Brian,
I passed some bad info. The characters name was Frank Morgan and the actor
that played the part was John Bromfield on Sheriff of Cochise.
I remember watching the Lawrence Welk and You Bet Your Life shows as swell
and also really enjoyed the commercials. A couple of other good ones were
Tennessee Ernie Ford who was sponsored by Ford and Dinah Shore-Pat Boone
Chevy shows.
Weather you like the brands or not, back in the day all cars had their own
personality unlike today's examples.
John
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Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 6:36 AM
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John,
Thanks for the update - and yes Frank Morgan did star in the "Sheriff of
Cochise". That was the show I remembered. Of course as a kid, I never
looked at names of actors - it was just the cars!!
My all time favorites for the Mopars were the Lawrence Welk commercials as
well as Groucho's DeSoto ads. Was his show called "You Bet Your Life"?
Can't recall the exact title but I tried to watch it every week!
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <john@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Re. Car Kulture
Brian,
Now you really have my curiosity up. I've always been a big fan of
Connors as we share the same birthday, April 10th, and I thought he was a
great actor. I have most of the Rifleman shows in my video library. I
also remember a western series, Branded, which was in 1965 & '66, but
this also was long before cars existed.
Could you be referring to "Sheriff of Cochise" which starred an actor
named Frank Morgan? I do remember the beginning of the show he drove up
in a '57-'58 Chrysler wagon. That show didn't last to long with only 58
episodes being released. I've attached this link that might help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff_of_Cochise Beyond this I'm lost and
would certainly welcome comments from others.
I'm a Netflix customer and currently going through the Peter Gunn series
which used many Chrysler products. Unfortunately the Sheriff of Cochise
series is not currently available there. As a kid I would watch Peter
Gunn, but never could appreciate it until now and the cars really ad much
to it for me.
John Lazenby
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:32 AM
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John,
You are correct about the series name! My goof.
But Conners did star (at least in the Northern IL area incl Chicago) in
a series where he sported a rifle in his Chrysler wagon, always shown in
the opening scene.
Like the Lawrence Welk show, I never cared much about the show but
always was interested in the cars. As a kid I always tried to find those
TV programs with cars - especially Mopars.
If anyone can correct the info I would appreciate it. I am sure however
that the show was not Sky King.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <john@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Re. Car Kulture
Possibly I missed something here, but Kevin Joseph Aloysius (Chuck)
Connors who did star in the Rifleman series had no cars. This series
was based just after the Civil War and the closest thing Lucas McCain,
Connors' character came to a vehicle would have been a wagon pulled by
a couple of horses. Side note: The name "Chuck" came from his baseball
days when his co-players would say, "Hey chuck one over here".
I suspect the series you are referring to is "Sky King" who stared
Kirby Grant. This was set in the Arizona area in the 1950's and not
only did Grant drive Chrysler wagons he also flew his own aircraft
named the "Songbird".
I own a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Town & Country that has some
"Hollywood" history and everyone always relates the wagon to Sky King.
I can't prove anything, but that series was shot out of the Tucson area
and our wagon traces back to Studio City or Hollywood. We think the
link to our wagon is Cecil B. DeMille the movie director who did such
epics as The Ten Commandments.
John Lazenby
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Re. Car Kulture
And don't forget that wonderful Chrysler wagon ('55 or '56?) that
Chuck Conners the "Rifleman" used in the TV series!!
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Wilson" <jwilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:32 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Re. Car Kulture
Serie- Leave it to Beaver (Ward always had that years Mopar for
family car)
music Dick Dale and the Deltones (60's album cover and songs heavy
with Mopar)
New series- NCIS and NCIS LA both are new Mopar
Jim
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