Dale show on CMT

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » September 5, 2007, 9:17 am

Know we are all Ford people here but did anyone catch the show on CMT last night? They were showing him working on his farm and in one shot he was shown driving a FORD flatbed dually.
In another section he is loading a bull into a trailer hooked to another Ford. Just goes to show all that even the most diehard Chubby fan knows that for work you need a "REAL" Truck! :wink:

Ford4jack · Post by **Ford4jack** » September 5, 2007, 10:08 am

The parts man down at the IH dealership explained something to me when we were talking trucks.
He said the local farmers would buy ford for work on the farm and chevy to drive to town.
Guess that still holds true. :thumright:

61ford · Post by **61ford** » September 5, 2007, 9:10 pm

i thought that was a good movie.i didnt follow racing til after he died but i think hes gotta be the best ever.some might disagree bc he wrecked there racer but i think thats what racing is about.i didnt realize those were fords though i thought it might but i couldnt tell much about them.did see one s10 though

gearhead21 · Post by **gearhead21** » September 5, 2007, 10:51 pm

Remember that he drove the 15 Wrangler Thunderbird in 82 and 83, although they didn't mention it in the film. The wreck they showed in Pocono where he broke his leg, he was driving the 15. Also if you noticed, they "fogged" the simpson patch on his uniform all but once in the movie.
Oh, I forgot, his first race car was a 56 Ford.

61ford · Post by **61ford** » September 6, 2007, 7:02 am

yea what was the deal blocking ou those patches?

jakdad · Post by **jakdad** » September 6, 2007, 9:46 am

61ford wrote:yea what was the deal blocking ou those patches?

It's all about the money. Just like the movies, it's all about the money. NASCAR,DEI, Etal will make way more on Dale since his demise than they ever would had he lived. And you better believe they will milk it to the last drop. After that, it's Dale who???????????????????????????
:cry:

61ford · Post by **61ford** » September 6, 2007, 3:07 pm

you mean those sponsors that was on his jacket when he raced had to pay for it to be shown in the movie?thats absolutely crazy!yea but i totally agree with the milking especially a cold hearted women like teresa earnhardt its obvious thats the case or jr wouldve had the company like dale wanted it.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » September 6, 2007, 4:15 pm

gearhead21 wrote:Remember that he drove the 15 Wrangler Thunderbird in 82 and 83, although they didn't mention it in the film. The wreck they showed in Pocono where he broke his leg, he was driving the 15. Also if you noticed, they "fogged" the simpson patch on his uniform all but once in the movie.
Oh, I forgot, his first race car was a 56 Ford.

I believe there were rumors and some controversy that the "Simpson" safety harness failed and contributed to his death. I dont't know the outcome, but there may be a lawsuit in the works or maybe just didn't want to fan the flames or give Simpson the publicity. Also it's possible that Simpson didn't want their name shown in relation to Dale (and his death).