R.I.P. James Garner

KrispyKreme · Post by **KrispyKreme** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:09 pm

Good actor and from all I hear, a great fella. I grew up with the Rockford Files, plus he was a huge Raider fan. R.I.P. Maverick.

wheelbender6 · Post by **wheelbender6** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:59 pm

The Rockford Files had some great chase scenes. I wanted Rockford's firebird.

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:26 pm

Women wanted him, men wanted to be him.

People forget that Garner was a top club racer and hung out with "the Steve".

Post by **illnoise** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:25 pm

Reeeealy don't need to post every celebrity death here. That's what Facebook is for. : )

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:32 pm

illnoise wrote:Reeeealy don't need to post every celebrity death here. That's what Facebook is for. : )

Ah com'on... How else would I have seen the pic of James with "the Steve". (Pretty cool!)

I have to give this thread, at least, a rating of SSR.

KrispyKreme · Post by **KrispyKreme** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:57 pm

illnoise wrote:Reeeealy don't need to post every celebrity death here. That's what Facebook is for. : )

http://youtu.be/0OnpkDWbeJs

wheelbender6 · Post by **wheelbender6** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:57 pm

Man that's an awesome pic. I would post it at every opportunity. All three are deceased? I think Colburn died a few years back.

KrispyKreme · Post by **KrispyKreme** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:06 am

wheelbender6 wrote:Man that's an awesome pic. I would post it at every opportunity. All three are deceased? I think Colburn died a few years back.

Coburn is gone. Great actors all. Really great work.

http://youtu.be/3z1WW70R88w

Whimscootie · Post by **Whimscootie** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:57 am

illnoise wrote:Reeeealy don't need to post every celebrity death here. That's what Facebook is for. : )

skipper20 · Post by **skipper20** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:54 pm

rsrider wrote:Women wanted him, men wanted to be him.

People forget that Garner was a top club racer and hung out with "the Steve".

The still photo was most likely taken on the set of the 1963 movie "The Great Escape" in which Garner, McQueen and Coburn all starred. Yeah, it's not really scooter related but who can forget those scenes toward the end of the film when McQueen makes his escape on a German motorcycle only to be recaptured later on. He did his own riding as stunt men were not for the Steve. The German MC in which the 3 are pictured may have been the same machine that McQueen was piloting in the movie although I don't remember the sidecar.

Bill in Seattle
'09 150 Blackjack
'12 170i Italia

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:01 pm

skipper20 wrote:
rsrider wrote:Women wanted him, men wanted to be him.

People forget that Garner was a top club racer and hung out with "the Steve".

The still photo was most likely taken on the set of the 1963 movie "The Great Escape" in which Garner, McQueen and Coburn all starred. Yeah, it's not really scooter related but who can forget those scenes toward the end of the film when McQueen makes his escape on a German motorcycle only to be recaptured later on. He did his own riding as stunt men were not for the Steve. The German MC in which the 3 are pictured may have been the same machine that McQueen was piloting in the movie although I don't remember the sidecar.

Bill in Seattle
'09 150 Blackjack
'12 170i Italia

Yeah, no sidecar in the escape sequences. Do you believe the size of the drum brake on that thing? Must've been a bear to handle on regular roads let alone hopping over barbed wire. The man certainly could ride.

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:22 am

He did his own riding as stunt men were not for the Steve.

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wrong answer answer Charlie.......that would be Bud Ekins. McQueen did a lot of riding in his films, but when it came to the real stuff, the dangerous stuff, Ekins took over (being Steve's buddy and his stuntman). McQueen didn't even drive the hard stuff in Bullit. He couldn't keep the car in the shot when they went around the corners, so they had to get the pros into the drivers seat. the Steve was awesome, but he wasn't superhuman.

And this is about James Garner, cool in his own right.

Rollin' the TOPPER!!!

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:51 am

rsrider wrote:
He did his own riding as stunt men were not for the Steve.
bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wrong answer Charlie......

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wrong party RS.........

KrispyKreme · Post by **KrispyKreme** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:31 am

wheelbender6 wrote:The Rockford Files had some great chase scenes. I wanted Rockford's firebird.

Nice.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:49 am

KrispyKreme wrote:
wheelbender6 wrote:The Rockford Files had some great chase scenes. I wanted Rockford's firebird.
Nice.

Sorry, but that car is better looking without the mismatched color schnauz.

KrispyKreme · Post by **KrispyKreme** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:01 am

Syd wrote:
KrispyKreme wrote:
wheelbender6 wrote:The Rockford Files had some great chase scenes. I wanted Rockford's firebird.
Nice.
Sorry, but that car is better looking without the mismatched color schnauz.

Post me a good one Syd.

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:14 pm

Slightly better pictures here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnman867/5395302341/

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:17 pm

KrispyKreme wrote:
Syd wrote:
KrispyKreme wrote: Nice.
Sorry, but that car is better looking without the mismatched color schnauz.
Post me a good one Syd.

Ha! I tried, really I did, but they all looked the same. They just couldn't color match metal to plastic, sorry.

KrispyKreme · Post by **KrispyKreme** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:55 am

Thanks for trying.