It was filmed in Thailand. All the characters are speaking Thai and I was in
Thailand not 5 years later. Bangkok was not much different in the film than
when I was there at that time. Having had two Thai wives and speaking the
language, it's all too familiar to me.
Mike MacLean (Stationed at Korat Air Base 1973 to 1975)
56 BN2
60 AN5
On Thursday, November 13, 2014 10:58 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>"Operation CIA" was Burt Reynolds first feature film in 1965 in which Burt
>is seen driving his Healey through the Viet Nam countryside. You can see a
>clip of the Healey parts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H298b8c6og
>
>On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Simon Lachlan <
>simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk> wrote:
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>> I'm surprise that it wasn't eaten by rust in that climate.
>> I thought Thailand looked like a good place for Healeys......not Bangkok,
>> but out in the sticks. Not the best place in the world to break down in a
>> Healey?
>> At least they drive on the same side as we do in UK.
>> Simon
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
>> HealeyRick
>> Sent: 13 November 2014 16:57
>> To: healeys@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Healeys] Saigon Healey
>>
>> Cool story from the SF Gate about a USAID worker who shipped his Healey to
>> Viet Nam during the war and back home at the end and still owns it today.
>> Probably some listers know him? *http://tinyurl.com/lata5d2
>> <http://tinyurl.com/lata5d2>*
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