1965, Film: “The Great Race”

The American comedy "The Great Race" is released on 1 July 1965. The film, written and directed by Blake Edwards, stars Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk. The music was written by Henry Mancini.

Edwards based the film loosely on the 1908 New York to Paris Race. As an admirer of silent comedy films he dedicated "The Great Race" to the comedians Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). The film included several silent era visual gags, slapstick, double entendres, and absurdities.

Tony Curtis as "The Great Leslie"

Jack Lemmon as Prince Friedrich Hapnick

Natalie Wood as Maggie DuBois

Synopsis

The Great Leslie (Tony Curtis) and Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) are two daredevils at the turn of the 20th century. Leslie, a classic hero, is always dressed in white. He is handsome, courteous, talented and very successful. Fate, a melodramatic villain, is usually dressed in black with a top hat. His great plans are always doomed to fail. Leslie proposes an automobile race from New York to Paris. The Webber Motor Car Company builds a new car for Leslie named "The Leslie Special". Professor Fate builds his own vehicle, the "Hannibal Twin-8", with several hidden devices of sabotage. Other cars enter the race, including a New York City's newspaper car driven by the beautiful journalist Maggie DuBois (Natalie Wood)...

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis

Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and Keenan Wynn

Awards

• Academy Awards, USA: Oscar for Best Effects, Sound Effects: Treg Brown (1966)
• Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing (tie “With Von Ryan's Express” (1966)

Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis

Keenan Wynn, Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis

Main Cast

• Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate and Prince Friedrich Hapnick
• Tony Curtis as Leslie Gallant III ("The Great Leslie")
• Natalie Wood as Maggie DuBois
• Peter Falk as Maximillian "Max" Meen
• Keenan Wynn as Hezekiah Sturdy
• Arthur O'Connell as Henry Goodbody
• Vivian Vance as Hester Goodbody
• Dorothy Provine as Lily Olay
• Larry Storch as Texas Jack
• Ross Martin as Baron Rolfe von Stuppe
• Hal Smith as Mayor of Boracho
• Denver Pyle as Sheriff of Boracho
• Marvin Kaplan as Frisbee
• George Macready as General Kuhster

Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood

Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk and Hal Smith

Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk

Natalie Wood

Trivia

• The film features the largest pie fight ever staged, with a running gag that The Great Leslie remains clean while everyone else is covered in pie. It was filmed over five days and 4000 real pies were used.
• When Prof. Fate, Max and Maggie DuBois drive into the Russian town, Maggie speaks a full sentence to the townspeople in Russian. Natalie Wood was of Russian descent and spoke fluent Russian. 
• Six "Hannibal Twin-8" were built powered by a Chevrolet Corvair six-cylinder engine. "The Leslie Special" was designed and built by the studio, Warner Brothers, using parts from several cars. Four cars were build

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

 
"The Great Race" Trailer (1965)

1965, Car Spotting: Amsterdam, Beursplein

From front to back:

First row, left to right: Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Mercedes-Benz 190/200 (W110), Renault Floride (early Caravelle), Citroën 2CV.

Second row, left to right: Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Ford Zephyr 6 Mark III (214E), Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Fiat 1100/1200, Ford Taunus 17M (P3).

Third row, left to right: Borgward Isabella, hard to identify probably Renault Dauphine, Fiat 1100/1200, Ford Anglia (105E or 125E), fiat 1100/1200, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 403.

Fourth row: Ford Zephyr 4 or 6 Mark III (211E or 214E).

Fifth row, left to right: Volkswagen 1500 notchback (Type 3), Ford Taunus 17M (P3), BMW 700 coupé, Sunbeam Rapier.

Sixth row, left to right: Volkswagen 1500 variant (Type 3), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 500, Citroën ID/DS Break, Ford Taunus 17M (P3).

Seventh row, left to right: unidentified car (left of the dark Beetle), unidentified car probably Mercedes-Benz 190/200 (W110), Ford Zephyr 4 or 6 Mark III (211E or 214E).

Eight row, left to right: Mercedes-Benz 220 (W111), unidentified car probably Fiat 1100/1200.

Ninth row, left to right: unidentified dark coloured car left of the Mercedes 220, Ford Taunus Transit (FK 1000), Simca 1300/1500.

Tenth row, left to right: starting left of the Ford Taunus Transit: Ford Cortina Mark I, Fiat 500, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 750/Daffodil, BMC Mini (Austin/Morris), Ford Cortina Mark I.

1965, Music: The Seekers

In 1965 the Australian pop group The Seekers scored with three hit-singles in the charts: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own" and "The Carnival is Over". The Melbourne group was formed in 1962 by Athol George Guy on double bass, Keith Potger on guitar, Bruce Woodley on guitar and singer Judith Durham. Initially Durham only sang periodically with the Seekers when she was not performing at jazz clubs. Their debut album, “Introducing The Seekers”, was released in 1963.

