Grand Prix, the Movie

[cegerer]

Interesting scan of an article on Grand Prix.

http://cinerama.topcities.com/grandprixcd.htm

[Reg]

Curt

Just scanned through the article. The movie was great and a must see for anyone who is a race fan. Brian Bedford ( who played British driver Scott Stoddard) now lives just down the road from me in Stratford, Ontario where he directs as well as stars in the famous Festival Theatre productions.

[HarryD]

As an aside, I have this vague memory of Popular Science running an article that showed how they did the special effects. As I can recall, it was quite interesting given they did not have the simulations and miniture equipment we have at our fingertips today.

It's a noteworthy film at several levels.

[911pcars]

I remember my Dad taking me to see it in Cinemascope (or at least the screen seemed pretty big at the time). When the GP start montage appeared along with the SFX, I think I wet my pants.:-), but I was hooked.

Sherwood
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[URY914]

HarryD,
I have that copy of Popular Science. It's about 35 years old. I'll dig it out and post some of it.

Paul

[HarryD]

Originally posted by URY914
HarryD,
I have that copy of Popular Science. It's about 35 years old. I'll dig it out and post some of it.

Paul

Thanks.

I only have vague memories of it and about the only thing I can clearly remember is them showing how they simulated one of the crashes by firing a car out of a cannon.

[URY914]

Harry,
I found it and is actully a Popular Mechanics from March of 1967. I was eight years old at the time and my wife hadn't been born yet.
Here is the cover...

[URY914]

Here is page one of the article

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Page 2

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page 3

[URY914]

Hey I've got four more pages to scan, resize and post and it is a little bit of a PITA so if you want to see the rest you have to ask nicely.

Paul

[HarryD]

Originally posted by URY914
Hey I've got four more pages to scan, resize and post and it is a little bit of a PITA so if you want to see the rest you have to ask nicely.

Paul

Man,

What a trip down memory lane I was 13 when the article came out.

I remember reading that article and then waiting for the show to come to town so I could see it. The anticipation was killing me then.

Please, more!!!

[URY914]

Ok, OK, OK

[URY914]

page 4. Love that high tech helmet cam...

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page five

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6

[URY914]

Done.

[HarryD]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.