What’s Your Favorite Movie Car?
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October 1st, 2021 at 5:59:52 AM
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Let’s start off a wonderful Friday morning and vote for our greatest movie cars we think ever existed. My two are the following.
1. The 1969 Dodge Charger from Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNz0GJAMuQ
2. The 1981 DeLoran from Back to the Future. Yo, Doc Brown!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VGRlEJewA
“Given that one of them is about 90 years old and the other has been living with Parkinson's Disease for decades it's no wonder the audience went wild. Just seeing them standing on stage was a blast.”
P.S. I can envision Doc Brown playing baccarat in a brick and mortar casino, would love to sit next to him and play a shoe!
1. The 1969 Dodge Charger from Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNz0GJAMuQ
2. The 1981 DeLoran from Back to the Future. Yo, Doc Brown!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VGRlEJewA
“Given that one of them is about 90 years old and the other has been living with Parkinson's Disease for decades it's no wonder the audience went wild. Just seeing them standing on stage was a blast.”
P.S. I can envision Doc Brown playing baccarat in a brick and mortar casino, would love to sit next to him and play a shoe!
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October 1st, 2021 at 6:28:52 AM
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Here are the cars I loved as a kid. Can you name the movies?
Hopefully nobody files charges about a political statement with that last one.
Hopefully nobody files charges about a political statement with that last one.
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October 1st, 2021 at 6:31:06 AM
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Quote: WizardHere are the cars I loved as a kid:
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I made a list of the top 10 and I didn’t want to put them all under my post but the Aston Martin and also James Bond’s Lotus is within my top 10.
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October 1st, 2021 at 7:53:41 AM
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At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
October 1st, 2021 at 8:05:05 AM
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In later years, I liked Al's car from Married with Children. He drove a 1971 Plymouth Duster, although they called it a Dodge Dart on the show. The two cars were the same thing, with different labels. Why would I like that piece of junk? My first car was a 1973 Plymouth Duster.
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October 1st, 2021 at 8:09:16 AM
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The obvious pick -
October 1st, 2021 at 8:44:36 AM
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Quote: gamerfreakThe obvious pick -
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Watch that YouTube I posted if you liked the movie and the two stars of it.
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October 1st, 2021 at 9:13:22 AM
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Quote: WizardIn later years, I liked Al's car from Married with Children. He drove a 1971 Plymouth Duster, although they called it a Dodge Dart on the show. The two cars were the same thing, with different labels. Why would I like that piece of junk? My first car was a 1973 Plymouth Duster.
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That car was junk when it was brand new. Didn't it have a metal dashboard? On the highway it felt like you were riding in a tin can full of marbles. My first car was a 57 Volkswagen bug. 36 horsepower, no gas gauge, no heater came with the car. It was gutless and cold but it got me where I was going.
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October 1st, 2021 at 9:28:02 AM
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♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
October 1st, 2021 at 9:33:40 AM
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Your favorite is the police car, right Axel?
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October 1st, 2021 at 10:42:18 AM
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I was never in any doubt that you would focused on the police car all revved up in anticipation of seeing the policeman.Quote: Marcusclark66Quote: AxelWolflink to original post
Your favorite is the police car, right Axel?link to original post
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
October 1st, 2021 at 11:17:23 AM
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Not sure I ever really had a favorite car from a movie, but I did like the TV series "Route 66", including its centerpiece Corvette. The show aired while I was in high school and very early in my college eons. Apparently the vehicle was replaced frequently in a variety of colors that they felt photographed well in the B&W medium they were using for the series. While I have owned four two-seater cars over the years, I have never owned or even driven any model of Corvette, though I rode in one (maybe two) that stopped to pick me up when I was hitch hiking.
As for first-car stories, I guess you could say mine came with my wife. Her father had purchased a car for her to use starting in her senior year of college. He signed over the title when we married in the summer of 1968, and we registered it in both names. A few weeks later I purchased a second car, because I didn't feel quite right driving "her" car to work every day. I had basically no money, and all I could afford was a 100%-financed piece of junk: an early 1960's (can't even remember the exact year) Simca. In the 4 or 5 months I owned it, I blew through two engines. Gave up and replaced it with a 1966 VW bug that served us quite well.
As for first-car stories, I guess you could say mine came with my wife. Her father had purchased a car for her to use starting in her senior year of college. He signed over the title when we married in the summer of 1968, and we registered it in both names. A few weeks later I purchased a second car, because I didn't feel quite right driving "her" car to work every day. I had basically no money, and all I could afford was a 100%-financed piece of junk: an early 1960's (can't even remember the exact year) Simca. In the 4 or 5 months I owned it, I blew through two engines. Gave up and replaced it with a 1966 VW bug that served us quite well.
October 1st, 2021 at 11:22:01 AM
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Bullitt. ‘68 Mustang GT
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October 1st, 2021 at 11:23:59 AM
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Quote: WizardHere are the cars I loved as a kid. Can you name the movies?
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Thunderball or some such?
