit showed a 2minute clip in 1955 of stock car racing in australia. History early 50s stock car racing pics page 2 the.
She is assisted by an american driver, larry duke but unfortunately one of the creditors is determined to take the garage. This was another loustewardbuilt car that i purchased used from stewards brotherinlaw. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by. Sprint cars race cars car photos car pictures road race car 1955 chevy vintage race car nascar cool cars. Mar, 2020 if you want to take your mind off the reallife crisis playing out around the worldand also introduce yourself to some lesserknown car films and one motorcycle flickthen wash your hands for a full 20 seconds, please, sit back, and escape reality with one of these seven gems, listed in the order they were released. Stock car 1955 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. All stock car movie posters,high res movie posters image for stock car. Mar 21, 2020 the stock car racers chevy ended up getting crushed. Stock car, movie, 1955 internet movie cars database. Sabrina norma sykes in her first movie, stock car 1955. Legendary names like herb thomas, buck baker, tim and fonty flock, and curtis turner are here with smokey yunick, peter depaolo and of course fireball roberts. American grafitti has become somewhat of a cult classic, but the 55 chevy has had a. Katie attempts to save her fathers failing garage after he is killed during a stock car race. Dont miss the famous kierhaefer chrysler 300s blasting along at 120 m.
Found a youtube video of some color home movies that were shot at the old speedway as well. Stock car memories darlington southern 500 1955, 1956 film. In this energetic hour, cnn takes you inside this fullspeed world of bad fast cars to meet the stars, watch the races, and join the millions for whom dirt track racing is a way of life. It has some handling help with a stock car chassis driven by bobby allison. Jan, 2017 selected originals australia stock cars down under aka stock car racing 1955 duration. The british racing tale follows katie glebe rona anderson as she battles to keep her fathers. Stock car 1955 wolf rilla synopsis, characteristics.
She is assisted by an american driver, larry duke but unfortunately one. The daughter of a deceased stock car driver goes into partnership with one of her fathers old friends in running a garage and a stock car, and come up against a gang of crooks. American muscle 1955 chevy american graffiti movie ertl 1 18. Motormax 1955 chevy bel air 124 scale diecast model car red. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified preowned car listings, and new car classifieds. A pictorial tour of the race cars that i have driven. The 1955 southern 500 took place on september 5 at the darlington raceway in darlington, south carolina. Stock car 1955 susan shaw this utterly gorgeous and riveting blonde english beauty is prettymuch chain smoking throughout the entire film barely any scene passes where she is not lightingup and constantly inhaling on her beloved cigarettes whether at work, socialising and even near petrolpumps in the service station, as well as later in the garages own office. See more ideas about hot rod movie, movies and movie posters. Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the united states and canada, with new zealand, australia, mexico, great britain and brazil also having forms of stock car auto racing. In stock trim, with a fourbarrel carburetor and dual exhaust, it produced 182 horsepower. The daughter of a deceased stock car driver goes into partnership with one of her. Includes certification, gorgeous beauty queens, pit areas, and unbelievable racing footage. Quentin tarantinos homage to zgrade exploitation flicks and cult car movies initially presented as one half of the omnibus film grindhouse is an excellent horror movie, the ultimate.
Stock car memories darlington southern 500 1955, 1956 film on dvd. The stuff that takes place in the garage is quite interesting, but the stock car races that prop up the plot particularly in the second half are dull and rather unworkable. The worlds largest governing body for stock car racing is the. At various stages during his career wolf rilla proved himself to be a highly competent director, notably with his chilling version of village of the damned. Click your mouse on the photo to see another of the other side of the car. Vs of stock car racing at sydney showground showing a number of crashes. Sep 29, 2015 the 1955 chevy of al accipiter is no runofthemill trifive. Katie attempts to save her fathers failing garage after he is killed during a stock car race, but one of the creditors is determined to take the garage. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately 0. The 1955 nascar grand national season was pivotal for the future of nascar. Whitey bulger tv series in the works from sky, fort point, double nickel exclusive. Selected originals offcuts, selected scenes, outtakes, rushes for story australia stock cars down under aka stock car racing 5557.
The last reported owner is a collector from maryland who completed a number of modifications on the chevy for car shows. Stock car 1955 wolf rilla synopsis, characteristics, moods, themes and related allmovie. See more ideas about chevy, drag cars and 1955 chevy. What they did not have was a budget for a film that long, so what you got was the lower half of a double bill from british bmovie specialists butchers, here in their. Racetrack crooks put pressure on a driver paul carpenter and his girlfriend rona anderson. The 1955 lehi 300 known officially in nascar as 1955 40 was a nascar grand national series racing event that took place on october 9, 1955, at memphisarkansas speedway in the american community of lehi, arkansas. Stock car 1955 1h 8min adventure 1955 uk katie attempts to save her fathers failing garage after he is killed during a stock car race, but one of. Its early popularity was due to its sleek design, low center of gravity and excellent handling, but it failed to keep up with rest of the industry by middecade. Our latest list of the top 102 movie cars of all time includes some legends and some cars you may not have even heard of.
Movie cars are the point where automobile collecting and the entertainment industry meet. Darlingtonsouthern 500 1955, 1956 enjoy the raw action of the halcyon years of stock cars in actionpacked southern 500s from 1955 and1956. This race can be seen on dvds showing classic stock cars of the 1950s and the 1960s. What we have not seen is a fullon, tube chassis, modern spec road race 1955 chevy, that is until now. With paul carpenter, rona anderson, susan shaw, harry fowler.
Stock car is a 1955 british crime drama film directed by wolf rilla and starring paul carpenter, rona anderson, and susan shaw. Hudson cars were very popular in nascar in the early 1950s, in particular the hudson hornet, now known as well for its prominence in the 2006 pixar animated movie, cars. The other one sat for a number of years, then went through a number of different owners. After norma sykes became sabrina, and her 421734 frame became stuff of legend, she appeared in her first feature film, stock car directed. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of stock car with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Another in the long line of films distributed by butchers film services, who specialised in british b movies. Start of stock car international race england versus america.
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