1970 Highway safety w James Garner in an Oldsmobile

1970 Highway safety w James Garner in 1970 Cutlass Supreme.

[@noelwarner1235]

Garner knew how to drive,he raced some as well as having a race team.He was a Veteran and a great actor.Seemed like a nice guy. He was the man !

[@seththomas9105]

SpeedVision!! Yes! We had half assed dish TV back in the 90's and had SpeedVision. We used to drink beer and watch all these old classics. Good times.

[@emeyer6963]

Jim Rockford needed his Firebird for these tests.

[@wmachines4555]

I agree, would have been cool to see.

[@user-uj7zp5qs7q]

Obviously this was filmed year before The Rockford Files, in the days when James was actually racing Oldsmobiles.

[@emeyer6963]

@@user-uj7zp5qs7q Looks like it was filmed in 1970 which was 4 years before Rockford came out.

[@steelcitycaprice.899]

Ooh for sure!!😂😂😂👍🏽

[@3matic7]

Cutlass handles better. Better steering response for sure.

[@UsefulEntertainment]

70 cutlass supreme, shows speedometer of a 68-70 dodge charger lol.

[@LionsTigersBears]

He had actually owned a 455 olds rocket cutlass custom built...😊😊😊

[@Robinallenyukon]

I did this before I got my CDL in Michigan ... a little different in a 70" long semi !!

[@blpadge2]

Notice the first thing he did was fasten his shoulder belt and lap belt. Back in those days, they were two separate belts. Few people used seat belts, and those that did would not use shoulder belts because of how it was impossible to refold them into the hangers over the door frame. Garner starred in the movie Grand Prix at a time when F1 drivers still preferred to be thrown clear of a wreck rather than risk being trapped in a burning car.

[@milfordcivic6755]

It's easy to end the problems on the road: PUT DOWN THE PHONE

[@robertsmith9156]

1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme! My high school car was a 1971 Cutlass Supreme SX with a 455. A big car, but handled well. I miss the classics.😢

[@CL500MBZ]

My high school car was a 69 Cutlass. Bought it for$800 cash. I learned quickly to take it slow and leave lots of space.

[@STho205]

I had the 71 fastback. It was great in a straight line but as this film shows, wollowed badly in a hard corner. Compared to the handling in my 2014 sport sedan there is so much more suspension improvement. However I still consider my 71 Cutlass to be the best car I've ever had and than includes BMWs, British and Mazda convertible sport cars.

[@D.E.Middleton]

Great work, jimmy

[@MrHarleyultra]

When they show the speedometer it is a Charger speedometer I think but definitely not a cutlass

[@solitaire5142]

Had Rockfish been driving his `77 Firebird, he would have "J" maneuvered around those traffic cones.

[@Serpico1152]

That's was my exact thoughts and words, I used to love seeing & hearing Isaac Hayes "Gandy" calling him "Rockfish"! 🐟

[@martinliehs2513]

Isn't this why we are taught the "2 second rule" for following distances in good weather (4 seconds in rain, and 8 seconds in snow)?

[@milfordcivic6755]

People don't care anymore. They think that they are going to make the car in front of them go faster. Most aren't even looking out the windshield anyway, they're looking at their phone in their lap

[@Santor-]

​@@milfordcivic6755...and on the stereo screen selecting between uploaded music on the harddrive, or going through menus to find the seat heaters, or looking in the under dash fridge for snacks, while on a call with the wife while texting your friend on when to meet with the wife, while downloading new music from KZbin premium and looking at Google maps to find where your going. Who has time to look out the windshield?

[@dyer2cycle]

@@milfordcivic6755 The thing that bothers me probably the most is how people will just flat pull out in front of you all the time, and cut across in front of you, like you are supposed to stop for them...they seem to think as long as you miss them by inches, all is good....

[@iFixJunk]

I was taught three...

[@PhenomProductions23]

Too much Bodyroll and skinny tires for sudden jerking turns at speeds like that. Give that Cutlass some Wide Tires, Thick Sway bars and Lowering Springs with more Engine Torque and it will handle better.

[@josephd8814]

Definitely!

[@LionsTigersBears]

Remember this back when they had those cheap slippery Bias ply tires that roll all over the place. When you turn. Not like the modern day grippy radial ply tire from goodyear or pilot mechlins

[@user-uj7zp5qs7q]

Bias ply tires?

[@bobjohnson205]

Only the best! lol

[@Pontiac428]

150 or 160 MPH speedo?

[@pauldeschamps8965]

2.26 looks like W car and 69/70 Shelby GT

[@iFixJunk]

Ah, the good ol' days--when actors didn't necessarily spend their off hours trying to get involved in politics; they had HOBBIES.

[@arcanondrum6543]

I agree 100%. My father needed just one income for 9 children. His wife stayed home. Then that actor who got more movie parts when braver men left to fight a World War changed our economy from one for the Middle Class to an economy that works great for wealthy people. His policies have been copied by every President (of his Party) ever since, so now the Middle Class has become the working class and they need 2 incomes if they want a family.

[@iFixJunk]

@@arcanondrum6543 I am interested in how he did that. I've never heard this take before.

[@Santor-]

What's with the brown cars? Did he always need to have brown cars?

[@arcanondrum6543]

You must be young. About 30 years ago, most cars were blue. 20 years ago, silver. Green will apparently be the next common color...

[@LionsTigersBears]

To the left To the left Everything you have is on the left. 😮😮

[@NoPrivateProperty]

as your speed increases, your time to react decreases. rocket scientist

[@bobjohnson205]

Yeah, Jim definitely nailed that one! lol Actors are only as good as the the lines that are written for them. Garner would be the first one to tell you that! 😉

[@johnp139]

Why no brakes? Wouldn’t any sane person ALSO apply brakes???

[@user-ov4mk9ox8y]

you lose control.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Detroit just didn't bother with suspension. Engines. Horsepower. Braking then did not have the same effect it has now (I'm not even referring to ABS). Leaf springs in the back and simple coilovers up front (without front and rear sway bars) is the reality of some (2 ton no less) Detroit metal. I owned a 70 Nova. You could brake or you could turn but doing both at highway speeds was enough to make me shop for cars from overseas until Detroit (sorta) caught up. It was self inflicted loss of sales for quite some time. Passengers are safer now only BECAUSE other car manufacturers cared about handling and safety.

[@johnbaxter4837]

cars handled like shit in those days 😂🤣😅

[@user-ov4mk9ox8y]

LAPD had OLDS cop cars for 1967 and 68 and really hated them. WE had two big block 70's and they're great for going forward. Turning, spinning, reacting, not so much.

[@arcanondrum6543]

You both tapped into EXACTLY why I looked to foreign cars from my 2nd vehicle and came back only once or twice. The ++horsepower straight ahead nonsense was infectious to some but I guess they found out the day they NEEDED to turn.

[@tommitchell8425]

Garner was a total jock sniffer. You watch OAKLAND RAIDER highlights..hes in the sidelines smaking up to all this HOFers...

[@iFixJunk]

What?

[@arcanondrum6543]

Tommy must be hoping that James was like him but no, Garner was married to the same woman for his whole life. He raised two daughters, one of them a stepdaughter. Women who worked with Garner loved the guy, in part because he was such a good guy. He served in the Merchant Marines and then in the regular Army in Korea. He earned a Purple Heart. I liked James Garner and the people who worked with him said the same thing.

[@consciousmob]

That's not James Garner.

[@SuperBooboo02]

it was his voice you idiot...try listening closer

[@iFixJunk]

Who is it?