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Post by Sylvain on Mar 2, 2004 1:24:41 GMT 1
"Christine" is I think a 1957 or 1958 Plymouth Fury.
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Post by Christian on Mar 2, 2004 1:40:03 GMT 1
Sorry all, sounds like my cinema taste is most certainly in the popcorn. As long as we're there, what about Cannonball Run, Gumball Rally and the likes. I haven't watched these in ages but I recall some nifty vehicles being shown. The 1971 Vanishing Point also featured a nice Dodge Challenger (?). Incidentally I have just finished reading "Cannonball!" by Brock Yates which recounts those events. That was a fascinating trip back to an era I never experienced myself. ;D
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Post by stanhas87 on Mar 2, 2004 3:28:43 GMT 1
Dear Christian:
I never saw 'Vanishing point' but yes,that is a Challenger and there is a 1/25 scale model of it.From Gumball rally I just remember the Polara Police car;I always saw the end of it.
Now,on Cannoball run,one:
Burt Reynolds drives the Dodge Ambulance; Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. have the Red Ferrarri;Roger Moore has the James Bond Aston Martin;the others drive the Monte Carlo,Chevrolet Crew cab,Lamborghini Countach and the Japanese team-featuring Jackie Chan-drives the Subaru coupe. Police cars include the Ford LTD II (and this was the one from New Jersey State Police;right car) Pontiac Gran Le Mans sedan and Firebird for CHP (wrong) and early 1980's Ford LTD Crown Victoria.At the beggining of the movie,a Firebird police (Nevada,I think) is chasing the Lamborghini (and of course,does not get it). Further vehicles include a GMC van that is blown,a motorcycle which is riding on a single wheel,a GMC semi tractor that take Reynolds ambulance when it develops transmission problems,dune buggies including modified Volkswagen bettles,police motorcycle that is chasing the Chevrolet Crew cab when it really develops brake problems and jumps a train wagon,,motorcycles (Harleys,from Peter Fonda's bike gang),a Volvo,Construction Vehicles and Checker Marathon at the end of the movie plus usual traffic shots. At the beggining of the Movie,Burt wanted to drive a souped up Porsche but that is crashed.They got the ideia to drive an Ambulance when their boat is wrecked and they witness how this kind of vehicle can cut through traffic. And of course,the Sheik that drives the Rolls Royce, hit a camel and his car is not 'stock'..... I think that is it.
Cannonbal II was not that great,or so I was told.Is a while since I saw it,but I know that Reynolds drive a K-Car Military limo in it;a Corvette,Cadillac and 1980's Dodge Daytona driven by no other than Frank Sinatra Shows up.The Japanese team-Jackie Chan,with Jaws as a partner-drives a Mitsubishi sports car and the Lamborghini shows up again.At the beggining of the movie,the latter is chased by a Dodge St Regis police car-no way!!!!!!!!!!!!! The driver of the cop car would see only a spot getting away from him,nothing else! The ladies who drive the Lambo wreck it;then this guy driving a mid size Cadillac try to pick them up but it was no way for them;the girls get hold of a Mercedes 300 SL coupe and this Chevrolet-I think-wrecker. Police cars include a Chevrolet Impala,similar to the CMW model. The Sheik drives a newer Rolls and he is the one promoting the Run.A group of villans want to hijack him and in the process an Olds and Dodge Aspen are waisted.Telly Savallas does show up as a villain. Christine is a 1957 Plymouth Fury.So I heard.
Dear Chester: The Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.......isn't it a Corgi Model?
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Post by cfesmire on Mar 2, 2004 4:28:33 GMT 1
Stanhas, You're probably right.