The Seekers: top Athol Guy and Judith Durham, bottom Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger

In 1964 they played for a year on a cruise liner and in May the group signed with World Record Club releasing the single "Myra". After performing a concert with Dusty Springfield, they met her brother, songwriter and producer Tom Springfield, he wrote "I'll Never Find Another You". In February 1965 the song reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia, and No. 4 in the United States. "I'll Never Find Another You" was the second biggest selling single in the UK for 1965. The Seekers were the first Australian pop group to have a top 5 hit in Australia, the UK and the US.

The Seekers in 1966, from left to right, Athol Guy, Judith Durham, Keith Potger

and Bruce Woodley, with the EMI Gold record Award for "The Carnival is Over".

The Seekers: from left to right, Athol Guy, Judith Durham,
Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley

Band members

• Judith Durham (born 3 July 1943, Essendon, Victoria, Australia)
• Athol Guy (born 5 January 1940, Colac, Victoria, Australia)
• Keith Potger (born 21 March 1941, Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka))
• Bruce Woodley (born 25 July 1942, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) 

The Seekers: "I'll Never Find Another You"


The Seekers: "A World of Our Own"


The Seekers: "The Carnival is Over"

1965, Sport: Monte Carlo Rally

The 1965 Monte Carlo Rally (16-01 – 25-01) was won by Timo Mäkinen and Paul Easter in a BMC Mini Cooper S. It was the second victory for BMC with a Mini, the 1964 rally was won by Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon in a Cooper S. 

The weather conditions during the event were acknowledged as the most difficult ever. And instead of the final test on the Formula 1 circuit in Monaco, the teams now had to go back to the mountains to cover 378 miles in a night drive from Saint Claude to Monte Carlo. Only 35 out of the original 237 cars (275 subscribed, 237 started) reached the checkered flag. Despite the bad conditions the Mäkinen – Easter team were the only team in the entire field to complete the route without a single penalty point.

First place (No 52) Timo Mäkinen and Paul Easter in a BMC Mini Cooper S

Second place (No 150) Eugen Böhringer and Rolf Wütherich in a Porsche 904 GTS

Third place (No 49) Pat Moss and Elisabeth Nyström in a Saab 96 Sport

Fourth place (No 107) Peter Harper and Ian Hall in a Sunbeam Tiger

Fifth place (No 147) Herbert Linge and Peter Falk in a Porsche 911 S

Sixth place (No 136) Roger Clark and Jim Porter in a Rover 2000

Seventh place (No 75) Bob Neyret and Jacques Terramorsi in a Citroën DS 21

Eighth place (No 68) Bengt Söderström and Sven-Olof Svedberg in a Ford Cortina Lotus

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Ninth place (No 252) Henry Taylor and Brian Melia in a Ford Cortina

Tenth place (No 58) Hans-Joachim Walter and Werner Lier in a BMW 1800 TI

Eleventh place (No 103) Andrew Cowan and Robin Turvey in a Sunbeam Tiger

Twelfth place (No 83) Jean-Claude Ogier and Johnny Servoz-Gavin in a Citroën DS 21

Thirteenth place (No 47) Ove Andersson and Torsten Åhman in a Saab 96 Sport

Fourteenth place (No 118) Rob Slotemaker and Alan Taylor in a Triumph Spitfire

Fifteenth place (No 95) David Pollard and Barry Hughes in a Hillman Imp

Rankings:

