---
title: 'Once Upon a Wheel (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Winters'
released: '1971-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/once-upon-a-wheel-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413072/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Once Upon a Wheel (1971)

1971 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Once Upon a Wheel is a 1971 ABC television documentary on the history of auto racing. It was hosted by Paul Newman and was directed and produced by David Winters. The production house behind it was Winters/Rosen and the project was sponsored by Coca-Cola. It includes interviews with racers Al Unser, Jackie Oliver, Richard Petty, Stirling Moss, Mario Andretti, John Surtees, LeeRoy Yarbrough and others. It also includes celebrity cameos by Kirk Douglas, Stephen Boyd, Dean Martin, Dick Smothers, Pancho Gonzales and more.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-winters)

## Cast

- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)

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