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Stingray (aka Abigail: Wanted in Australia) is a 1978 action comedy film [2] [3] written and directed by Richard Taylor. [4] The film was released theatrically by Avco Embassy Pictures in August 1978. The plot concerns two buddies who buy a 1964 Corvette Stingray, unaware that it is filled with drugs and stolen money. The crooks responsible for ...
Pages in category "Products introduced in 1978" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
1978 Corvette Coupe Silver Anniversary edition. 1978 was the Corvette's 25th anniversary, and all 78s featured silver anniversary nose and fuel door emblems. A new fastback rear window was the most dramatic and noticeable styling change, giving the ten-year-old C3 Corvette body style a fresh lease on life. The fixed-glass fastback benefited ...
April 10 – The Volkswagen Westmoreland Assembly plant near New Stanton, Pennsylvania is dedicated, having begun production of the Rabbit, the North American version of the Volkswagen Golf, the previous week. [6]
Corvette Summer is a 1978 American adventure comedy film directed by Matthew Robbins. It was Mark Hamill 's first screen appearance after the unexpected success of Star Wars the previous year. Hamill stars as a California teenager who heads to Las Vegas to track down his beloved customized Corvette Stingray .
Born Free: 1974: NBC: co-production with David Gerber Productions and Paul Radin Productions Based on the 1966 film by Columbia Pictures: Police Woman: 1974–1978: co-produced by David Gerber Productions Spin-off of Police Story: Nakia: 1974: ABC: co-production with David Gerber Productions: Wheel of Fortune: 1975–present: NBC/CBS/Syndication
Indianapolis 500 race cars in background. This issue is thought by some to be a tribute to Tony Hulman, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, who died in 1977; sample plates, normally numbered 00A0000 in most years, were numbered 00H0000 this year, lending some credence to this belief. Plates expired from January 31 through June 30, 1979.
Later in the 1978 season, Unser would go on to win the Pocono 500 and the California 500 again, sweeping the "triple crown" of Indy car racing for 1978. As of 2015 (the last year there was a " Triple Crown ") Unser is the only driver in history to win all three 500-mile "triple crown" races in the same season, and coupled with the win at ...