Johnny Dark Restoration Book - The Black Woodill Wildfire

73 So it looks like there was a large gauge at left, then a medium gauge (perhaps a tachomter), then 3 smaller gauges and one large gauge again. We ’ re getting close to matching the dashboard and you can share your thoughts on what you think below. Everyone, however, would agree we need to find a photo or two from the 50s showing the original dashboard in its newly minted (1953) form for the black Johnny Dark car. Front Bumper and Windshield While we know that the red Johnny Dark Wildfire was a factory car, all evidence points to the #2 black car being built by an unknown and talented builder and used in the movie. That and other research shows that Woodill built very few full cars. Very few. I mention this because Woodill Wildfire records show that the #1 red car was fitted with a 1953 - 1955 Cor- vette wrap - around windshield before it was sold. This Wildfire that came from Sacramento has a wrap - around windshield too – but not the 53 - 55 Corvette. So the same approach was used on both cars, but most likely not the same owner. Finally, the holes for the bumper brackets on the car we found in Sacramento, California line up nicely with the brackets used on a Lincoln - Zephyr front bumper which was used in the movie. The holes are where they should be and not elsewhere.