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Post by Alan on Mar 4, 2004 21:00:59 GMT 1
Okay then, how about the Mad Max trilogy? In the first Film, there were an amazing array of vehicles. What I would give to have a 87th scale model of an Aussie Ford Interceptor! There's more info on www.madmaxmovies.com about the vehicles. How about Max's buggy in "Beyond Thunderdome"? ;D
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Post by cfesmire on Mar 4, 2004 23:20:14 GMT 1
Ah, good choice there Alan. I've been a cult admirer of the Mad Max trilogy since they came out. The R model Mack in Road Warrior is a much desired 1:87 model (1-87 Vehicle Club survey posted it as recieving the most votes of any truck) mostly for its' wide spread use in the U.S. during its' production years. Magnuson makes one but it is seriously deficient in quality. Thanks for those memories. Chester
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Post by stanhas87 on Mar 5, 2004 3:35:37 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
On the First Mad Max,an International truck does show as well.One of these runs over the leader of the bike villains.
I thought up to now that the Interceptors were Nissans.Also,the bus that shows at Mad Max 2 looked as a Crown for me;finally,the police car from the latter is a Ford,but it looked like a (Plymouth) Satellite to me.I am glad that these item were cleared up.
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Post by jeanmarc on Mar 8, 2004 0:17:58 GMT 1
....about "BRAZIL"Christian...won!...it was a Messerschmitt indeed ...I wonder if there are any other film with that vehicle ?
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Post by Christian on Mar 8, 2004 1:03:57 GMT 1
It helped that I had seen the movie only a few days before your post. ;D I don't recall seeing a Messerschmitt play an equally 'important' role in any other movie ...
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Post by stanhas87 on Mar 8, 2004 3:32:20 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
I only heard about the movie-Brazil-but never saw it.I understand that it not relate to the real country. I do not want to sound as a textbook but factually there is an argument which was the first car built in Brazil: the DKW wagon (Vemaguet) or the BMW-Isetta.Either way,on the 1960's,both were a common site at the streets.The Messerschimt never had this opportunity and was not seen there-if ever.The last statement is on a 'may' category.
Either way,is interesting to hear that this little car showed up on a movie.
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Post by cfesmire on Mar 12, 2004 2:04:39 GMT 1
Goldfinger: He drives an Aston Martin DB5,as 'Q' put it.He also rides a Ford Wagon and Pick-up. A Thunderbird,Lincoln Continental,Jeep Willys,International Loadstar,Dodge Power Wagon,'56 Ford Wagon,Rolls Royce,Ford Mustang can be seen. Top Job drives the dead gangsters Lincoln (with gangster inside) back to the estate from the crusher in a Ford Falcon pick up, I believe around 1964-65 model year. Was this referred to as a Falcon in pick up version? And is there this year Falcon done anywhere/anytime in 1:87?
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Post by stanhas87 on Mar 12, 2004 2:50:57 GMT 1
Dear Chester:
The Falcon pick-up was referred as Rancheros and no models were made from this particular year.There are plenty of the early Rancheros (also based on the First falcon) but none of these are 1/87.Fact is,there are by far more models of the el Camino as opposed to the Ranchero.
If I am not wrong,one of the Falcons from Weico (Australia) are from that era.
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Post by cfesmire on Mar 12, 2004 12:57:50 GMT 1
I thought the Ranchero was a Fairlane sized pickup. A much larger vehicle. And you are correct there are many more El Camino and El Cameo models in 1:87 (I would love to find an old Focus '55 El Cameo kit)
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Post by BillC on Mar 13, 2004 3:24:32 GMT 1
The Ranchero was built in several sizes. From the 1957 to 1959 model years, it was based on the full-size Fairlane. From 1960 to 1966, it was a Falcon. In 1967 until the end of production in 1979, the mid-size Fairlane platform was used.
In 23 years of production (1956-1979), 508,355 Rancheros of various sizes were built.
El Caminos based on the full-size Impala were built in 1959 and 1960. A smaller version, based on the Chevelle platform, was produced from 1964-1988 (the 1988 model was simply an extra short run of the 1987 model).
There was also a GMC clone, variously called the the Sprint (1971-1977) and Caballero (1978-1988).
Total production of all variants was 1,056,384, including 982,129 El Caminos and 74,255 Sprint/Caballeros.
BTW: The Chevy pickup was just "Cameo" without the Spanish article. The modified station wagon was the "El Camino."
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Post by cfesmire on Mar 13, 2004 4:49:05 GMT 1
Ah yes, of course, Cameo=pickup. And my Spanish is mui imperfecto.
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