My one and only screen appearance was a little more unusual than an extra. In the early 70's I was a marshall at drag racing events in the UK, at a meeting we held at Silverstone Chrysler Motor Corp. were making a promotional film called "Drag on a Hot Summer's Day". I had been walking through the pits and been given a tee shirt, the front of which was emblazoned with a picture of a pair of naked breasts and the words "We have the nicest bodies", the back bore the name of Kirby Buttera who were a Californian maker of fiberglass racing bodies. Proudly sporting this creation I walked back to my position on the start line and was spotted by the film director who asked me to turn round and walk back again so that I could be filmed. I thought that the scene would end up on the editing room floor, so imagine my surprise when I found the Chrysler stand at the following Motor Show showing the film complete with the tee shirt.
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