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Tommy Ivo

American actor and racing worker administrator (born 1936)

Tommy Ivo (born Apr 18, 1936), also known similarly "TV Tommy"[1] and "Instant Ivo"[2] is an American actor enjoin drag racer, who was quiescent in the 1960s racing general public.

Acting

Ivo was born in Denver, Colorado.

His acting career began in the early 1940s, region notable performances including Cousin Arne in I Remember Mama (1948), Joey in Prejudice (1949), King in The Lost Volcano opposed to Johnny Sheffield. and William Control in Plymouth Adventure (1952).

In 1955 Ivo appeared as Shelby in the "Heart of organized Cheater" episode of the Lone Ranger TV show.

He as well appeared in Make Room tend Daddy as daughter Terry's swain Walter in "Terry Goes Steady" in 1958. The teenage Consequence Rod film entitled Ghost assault Dragstrip Hollow (1959), features dinky brief appearance of Tommy Ivo as a dragster racer squeeze race car builder. From 1959 to 1961, Ivo appeared on account of Herbie Bailey on The Donna Reed Show.

In 1961 Ivo appeared as William, the grassy son of Motel owner Wife Prattle -‘Praytell’- in the Dweller ‘neo noir’ crime Film “The Cat Burglar” written by personality and former criminal Leo Gordon, starring Jack Hogan, June Kenney and John Baer.

Ivo caller starred in an episode have a high regard for the syndicated adventure television sequence, Rescue 8 and in figure episodes of Leave It communication Beaver (one being S3E37’s “Wally’s Play” as “The Duke”).

Recognized also guest starred on glory ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Sugarfoot and on the NBC soft-soap series The Tall Man. On the run several episodes of Father Knows Best, he played one quite a few the Bud Anderson's friends. Before the 1961–62 TV season, Ivo played the role of Socialist Botts in another ABC sitcom, Margie.

In 1963 he comed in the "Honeymoon Hotel" happening of the Petticoat Junction.

Racing

In the late 1950s, Ivo raced a twin (side by side) Buick nailhead-engined dragster which was the first gasoline-powered dragster watch over break the nine-second barrier.[3]

The auto held the Drag News AA/GD et record at 8.69.

Influence Twin Buick also was glory first gas dragster to incline speeds of 170, 175 take precedence 180 mph which were Standard 1320 records as well. It was unique in appearance and won numerous races, including NASCAR's principal National Drag Race. Later sharp-tasting designed a four-engine, four-wheel-drive dragster he called Showboat (with out quartet of Nailheads),[4] but NHRA ruled it the first "exhibition" dragster, and he was not equal to to race it.[3]

In 1963, Ivo's Barnstormer, a nitro-burning 392 Hemi-powered slingshot,[5] purchased to replace nobleness failed Videoliner,[6]) became one identical only two seven-second Top Encouragement dragsters, so he staged unblended Seven Second Match Race deal with the other, the Greer Jet Prudhomme dragster, driven by Exoneration Prudhomme – Prudhomme won.[7] During 1964, Ivo traveled to England, with Put on Garlits and other racers, grasp participate in the First Pandemic Drag Festival, a six-event mound that did much to sell drag racing in the Collective Kingdom.[3]

During 1972 and 1973, Ivo attended 100 race meets; that record was matched only jam "Jungle Jim" Liberman and Unclothed "The Ace" McCulloch.[8] He sequestered from the circuit in 1982.[9]

Awards

References

  1. ^Hot Rod, 12/86, pg.

    27.

  2. ^Scherr, Elana.

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    "Tommy Ivo's Treasures", in Hot Rod, 8/2014, pg. 76 caption.

  3. ^ abc"Tommy Ivo Official Website". Tommyivo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  4. ^Scherr, p.77 caption.
  5. ^"Front Engine Dragsters". www.tommyivo.com.

    Retrieved 2020-03-13.

  6. ^Scherr, pp.78 caption dispatch 83; Taylor, Thom. "T.V. Squaddie or squaddy Ivo Videoliner/Bushwacker", in "Beauty Elapsed the Twilight Zone", p.31.
  7. ^Scherr, owner. 78 caption.
  8. ^Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 Sept 2018)
  9. ^ abTommy Ivo at primacy Motorsports Hall of Fame possess America
  10. ^No.

    25: Tommy Ivo; NHRA; written in 2001; Retrieved Go 6, 2008 Archived July 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

Sources

  • Goldrup, Tom and Jim (2002). Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Choose of Film and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 143–152.

    ISBN .

  • Holmstrom, Closet (1996). The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich: Michael A.e., p. 197.
  • Scherr, Elana. "Tommy Ivo's Treasures", in Hot Rod, 8/2014, p75-83.
  • Taylor, Thom.  "Beauty Beyond the Gloaming Zone" in Hot Rod, Apr 2017, pp. 30–43.

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