I blew it with the DB5. These were available in the early 1990s for about nothing compared to what they sell for today. You could have had your pick of any one for around forty grand or so. Sixty grand tops. I was pretty young but still wanted the family to get one for some reason. It was hard to find a silver one though - most were green that were for sale back then.
Here's one for ya':
I tell you it’s wonderful to be here, man. I don’t give a damn who wins or loses. It’s just wonderful to be here with you people.
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October 1st, 2021 at 12:00:33 PM
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Quote: EvenBobThat car was junk when it was brand new. Didn't it have a metal dashboard? On the highway it felt like you were riding in a tin can full of marbles. My first car was a 57 Volkswagen bug. 36 horsepower, no gas gauge, no heater came with the car. It was gutless and cold but it got me where I was going.
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That was good! Vintage EB.
The dashboard was plastic, at least in the 77, as I recall. By the time it was mine, the plastic was very sun-cracked. I do no recall any rattling sounds. It had a very hard time climbing that hill around Thousand Oaks, going southbound on the 101. The best it could do was around 40 MPH going up. It also would only start on a cold engine. With a hot engine, the engine didn't want to stop. You could put it in neutral (it was a stick), take the keys out, but the engine would still keep putting for another 30 seconds or so.
The most unusual thing about it was the stick shift was on the steering column. It would freak people out when I drove them.
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October 1st, 2021 at 12:51:32 PM
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Quote: Wizardlink to original post
The most unusual thing about it was the stick shift was on the steering column. It would freak people out when I drove them.
I am jealous. I have never driven a manual on the column.
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October 1st, 2021 at 12:51:38 PM
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I'm still living my childhood so my favorite film car is number 53, Herbie, the Love Bug.
However I am also partial to a lesser known VW German copycat film series (the irony of a German VW in a German copycat series).
The name of this bug is Dudu. (That's the German and European name. Dudu probably reminds most American children of what they do in their diapers hence in America it was renamed the much more dynamic sounding Superbug!)
There were five films produced in the series. The first three made it to America so you can get English dubbed versions. I have a German boxset with no English but these were made for kids so not too hard to follow (except for the crazy fifth film)
The plot of first film is simple. A cross country race between colorful racing characters who of course have no chance against the magical Dudu. There is even an in-joke when they pass a white #53 beetle torn in half (how the first Love Bug ended. Superbug was produced before any of the Disney sequels.
Disney lawyers apparently we're sicced on the German filmmakers and the second to fourth films all produced through the mid-seventies are actually children's level spy thrillers with Superbug now a gadget gimmicky car with voice and AI (this predates the Knight Rider series btw) but nothing magical.
The main spy character is named Jimmie Bondie. (Yeah it's like that).
The fifth and final film was a total headscratcher for me
Dudu gets blown to pieces in the first five minutes and a spider-like robot becomes Jimmie Bondie's new "toy". The film is filled with sexually suggestive scenes (although no nudity) and a plot involving busting a South American gun smuggling ring with plenty of shooting and death especially in the final climactic battle.
It appears the filmmakers were trying to change the kids series into an ongoing Jimmie Bondie spy series by killing off the Superbug.
Parents were probably horrified and the real target audience probably didn't even understand the series new direction existed.
Very strange and misguided. The fifth film ended the Superbug franchise.
However I am also partial to a lesser known VW German copycat film series (the irony of a German VW in a German copycat series).
The name of this bug is Dudu. (That's the German and European name. Dudu probably reminds most American children of what they do in their diapers hence in America it was renamed the much more dynamic sounding Superbug!)
There were five films produced in the series. The first three made it to America so you can get English dubbed versions. I have a German boxset with no English but these were made for kids so not too hard to follow (except for the crazy fifth film)
The plot of first film is simple. A cross country race between colorful racing characters who of course have no chance against the magical Dudu. There is even an in-joke when they pass a white #53 beetle torn in half (how the first Love Bug ended. Superbug was produced before any of the Disney sequels.
Disney lawyers apparently we're sicced on the German filmmakers and the second to fourth films all produced through the mid-seventies are actually children's level spy thrillers with Superbug now a gadget gimmicky car with voice and AI (this predates the Knight Rider series btw) but nothing magical.
The main spy character is named Jimmie Bondie. (Yeah it's like that).
The fifth and final film was a total headscratcher for me
Dudu gets blown to pieces in the first five minutes and a spider-like robot becomes Jimmie Bondie's new "toy". The film is filled with sexually suggestive scenes (although no nudity) and a plot involving busting a South American gun smuggling ring with plenty of shooting and death especially in the final climactic battle.
It appears the filmmakers were trying to change the kids series into an ongoing Jimmie Bondie spy series by killing off the Superbug.
Parents were probably horrified and the real target audience probably didn't even understand the series new direction existed.
Very strange and misguided. The fifth film ended the Superbug franchise.
For Whom the bus tolls; The bus tolls for thee
October 1st, 2021 at 1:30:26 PM
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I like the Firebird of that era better than the Camaro, but I never liked that butt ugly bird on the hood.
