and a good friend of mine has one of the planes which was used in the series even. And I sold my 55 Chrysler wagon off before I knew that! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Klein" <tailfins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FWDLK cars in movies/50's TV > Anybody remember the actor Kirby Grant? He played Sky King, proprietor of > the Flying Crown Ranch. When he wasn't piloting "The Songbird", he was often > seen driving his '56 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country wagon. > > Ross Klein > '56 Imperial sedan, two-tone green > 'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brian" <xm2cars@xxxxxxx> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:04 AM > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FWDLK cars in movies > > > > And in the movie, "Chris Cross" the family drives a normal looking green > 57 > > DeSoto 4dr sedan down in southern FL. Car shows up in several scenes of > > the movie. > > > > Another movie "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Elizabeth Taylor features a > yellow > > & black 57 CRL convert with all the ornaments removed. Car is a player in > > the movie and in several scenes. The car was in good shape too - I know > > because I bought it! > > > > And from the great days of 50's TV, do many of you remember the 57 Dodges > > and Buicks that Broderick Crawford used in "Highway Patrol"? Or how about > > the 56 (?) Chrysler station wagon that had the rifle holsters used by > Chuck > > Conner in his pursuit of justice (before he became the Rifleman) - or the > > Studebakers in "Mr. Ed"? > > > > Brian > > D500s in MI > > > > Mike Sealey wrote: > > > > > A primered and otherwise rough-looking '61 DeSoto > > > appears in the movie "Mississippi Burning". > > > > > > Apparently nobody told the movie folks that was an > > > unnaturally rough appearance for what would've been a > > > 4-5 year old car at the time the movie is supposed to > > > have taken place... > > > > > > ===== > > > Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA > > > '57 Plymouth Sport Suburban > > > '64 Chrysler 300-K 2dr Hardtop > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® > > > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > > > Calendars are still available. Don't miss the chance to get yours now! > > > Details for ordering may be found at: > > > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2002/index.html > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > > Calendars are still available. Don't miss the chance to get yours now! > > Details for ordering may be found at: > > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2002/index.html > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > Calendars are still available. Don't miss the chance to get yours now! > Details for ordering may be found at: > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2002/index.html -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Calendars are still available. Don't miss the chance to get yours now! Details for ordering may be found at: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2002/index.html
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