1970 TOURNAMENT OF THRILLS AUTO DAREDEVILS B.F. GOODRICH LIFESAVER RADIAL TIRE PROMO FILM JC10174
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This promo film for the Tournament of Thrills Auto Daredevils was produced by B.F. Goodrich to showcase their Lifesaver Radial Tires. It likely dates to about 1970. At the time, the Tournament of Thrills was featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports and viewed by over 1 million people worldwide. The Tournament of Thrills daredevil stunt show dated to the 1950s but started with using Mustangs in 1965 Mustangs. Several more 1969 models were ordered in 1968, and after 1969 the Maverick. The show was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and toured the nation which included a regular run at the Golden Gate Speedway in Tampa, Florida and the Palm Beach Speedway. The show featured drivers from around the nation, in competition. ABC's Wide World of Sport and DBS TV Sport Spectacular covered several of the shows. At 3:12, legendary driver Buzz Bundy is shown driving a Ford Maverick. Bundy was called the "King of Ski" for his ability to drive a four wheel car on two wheels for long distances -- as he demonstrates here. The film then shows a Mustang, a Maverick and a Pinto all riding on two wheels (4:09) before concluding with spectacular jumps.
A typical ad (this one from 1972) for the tires proclaimed: "When the Tournament of Thrills daredevils do the driving, their spins, jumps, and turns put a lot of wear on their cars and our tires. But B.F.Goodrich Life-saver Radials are built to take it, on two wheels or four. B.F.Goodrich Lifesavers are American radials that offer better handling, mileage and durability than ordinary tires. In fact,' during the seven consecutive years the Tournament of Thrills has been on BFG radials, they have yet to experience a single tire failure, regardless of the brutal punishment these Dynacor Rayon corded tires take."
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I remember these being aired on Wild World of Sports back in the day
I miss the wide world of sports, as well the diamond p production shows. You remember when espn2 started?
Take care young man.
Thanks Periscope
You got me convinced. I'm buying a set of BF Goodrich Radial T/As for my next tires 😜.
The Pinto on the right side two wheeler was sweet!
2:40 last nights track while giving my girl the old hotrod!
Love the zany synthesizer music LOL...very novel for the day
"Slide for life" speeding Mustang is a Fairlane convertible. Just saying.
Yes I caught that also
America, land of the free and the Bf good tire.
Surprised the name Joie Chitwood didn't come up...
Because that was a competing auto thrill show, back then there was many thrill shows and Chitwood was one of the better known and longest running
That poor 59 Buick. And 57 Plymouth and 53 Buick.
lol Pinto. We had a '76.
Dont try this at home!!!
Back in the good old days , these were sport on tv , now it’s kneeling and BLM and trans playing in women’s sport ....that video is going to be banned for racism soon