Found a clip on u-tube from the 1968 TV series 'The Immortal'. Any one remember it. The pilot featured a chase between a lime gold fastback and a big 4 door Chrysler. They are being chased through the country and even included the Shelby jumping over a small creek long before the Duke boys did it. lol
Pretty good footage of the car. Too cool.
Sure do. There's also a Pantera being driven by Linda George. I believe that both of the cars were then owned by Rick Nelson. The car IS in the Registry.
I had gotten a note from one of the twins. I think it was Gunther/Gunner, whatever his name is, that they had kept the Shelby and sold the Pantera. I don't know what happened to it after that.
There is no way to corroborate any of this but the circumstancial evidence tends to fit the theory.
"Rick or Rickie" was just a nickname. I believe his given name is Ozwald and as such was Ozzie Jr.?
I don't remember the Shelby unit number but it is a Lime Gold automatic GT500. I just looked and I don't see it.
Vincent should still have the "index card" for it in the "file"? I certainly gave it to him.
I don't remember all of the specifics. I made the mistake of hanging with Mongo and I can't remember entire days at a time. I think he spiked my drink with something? Ask Mongo to find it for you? You have to wait for him to come to consciousness first though. That could take a few days? ;)
By the same token, I'm lucky. The horse he punched out never regained consciousness. ;D
the lime 1968 was #01930.
Link?
I found it here. Starts at 1:01:43. There sure aren't driven that way any more. Great find!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPIK9phr5yQ
"The Immortal" was one my favorite shows when it was in first-run. As a car-loving kid living in SoCal, I loved all the car action and locations.
Other than Mike Connors starring as "Mannix", Christoper George was the coolest guy on TV to me. He was a test driver for a car company.
Too bad it wasn't SA. ;)
Remember watching The Immortal on the ABC Movie of the Week in 1968 or 69. Believe this was the pilot for the TV show. At 11 years old I knew I wanted a Shelby after that movie.
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That's how I drive when I go for coffee on the weekends.
Lol, keep reminding myself, back then it was just another car. :o
Quote from: 69mach351w on April 01, 2019, 10:24:40 PM
Lol, keep reminding myself, back then it was just another car. :o
Agreed. That landing after the jump looks pretty harsh.
It was the summer of 1970. I had been going to the car auctions with a dealer friend of my mother's...and was looking for a Big Block Camaro. 2 months had gone by, and I was getting frustrated in my search. I was watching a movie prior to leaving for my graveyard shift one evening, when my little brother yelled at me....."Hey , look at that car, that's a Shelby, you should buy one of them!"..That was the chase scene from ...The Immortal !
The next afternoon at the dealer auction there were 6 Shelby's....one beat up 67...Four 66 Black/Gold Hertz cars in not too good shape..and one White/Red Hertz car in good condition. I bought that car ..6S531. for $1030.oo + 50 bucks to my dealer friend......later discovering the Gold Paint under those red stripes....the journey had begun... 8)
^^^ That is an awesome pic Wedgeman.
- Phillip
Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 02:38:45 AM
It was the summer of 1970. I as been going to the car auctions with a dealer friend of my mother's...and was looking for a Big Block Camaro. 2 months had gone by, and I was getting frustrated in my search. I was watching a movie prior to leaving for my graveyard shift one evening, when my little brother yelled at me....."Hey , look at that car, that's a Shelby, you should buy one of them!"..That was the chase scene from ...The Immortal !
The next afternoon at the dealer auction there were 6 Shelby's....one beat up 67...Four 66 Black/Gold Hertz cars in not too good shape..and one White/Red Hertz car in good condition. I bought that car ..6S531. for $1030.oo + 50 bucks to my dealer friend......later discovering the Gold Paint under those red stripes....the journey had begun... 8)
Addictive isn't it? Maybe infectious is a better word? I spent $1100 on my 68. It was the only car available at that moment and the money was close to catching fire so I had to spend it? ;)
Got any pics of your 68 .Shelbydoug ??
Going under the bridge at 1:03 the color turns to gold.
Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 02:38:45 AM
It was the summer of 1970. I had been going to the car auctions with a dealer friend of my mother's...and was looking for a Big Block Camaro. 2 months had gone by, and I was getting frustrated in my search. I was watching a movie prior to leaving for my graveyard shift one evening, when my little brother yelled at me....."Hey , look at that car, that's a Shelby, you should buy one of them!"..That was the chase scene from ...The Immortal !
The next afternoon at the dealer auction there were 6 Shelby's....one beat up 67...Four 66 Black/Gold Hertz cars in not too good shape..and one White/Red Hertz car in good condition. I bought that car ..6S531. for $1030.oo + 50 bucks to my dealer friend......later discovering the Gold Paint under those red stripes....the journey had begun... 8)
Cool shirt too...!
Original shirt with the .Shelby-American tag in it....a friend gave it to me right after I bought the car.... 8)
Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 02:38:45 AM
It was the summer of 1970. I had been going to the car auctions with a dealer friend of my mother's...and was looking for a Big Block Camaro. 2 months had gone by, and I was getting frustrated in my search. I was watching a movie prior to leaving for my graveyard shift one evening, when my little brother yelled at me....."Hey , look at that car, that's a Shelby, you should buy one of them!"..That was the chase scene from ...The Immortal !
The next afternoon at the dealer auction there were 6 Shelby's....one beat up 67...Four 66 Black/Gold Hertz cars in not too good shape..and one White/Red Hertz car in good condition. I bought that car ..6S531. for $1030.oo + 50 bucks to my dealer friend......later discovering the Gold Paint under those red stripes....the journey had begun... 8)
Man, Awesome story 8)
And a plus with the vintage super cool photo!!
Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 11:12:20 AM
Got any pics of your 68 .Shelbydoug ??
I have this labeled 1972. That's about right. American 200-s wheels. An old 110 camera shot. Not too many pics surviving at all from back them. Pic is probably faded.
No Cobra shirts to wear yet then.
Former Hertz, NY, NY car.
Love it !!!... 8)
These vintage photos are SOOOO COOL !!
Doug, 110 camera? My family had one too. Those were the days!!!
Quote from: 69mach351w on April 02, 2019, 07:02:25 PM
These vintage photos are SOOOO COOL !!
Doug, 110 camera? My family had one too. Those were the days!!!
I didn't get my first 35mm until a few years later. First I got a 110 with a zoom. Problem was development costs of prints then, You couldn't see what you shot until you got them back.
Then I went to 35mm slides. Most of my stuff is on them. I started transferring those to digital. If I live another 100 years, I might get them all done?
Those were turning colors too. No one told me they were using Fugi chemicals on my Kodachrome film? >:(