Fun fact:Craig Breedlove Born: March 23, 1937 (age 83 years), Los Angeles, CA Education: Venice High School Siblings: Art Arfons Niece: Dusty Arfons Nephews: Tim Arfons, Ronald Arthur Arfons
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March 28, 2020, 04:19 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Miss those old commercials where they put the product to the test, ie Timex watches comes to mind with John Cameron Swayze. Putting the watch in a dishwasher or strapping it to an outboard motor. "Takes a lickin but keeps on tickin."
March 29, 2020, 07:17 PM
Sailor1911
Hmm. Never realized that Breedlove and the Arfons were related.
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March 30, 2020, 04:58 AM
pbslinger
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Originally posted by Sailor1911: Hmm. Never realized that Breedlove and the Arfons were related.
Art Arfons' wiki page says nothing about being related to Breedlove. I think the wording in Breedloves' wiki page is misleading when it really is referring to Walt being Art Arfons' brother. The Arfons are from Ohio, Breedlove is a Californian.
March 30, 2020, 10:29 AM
shovelhead
Some of us older guys here might remember when Craig crashed in '64. Here's a link from Bangshift, there is about a ten minute video, some from the car footage including where he hit the telephone pole and the aftermath in the pond. https://bangshift.com/forum/fo...f-america-1964-crash
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March 30, 2020, 12:35 PM
NK402
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL: Miss those old commercials where they put the product to the test, ie Timex watches comes to mind with John Cameron Swayze. Putting the watch in a dishwasher or strapping it to an outboard motor. "Takes a lickin but keeps on tickin."
I was watching the night Swayze strapped one to the prop of an outboard motor, which was mounted on a tank of water. They lowered it into the tank, fired it up and ran it for about 15 seconds and when they pulled it up...no watch. Swayze recovered by saying, "Well folks. I guess you'll have to take our word for it. That Timex is at the bottom of the tank somewhere still ticking." Live television could be fun in those days.
March 30, 2020, 02:04 PM
P250UA5
Followed up by Andy Green in the still record holding Thrust SSC: 763.035 MPH
