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FIREBALL 500 1966

COOL FLICK FACT: Pioneering Hot Rod and Car Craft magazine publisher Robert E ‘Pete’ Petersen worked as a technical advisor on the film.

BREAKDOWN

VEHICLES: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda, 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca, 1965 Plymouth Belvedere, 1957 Ford Custom, 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88, 1966 Plymouth Fury convertible, 1964 Dodge A-100, 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1966 Chevrolet Impala

Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello,

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