Johnny Dark Movie Book

37 After years of waiting, this brief appearance was a bit disappointing for me, but the CJ - 3B's siblings the Aer- os made up for it. And of course the sports cars which appear later in the film. Johnny's car is dubbed the "Idaho Special" but is played by the Willys - powered Woodill Wildfire, a very limited - production fiberglass sports car handbuilt in Los Angeles from 1952 to 1956. It's seen here in Reno, Nevada, one of the overnight stops in the road race. The Undiscovered Classics w ebsite has lots of information on this car and a number of others used in the film. There's also a video trailer, and background on the shooting of the race scenes. The tagline for Johnny Dark was "A story of fast cars...reckless women...and sudden danger...and a guy who loved all three!" The plot is pretty thin, but the driving in the mountains and the desert lives up to the billling. (Unfortunately the closeups of the actors playing the drivers were done with rear - screen projection in the studio.) The cars involved make this film a unique historical document. Note to Universal Studios: please make Johnny Dark available.