Red Line 7000 Ford Galaxie Scene

From the 1965 racing flick Red Line 7000, this brilliant scene is from Ascott Park Speedway. It captures Junior Johnson's 1964 Ford Galaxie running hot laps, and its just fantastic! 1960s racing movies are often pretty lame, and usually follow a similar love story/tragedy theme, but some of the scenes, and the cars in particular, are pure gold. This short piece is one of the best. Note also, George Takei making an appearance, a year prior to beginning his role as Mr Sulu on Star Trek.

[@justindampier9017]

Junior Johnson has some serious skill behind the wheel!

[@joestephan1111]

Like all of the early stars Johnson learned to go fast while out running the "Revenuers" while delivering moonshine.

[@ONTHEEDGEFRED]

Listen to that engine chop just as he gets ready to cut it off when he brings it in

[@grunt98444]

Nothing like the scream of a big block ford at "Red line 7000".

[@greghamilton1638]

I have seen that movie a couple of times..

[@okokokok987]

Miss Ascot Park Speedway. No other track like it!

[@joestephan1111]

I took in a 350 lap USAC Late Model stock car race there. Just as exciting as the big tracks.

[@timford3599]

I would have loved to have seen the USAC Sprint Cars race there in the 1960's. Guys like AJ Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Don Branson aka; Pappy, Bobby and Al Unser. Gene Brown, Bobby Hogle aka; "Lover Boy," both from the CRA ranks, and the other Hall of Fame greats of the day. To me that was the pinnacle of American Dirt Short Track Racing!

[@timford3599]

It was one of the greatest 1/2 mile dirt tracks back in the 1960 & 1970's. Definitely the 'Best' of it's kind on the West Coast. Owned and promoted by The Great JC Agajanian. He was "The Big Man" from Pennsylvania to Indianapolis to his home State of California. I've always believed that he was the "PT Barnum" of American Auto Racing from the 1950's through 1970's. He could charm the stripes off of a tiger! LOL

[@joestephan1111]

@@timford3599 I watched Mario Andretti drive a Sprint Car there before I ever saw him drive at Indy. Many of the top international drivers, who'd raced at Riverside that day, were in the stands that night.

[@RobertOlmstead-r9o]

The plot is predictably thin, but these scenes are fun to watch. The movie has some pretty cool cars as well.

[@makototanomura7410]

ジョージタケイさん、お若いですね。自分のように１９５０年代の生まれには懐かしい車です。 コルベット。パンテーラなどを乗り継いできました。昔の車はいいですね。

[@stephaneblais9149]

George Takei!!!

[@robertstubbs9525]

Well first off I already love this red line 7000 because it shows a lot of the 64 Ford galaxies which is my favorite car and it's at one of my favorite race tracks that I grew up with my dad did also my grandfather raced there he was a car owner there and if you looked in the back of the scene Ron holiday senior was car was in the background I love the scene and I love to ask that that's the track it's at

[@michaelgasiciel9317]

My favorite too. I was 7 in ‘64. Always wanted a 4-dr. HT or conv.

[@timford3599]

My first car in 1969 was a 1964, Galaxie 500 XL. What a beautiful and fun car!

[@gylandaltman5072]

Love the Rolex Daytona, too.

[@davidgibson9080]

Nothing like a 427FE R-Code in full flight! :)

[@jerrycasey1635]

Rare cars in this movie, Shelby Daytona, A Shelby GT350, I'm sure those 64 Galaxies are 427 cars.