About 15 years back, someone told me about a strange white car that had been sitting in an open field for many ears. I went to check it out, and somehow found the owner. Turns out, many years earlier the fellow had seen this car parked in town, and it was on a trip with another car, and just happened to be in Fairfield, Idaho. He liked it, bought it, and parked it. He never did drive the*******. Well, I talked him out of it, right after I noticed that the '40 Ford chassis not only had an Olds mill sporting 4 97's on a Horn intake adopted to the Ford side shift, but also had Kinmont Disc Brakes on all four corners. The body was a Graham "Stardust", and in the movie was called a Tomahawk... Through a bunch of research I learned that there were two of these used in the movie. One was used for the close up shots, and the other for the racing scenes. The nice one had a flatty, and opening doors. The other had the olds and the doors did not open.... I reckon for safety. I sold the Kinmonts to Kurt McKormick, and the car ended up with Jeffrey Hacker, a long time friend.
Isn't that same car in Johnny Dark? There is something quintessentially "kit car" about all of these strange fiberglass cars. Usually, the wheels are sort of awkwardly located in the wheel wells or the wheelbase is just a little strange or... there's always something a little off...
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