1. No 52 Mäkinen Timo - Easter Paul: BMC Mini Cooper S

2. No 150 Böhringer Eugen - Wütherich Rolf: Porsche 904 GTS

3. No 49 Moss-Carlsson Pat - Nyström Elisabeth: Saab 96 Sport

4. No 107 Harper Peter - Hall Ian: Sunbeam Tiger

5. No 147 Linge Herbert - Falk Peter: Porsche 911 S

6. No 136 Clark Roger - Porter Jim: Rover 2000

7. No 75 Neyret Bob - Terramorsi Jacques: Citroën DS 21

8. No 68 Söderström Bengt - Svedberg Sven-Olof: Ford Cortina Lotus

9. No 252 Taylor Henry - Melia Brian: Ford Cortina

10. No 58 Walter Hans-Joachim - Lier Werner: BMW 1800 TI

11. No 103 Cowan Andrew - Turvey Robin: Sunbeam Tiger

12. No 83 Ogier Jean-Claude - Servoz-Gavin Johnny: Citroën DS 21

13. No 47 Andersson Ove - Åhman Torsten: Saab 96 Sport

14. No 118 Slotemaker Rob - Taylor Alan: Triumph Spitfire

15. No 95 Pollard David - Hughes Barry: Hillman Imp

16. No 73 Verrier Guy - Pasquier Bernard: Citroën DS 21

17. No 29 Zasada Sobieslaw - Osinski Kazimierz: Steyr Puch 650 TR

18. No 48 Lund Hans - Wahlgren Björn: Saab 96 Sport

19. No 146 Selbach Günther - Seelinger Werner: Ford Taunus 12M (P4)

20. No 40 Carlsson Erik - Palm Gunnar: Saab 96 Sport

21. No 33 Hokholdt Per - Haraldsen John: Saab 96 Sport

22. No 113 Smith Rosemary - Lowrey-Mackenzie Margaret: Hillman Imp

23. No 79 Bianchi Lucien - Demortier Jean: Citroën DS 21

24. No 141 Lampinen Simo - Ahava Jyrki: Triumph Spitfire

25. No 82 Pointet Lucette - Houillon Françoise: Citroën DS 21

26. No 56 Hopkirk Paddy - Liddon Henry: BMC Mini Cooper S

27. No 72 Morley Donald - Morley Earle: BMC Mini Cooper S

28. No 205 Thuner Jean-Jacques - Gretener John: Triumph Spitfire

29. No 133 Joss Raymond - Fitzpatrick John: Austin 1800

30. No 66 Ingier Arne - Jacobsen Finn: Saab 96 Sport

31. No 138 Courtenay Edward - Wisdom Tommy: Austin 1800

32. No 53 Vilkas Onni - Paroma Olli: Mercedes-Benz 220 SE

33.No 22 Nielsen Jens - Henriksen Henning: Volvo P 544

34. No 16 La Trobe John - Bailey David: BMC Mini Cooper S

35. No 196 Marang Henri 'Ido' - Coltelloni Paul: Citroën DS 21

Sixteenth place (No 73) Guy Verrier and Bernard Pasquier in a Citroën DS 21

Seventeenth place (No 29) Sobieslaw Zasada and Kazimierz Osinski in a Steyr Puch 650 TR

Eighteenth place ( No 48) Hans Lund and Björn Wahlgren in a Saab 96 Sport

Nineteenth place (No 146) Günther Selbach and Werner Seelinger in a Ford Taunus 12M (P4)

Twentieth place (No 40) Erik Carlsson and Gunnar Palm in a Saab 96 Sport

Twenty-first place (No 33) Per Hokholdt and John Haraldsen in a Saab 96 Sport

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22th place (No 113) Rosemary Smith and Margaret Lowrey-Mackenzie in a Hillman Imp

23th place (No 79) Lucien Bianchi and Jean Demortier in a Citroën DS 21

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24th place (No 141) Simo Lampinen and Jyrki Ahava in a Triumph Spitfire

25th place (No 82) Lucette Pointet and Françoise Houillon in a Citroën DS 21

Car Manufacturers Rankings:

1. Porsche (2/4, 50%)

2. Triumph (3/7, 42,9%)

3. Citroën (6/15, 40%)

4. Saab (6/16, 37,5%)

5. Rootes (Hillman/Sunbeam) (4/12, 33,3%)

6. Rover (1/4, 25%)

7. Mercedes-Benz (1/5, 20%)

8. Steyr-Puch (1/7, 14,3%)

9. BMC (Austin/Morris/Austin Healey/MG) (6/43, 14%)

10. BMW (1/10, 10%)

11. Volvo (1/13, 7,7%)

12. Ford (3/40, 7,5%)

26th place (No 56) Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon in a BMC Mini Cooper S

27th place (No 72) Donald Morley and Earle Morley in a BMC Mini Cooper S

28th place (No 205) Jean-Jacques Thuner and John Gretener in a Triumph Spitfire

29th place (No 133) Raymond Joss and John Fitzpatrick in a Austin 1800

30th place (No 66) Arne Ingier and Finn Jacobsen in a Saab 96 Sport

31th place (No 138) Edward Courtenay and Tommy Wisdom in a Austin 1800

32th place (No 53) Onni Vilkas and Olli Paroma in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE

33th place (No 22) Jebns Nielsen and Henning Henriksen in a Volvo P 544

34th place (No 16) John La Trobe and David Bailey in a BMC Mini Cooper S

35th place  (No 196) Henri Marang and Paul Coltelloni in a Citroën DS 21

Car Manufacturers with no arrivals:

Glas (0/7), Chevrolet (0/1), Opel (0/2), DKW (0/3), Simca (0/2), Volkswagen (0/8), Daf (0/1), Renault (0/20), Alfa Romeo (0/12), Moskvitch (0/2), Volga (0/3), NSU (0/8), Allard (0/1), Reliant (0/1), Lotus (0/1), Fiat (0/5), Jaguar (0/2), Vauxhall (0/1), Lancia (0/10), Neckar (0/1), Abarth (0/1), Alpine (0/1), Seat (0/1), René Bonnet (0/1), Peugeot (0/1), Datsun (0/1)

1965 Monte Carlo Rally