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'''''Straightaway''''' is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama [[television]] series which aired on [[ABC]] during the 1961-2 season – the story of two young men who operate an automobile body shop and engage in auto racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22Straightaway,%22+a+short-lived+ABC+series+starring+two+wooden+slabs+of+humanity+(Brian+Kelly+and+John+Ashley)+who|author= Bob Wisehart|title=Beware: "Viper' is a lemon futuristic supercar isn't enough to carry new series|publisher=''The Sacramento Bee''|date=December 31, 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054565/|title=Straightaway|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|date=December 31, 1993; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>
[[Image:Actor John Ashley.jpg|250px|left|thumb|John Ashley played Clipper Hamilton from 1961 to 1962 on [[ABC]]'s ''Straightaway.'']]
[[Image:Actor Brian Kelly.jpg|250;x|right|thumb|Brian Kelly played Scott Ross on ''Straightaway.'' The photo is from his later [[NBC]] series, ''Flipper.'']]
'''''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 an automobile body shop and engage in auto racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22Straightaway,%22+a+short-lived+ABC+series+starring+two+wooden+slabs+of+humanity+(Brian+Kelly+and+John+Ashley)+who|author= Bob Wisehart|title=Beware: "Viper' is a lemon futuristic supercar isn't enough to carry new series|publisher=''The Sacramento Bee''|date=December 31, 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054565/|title=Straightaway|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|date=December 31, 1993; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>
John Ashley (1934-1997) and Brian Kelly (1931-2005) 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, hence the name of the series. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers,” but the title had to be altered because of sponsorship problems. [[Ford]] Motor Company required editing of the finished designs.<ref name=tvcom>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/straightaway/episodes/|title=Straightaway|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>
John Ashley (1934-1997) and Brian Kelly (1931-2005) 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, hence the name of the series. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers,” but the title had to be altered because of sponsorship problems. [[Ford]] Motor Company required editing of the finished designs.<ref name=tvcom>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/straightaway/episodes/|title=Straightaway|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>