on 3/30/08 11:37 AM, BillDentin@aol.com at BillDentin@aol.com wrote:
> Amici...
>
> One of our local PBS TV Channels has been showing On The Beach these past few
> days. Classic 1959 Hollywood take on Nevil Shute's post apocalyptic
> end-of-the-world all out nuclear war movie. I was in the Navy then, and
> remember it
> well. Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, Tony Perkins, and a personal favorite...Ava
> Gardner. I knew Fred Astaire was a 'hot shoe', but I thought it was for
> dancing. No dancing here...he's into road racing stuff. The open road race
> scenes
> are great to watch (although, as usual, Hollywood has taken some artistic
> license). There are some disturbing crashes, but lots of great cars from the
> period.
>
> Bill Dentinger
Here are some sites that cover the race filming..
tom
http://home.san.rr.com/fsheff/pits5.htm
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_125839-Swallow-Doretti-1954.html
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