World's Fair Information Manual
EXHIBIT
- Auto Thrill Show
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
- Mr. A. Alan Gottlieb and
- Mr. William L. Lippert
- Transportation Productions, Inc.
- 54 South Second Street
- Brooklyn 11, New York
- EV 8-4700
PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY
- Bill Doll and Company
- Michael Todd Building
- 1700 Broadway
- New York 19, New York
- JU 6-8894
CONTRACT SIGNED
- May 29, 1963
LOCATION
- Block 51; Lot 5
- Transportation Area
AREA
- 181,001 sq. ft.
ARCHITECT
- Housman and Rosenberg
- 235 East 42nd Street
- New york 17, New york
- MU 7-2480
CONTRACTOR
- Thatcher Construction Co., Inc.
PERFORMANCES
- Daily 4
- Weekends and Holidays 8
ADMISSION
- General Admission $ 1.00
- Reserved Section $ 1.50
SOURCE: 1964 World's Fair Information Manual
FEATURES
Thirty world champion Hell Drivers will perform dare-devil, stunt and precision automobile driving at the Auto Thrill show. The 6,000 seat stadium, the only stadium ever specifically designed for thrill driving will include a unique, banked, figure-eight auto track layout, permitting and insuring performances unmatched in the history of this spectacular sport.
Among the classic, high-speed thrill maneuvers of the Hell Drivers are the bone-crushing "t-bone" crash, fender to fender criss-crossing, four car bumper tag, barrel rolls, and broad jump. The gravity defying climax of the show is the dangerous ramp-to-ramp "flight" of a standard Dodge automobile, which hurtles more than 70 feet through the air. One of the Hell Drivers, a specialist in crashes and spins, is featured in the thrilling leap of an old automobile onto the top of a second car, known as the dive bomber crash. Another daredevil faces as many as four Dodge cars speeding toward him simultaneously, coming within mere inches of running him down.