Speaking of this channel, last night they showed the 1965 Monte Carlo with two
Rootes works Tigers and two Imps. The entire show could have been titled "a
tribute to the Rootes Group" as the cars were so prominently featured. The
Porsche 904 was virtually ignored in favor of two Irish ladies driving an Imp.
Much of the show consisted of an un-narrated "ride" in one of the Tigers
somehow filmed from just aft of the driver in the center of the back seat. As
the entire hill climb took something like 7 minutes, they must have showed
half of the climb uncut in real-time with accompanying sound. I did notice
that one of the Tigers did not seem to have a gauge directly above the wheel
in the 12 O'clock position. There was a panel of switches located just below
the center of the dash and some camera or ralley equipment located on the
passanger side that occasionally flashe into view. Overall, it was nice to see
a show that acknowledged Sunbeam and its contributions and, had a bit to say
about Chrysler crushing the Tiger program. Very entertaining and a welcome
balance to the new NASCAR heavy format.
Mark B
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