this week 40 years ago ........

[FRANKO289]

this week 40 years (in 1977) ago Ford funded a balloon race from Arcadian, CA, to Jacksonville, FL !!

This are the never published and never seen before professional promo videos/ clips of the race !! Sound or video published have NOT bin edited or altered since it as made in early 1977 !!

The promo clips that I am releasing today and the full footage video of that race / event that is over 20 min long are my legal property !

any questions regarding its authenticity or legality contact Dr. R Shapiro LLP. in LA CA

enjoy Classicbroncos friends

Sincerely

Franko


1977 Stroppe Balloon Chase 1

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1977 Stroppe Balloon Chase 2

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1977 Stroppe Balloon Chase 3

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This copyrighted videos are presented by me.
They may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form !
Any other use of them without my express written consent is prohibited !
Maximum infringement penalties can be five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
thanks

 

[okie4570]

Cool thanks for sharing! Wonder what ever happened to the chase truck and van?

 

[Crush]

Thanks franko. Thats cool. Cant wait to see when you get to release pics of the chase vehicles you know about

 

[DirtDonk]

Wonderful stuff FRANKO. Thanks.
So have the still shots we've had glimpses of over the years been culled from the video, or were they taken with still cameras at the same time?

Thanks again.

Paul

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Franko,

Thanks for posting these!

My Dad was responsible for the propane on that trip. It was very cool seeing him in the videos. He passed away in 1984, and these are the only videos I have of him.

Thanks for sharing.

Jeff

 

[bax]

Very nice Franko.

 

[bronconut73]

Neato Franko!!!!

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Thanks for sharing Franko! Maybe you should bring a projector and screen to SC, would be fun to watch!

 

[Rox Crusher]

Franko......these are awesome !

Thanks for sharing.

 

[1975stroppebaja]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing Franko!

 

[1strodeo]

Hi Franko,

Thanks for posting these!

My Dad was responsible for the propane on that trip. It was very cool seeing him in the videos. He passed away in 1984, and these are the only videos I have of him.

Thanks for sharing.

Jeff

Wow thats amazing Jeff, happy for you today. Thanks Frank, very glad to be part of this community

 

[toddz69]

Very cool stuff! Thanks for sharing that!

Todd Z.

 

[904Bronco]

Yes, Thank you Franko, a Blast from the Past!

 

[71Broncitis]

Cool stuff Franko!

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[sprdv1]

Hell yeah. Those are too cool brother.

 

[West Tn Dawg]

Very Cool!
Thanks Franko!

 

[ford man]

Cool stuff there franko

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Everyone,

I'll keep this post short, so I'll leave out a lot of details for now.

Today I received a few boxes of pictures and slides that my brother ended up with after my Dad died. On Sunday I sent my brother a link to Franko's thread. He watched it and I think it touched him as much as it did me. He wrote me later to tell me about the things he had. He said he would send everything to me to go through. I received three boxes today. It was like Christmas.

My Dad was responsible for organizing all of the refueling for the trip.

There is a very large folder with photographs and details of the event. There are several pins and other promotional items. There are a number of letters from Ford public relations people, and communication between my Dad and Bill Stroppe and Karl Thomas.

I scanned some of the black-and-white photos. I am attaching them. Some of them were the official PR photographs. The others I'm not so sure about.

I was in college at the time. I remember the talks I had with my Dad about the event. It would have been way cool to participate.

I hope you enjoy.

Take Care,

Jeff

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Again,

Here are a couple more pics and a couple of letters from Ford.

I hope you enjoy.

Take Care,

Jeff

 

[bronconut73]

Wow Jeff....Wow....

And I thought my old man was cool....