Johnny Dark Movie Book

10 Universal Studios took the “ best of the best ” of the handbuilt sports cars that were built in and around Los Angeles, California in 1953. As for the cars featured, the aluminum cars shown were either one - offs or out of production, but the remaining five cars could be bought or built by the public at that time. These were the Woodill Wildfire, Glasspar G2, Victress S1A, Lancer and Grantham Stardust. The actors in the movie were top - notch “ A ” listers. Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie and Don Taylor—these were major movie stars when this was filmed, and while some think of this as a simple car film for its time, it ’ s far from that point. Some of the stunt drivers used were famous race car drivers and/or stuntmen in their own right. Phil Hill (road racing), Louis Tomei (Indianapolis 500), Don Freeland (Indianapolis 500) and Chuck Tatum (road racing) were the famous drivers. Stunt drivers included Carey Loftin who later was the stunt coordinator for the movie “ Bullit, ” Johnny Daheim and H. Haile Chace – were all accomplished stuntmen well - known in Hollywood. In researching this film, Chuck Tatum, Phil Hill and Universal Studios historians were personally interviewed. We also spoke with many of the families who were involved with the individuals who built and/or raced the cars. In writing this book, we did our best to give you a window into the past—one that gets more distant with each passing year. You can view the full - length movie in excellent resolution by visiting YouTube and searching for Johnny Dark. No doubt you ’ ll have great fun watching the movie. You ’ ll also find the Johnny Dark movie trailer which is fun to watch as an introduction before viewing the movie. So make some popcorn and lookout for these special cars when you watch Johnny Dark. Think of it as the old “ Automobile Bingo ” game we used to play when traveling by car during vacation. And while you ’ re watching the movie ….. perhaps …… just perhaps you just might get hooked on these low volume handcrafted sports cars built at a time when anything was possible. Collectively, we call this part of American postwar sports car history as “ The Greatest Story Never Told. ” Be sure to visit our website www.UndiscoveredClassics.com for further information on the Johnny Dark movie. Geoffrey Hacker, Ph.D. Undiscovered Classics