Brian,
Now you really have my curiosity up. I've always been a big fan of Connors
as we share the same birthday, April 10th, and I thought he was a great
actor. I have most of the Rifleman shows in my video library. I also
remember a western series, Branded, which was in 1965 & '66, but this also
was long before cars existed.
Could you be referring to "Sheriff of Cochise" which starred an actor named
Frank Morgan? I do remember the beginning of the show he drove up in a
'57-'58 Chrysler wagon. That show didn't last to long with only 58 episodes
being released. I've attached this link that might help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff_of_Cochise Beyond this I'm lost and
would certainly welcome comments from others.
I'm a Netflix customer and currently going through the Peter Gunn series
which used many Chrysler products. Unfortunately the Sheriff of Cochise
series is not currently available there. As a kid I would watch Peter Gunn,
but never could appreciate it until now and the cars really ad much to it
for me.
John Lazenby
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John,
You are correct about the series name! My goof.
But Conners did star (at least in the Northern IL area incl Chicago) in a
series where he sported a rifle in his Chrysler wagon, always shown in the
opening scene.
Like the Lawrence Welk show, I never cared much about the show but always
was interested in the cars. As a kid I always tried to find those TV
programs with cars - especially Mopars.
If anyone can correct the info I would appreciate it. I am sure however
that the show was not Sky King.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:10 AM
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Possibly I missed something here, but Kevin Joseph Aloysius (Chuck)
Connors who did star in the Rifleman series had no cars. This series was
based just after the Civil War and the closest thing Lucas McCain,
Connors' character came to a vehicle would have been a wagon pulled by a
couple of horses. Side note: The name "Chuck" came from his baseball
days when his co-players would say, "Hey chuck one over here".
I suspect the series you are referring to is "Sky King" who stared Kirby
Grant. This was set in the Arizona area in the 1950's and not only did
Grant drive Chrysler wagons he also flew his own aircraft named the
"Songbird".
I own a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Town & Country that has some
"Hollywood" history and everyone always relates the wagon to Sky King. I
can't prove anything, but that series was shot out of the Tucson area and
our wagon traces back to Studio City or Hollywood. We think the link to
our wagon is Cecil B. DeMille the movie director who did such epics as
The Ten Commandments.
John Lazenby
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Re. Car Kulture
And don't forget that wonderful Chrysler wagon ('55 or '56?) that Chuck
Conners the "Rifleman" used in the TV series!!
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Wilson" <jwilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:32 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Re. Car Kulture
Serie- Leave it to Beaver (Ward always had that years Mopar for family
car)
music Dick Dale and the Deltones (60's album cover and songs heavy with
Mopar)
New series- NCIS and NCIS LA both are new Mopar
Jim
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