Straightaway
Straightaway
1. The Leather Dollar
2. The Tin Caesar
3. The Nobles Oblige
4. Heat Wave
5. Die Laughing
6. The Heist
7. The Stranger
8. The Racer and the Lady
9. Pledge a Nightmare
10. The Sportscar Breed
11. A Toast to Yesterday
12. Troubleshooter
13. The Bribe
14. Last Chance
15. A Moment in the Sun
16. The Drag Strip
17. Crossroad
18. Sounds of Fury
19. Escape From Darkness
20. Tiger By the Tail
21. The Ledge
22. The Longest Night
23. Full Circle
24. The Craziest Race in the Town
25. To Climb Hills
26. The Hoax
Overview
Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers”, but the title had to be altered because of sponsor problems. Straightaway ran at 7:30 Eastern on Fridays opposite CBS’s Rawhide with Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Straightaway was moved to Wednesdays effective January 10, 1962, for the remainder of its brief run.
