KING TV visits Bill Muncey's Atlas Van Lines racing shop for a tour to be shown during the telecast of the 1981 Gold Cup. Bill explains a bit about the Rolls Merlin engine while crew member Jim Harvey works on a supercharger.
Bill had a reputation for being hot-tempered and difficult at times...But here, he is so articulate, so affable....and he seems to be in better physical condition here, in his early 50s, than he was 20 years earlier! He was my hero as a kid, and it is rather emotional for me now, to see how great this dedicated, well-spoken man was prepared, mentally and physically, to do his job! Mr. Muncey was a "man for all seasons" , also being an excellent musician, a disc jockey early in his career, a KING 5 "Dance Party" host, and at times also being a very good hydro event commentator! I wish my hydro hero had retired at age 50...but he certainly seems so at peace with his station in life, in this video!...We should all be so lucky, and so hard-working, as to achieve what Bill Muncey did in his shortened lifetime! He certainly did not allow himself to become just another, middle-aged, rather short, balding, overweight typical guy--which I myself did become later in my life...shame on me!
