1956 CHEVROLET PROMOTIONAL FILM w/ STUNT DRIVER JOIE CHITWOOD 87644

One of the series of films produced by Jam Handy for Chevrolet, THRILL DRIVER’S CHOICE features thrill driver Joie Chitwood and his team putting 1956 Chevys through their paces as part of a “thrill show“. The film also shows Chevy’s in the showroom at the 1:20 mark, and indicates that Chitwood drives a “stock“ Chevy (whether this is true or not we don’t know!) George Rice Chitwood (April 14, 1912 – January 3, 1988), nicknamed “Joie“, was an American racecar driver and businessman. He is best known as a daredevil in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show. Born in Denison, Texas of Cherokee Indian ancestry, he was dubbed “Joie“ by a track promoter and the name stuck.[citation needed] Chitwood started his racecar driving career in 1934 at a dirt track in Winfield, Kansas. From there, he began racing sprint cars. In 1939 and 1940 he won the AAA East Coast Sprint car championship. He switched to the CSRA and won its title in 1942. Between 1940 and