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post Apr 7 2004, 07:31 PM
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Don't know what it is, I just turned it on. Vintage footage of Paul Newman, Bobby Unser, and an entire track full of 914s.
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post Apr 7 2004, 07:34 PM
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Paul Newman narrating!!

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post Apr 7 2004, 07:38 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) argh! I need speedchannel!
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post Apr 7 2004, 07:40 PM
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A couple of commercials back when I first posted this, there were literally a dozen or so 914s running around the track. I'll have to set up the Tivo box to record the replay later. It will be on again tonight at 11:00 MDT.

directtv.com says:

Autorotica

Paul Newman hosts this vintage documentary about the world of race car driving in 1968.
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post Apr 7 2004, 07:42 PM
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Paul in a Brumos car RR1


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post Apr 7 2004, 07:44 PM
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cool!!

914-6ers, newman broke his tranny!!! HAAAAA!!!

that was some great 70s footage!! looked like megaphone exhaust. they sounded good!! it was a celebirty race in canada.

wilt chamberlin trying to get into a 914!!! funny!!
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post Apr 7 2004, 07:51 PM
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The program guide says 1968, but how could that be? The 914s were in the (according to the narration) 1st annual Ontario Celebrity Pro-Am race.
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post Apr 7 2004, 07:58 PM
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They are lying ! No 914 in 1968!
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post Apr 7 2004, 08:05 PM
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they were all prototypes!! could 04 be one of them?!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Apr 7 2004, 08:09 PM
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It's highly likely that Directv's program guide is incorrect.

Researching...
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post Apr 7 2004, 08:11 PM
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Yeah that was a great 1 hour program. I believe it was called "The Wild World of Wheels". Great coverage of the Pro-Celebrity Race with the 914-6's. That particular race was held in September of 1970 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Part of the California 500 race week end. When some of the drivers were leaving the pits, you could see and hear them not being able to find first gear. Then said that Paul Newman's car lost it's clutch and transmission which left him stranded out on the track. I'm assuming the clutch cable broke. Great stuff!
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post Apr 7 2004, 08:27 PM
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Just caught it "Once upon a wheel"
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post Apr 8 2004, 12:14 AM
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Just caught the program! There's some faces I haven't seen in awhile. Vintage cars...cloths....and hair styles (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Not to mention a song sung by Cher (Sonny?) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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post Apr 8 2004, 12:27 AM
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It's on again on sunday at 5pm pacific time.
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post Apr 8 2004, 01:16 AM
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Shots of Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds contradict program info; while Daytonas were raced in '70 and '71, I believe the Superbirds were only available in '71. Roman numerals at the end of this film indicate a release date of 1971! Teeners aside, the movie seemed rather amateurish and the music was very annoying, even for the time period!
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post Apr 8 2004, 02:31 AM
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Kind of reminded me of "On Any Sunday" film wise...I can't remember, was Steve McQueen in that one?
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post Apr 8 2004, 04:07 AM
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yep. and a co-producer
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post Apr 8 2004, 06:58 AM
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CRAP! I was out working on the car last night! I even have cable in the garage! The kids were out there and had some stupid MTV thing on about some girl getting an enhancement for Playboy Magizine! I could have been watching 914 porn.
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post Apr 8 2004, 06:58 AM
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I've been looking for that footage for some time! That was a celebrity/pro-am race to inaugurate the opening of Ontario Motorspeedway in California, in '70.

I wonder what happened to all those 914-6's???

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post Apr 8 2004, 11:47 AM
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HERE IS UPCOMING SHOWS ON THIS

Sunday, April 11, 2004
8:00 pm AUTOROTICA: ONCE UPON A WHEEL with Paul Newman
1:00 am AUTOROTICA: ONCE UPON A WHEEL with Paul Newman

Monday, April 12, 2004
10:00 am AUTOROTICA: ONCE UPON A WHEEL with Paul Newman

Friday, April 16, 2004
5:00 pm AUTOROTICA: ONCE UPON A WHEEL with Paul Newman
12:00 am AUTOROTICA: ONCE UPON A WHEEL with Paul Newman
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