But then again, I call myself Jim Rockford.
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October 1st, 2021 at 1:55:36 PM
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Christine
October 1st, 2021 at 1:58:08 PM
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Agree with posts above, hands down, Aston Martin DB5. With factory installed machine guns, of course.
Or is that done at the Dealership ?
Or is that done at the Dealership ?
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There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
October 1st, 2021 at 4:34:49 PM
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No discussion of movie cars can be complete without at least an honorable mention for the 1960s Batmobile.
October 1st, 2021 at 4:41:21 PM
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Quote: EdCollinsNo discussion of movie cars can be complete without at least an honorable mention for the 1960s Batmobile.
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Super cool and thanks for posting.
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October 1st, 2021 at 4:44:12 PM
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I'm gonna go with a modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT 351 Coupe. The last of the V8 interceptors....
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October 1st, 2021 at 6:00:36 PM
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October 1st, 2021 at 6:13:48 PM
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One summer during my teens I had an old 70'sQuote: DRichQuote: Wizardlink to original post
The most unusual thing about it was the stick shift was on the steering column. It would freak people out when I drove them.
I am jealous. I have never driven a manual on the column.link to original post
Ford F100 Ranger with 3 on the tree. It was two-toned light blue and white with a camper shell, I thought it was ugly and didn't appreciate it, I only really used it when I went fishing and camping. Come to think of it, I did quite a bit of fishing and camping that summer.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
October 1st, 2021 at 6:18:41 PM
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Quote: AxelWolfOne summer during my teens I had an old 70'sQuote: DRichQuote: Wizardlink to original post
The most unusual thing about it was the stick shift was on the steering column. It would freak people out when I drove them.
I am jealous. I have never driven a manual on the column.link to original post
Ford F100 Ranger with 3 on the tree. It was two-toned light blue and white with a camper shell, I thought it was ugly and didn't appreciate it, I only really used it when I went fishing and camping. Come to think of it, I did quite a bit of fishing and camping that summer.link to original post
70’s F100 rangers are very collectible now. Nice ones sell in the $20k-$30k range
October 1st, 2021 at 6:19:13 PM
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Anyone remember this movie?
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
October 1st, 2021 at 10:12:28 PM
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My best friend in high school had a Christine car, a
58 Plymouth Fury. Push-button transmission, 350
wedge-head V8 with fuel injection the put out 315
horsepower. It was super fast and I rode in it all
the time. The movie Christine is one of the best
movies made from a Stephen King book. But the
book itself is even better, way scarier than the movie.
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October 1st, 2021 at 10:20:15 PM
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Gotta be the DeLorean from "Back to the Future." It's a terrible car supposedly, but it looked so cool in 1985 and it was the perfect car for the story. Only one model was made and it's now an iconic movie car.
October 1st, 2021 at 10:46:34 PM
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Quote: smoothgrhGotta be the DeLorean from "Back to the Future." It's a terrible car supposedly, but it looked so cool in 1985 and it was the perfect car for the story. Only one model was made and it's now an iconic movie car.
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Totally agree. Nice thoughts you posted, thanks!!
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October 1st, 2021 at 10:56:17 PM
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This song is a perfect fit for each and every car here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2qZJ3BHzjY
And another great version with background in the beginning.
“Like Steve McQueen and Mickey Mouse" lol ! Ian Gillan is awesome”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AqEW53Ui2no
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2qZJ3BHzjY
And another great version with background in the beginning.
“Like Steve McQueen and Mickey Mouse" lol ! Ian Gillan is awesome”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AqEW53Ui2no
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October 1st, 2021 at 10:57:06 PM
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Point Break
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Pray for protection from enemies and witchcraft.
October 2nd, 2021 at 2:23:38 AM
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Some of my personal favorites get amped driving songs, not necessarily in order.
#1?
#1?
I can't decide, I guess it depends on my mood.
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ZZ Top Great song, cool band, hot chicks, iconic car, what's not to like about this Video.
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Too many to more to list from G&R, AC/DC, or Metallica.
Honorable mentions
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Let's not forget Kesha and Ram Jam
You cant help but laugh at the Ram Jam BB video.
#1?
#1?
I can't decide, I guess it depends on my mood.
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ZZ Top Great song, cool band, hot chicks, iconic car, what's not to like about this Video.
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Too many to more to list from G&R, AC/DC, or Metallica.
Honorable mentions
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Let's not forget Kesha and Ram Jam
You cant help but laugh at the Ram Jam BB video.
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♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
October 2nd, 2021 at 5:56:43 AM
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Axel total thumbs up. I have to add Twilight Zone by Golden Earring. Dirty Deeds Done Cheap and also Walk This Way with AC/DC and run DMC.
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October 2nd, 2021 at 6:21:41 AM
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In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'
Now my girl, you're so young and pretty
...........
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'
Now my girl, you're so young and pretty
...........
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
October 2nd, 2021 at 10:26:21 AM
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I always liked the Caddy from 48 Hrs.
Of course, it looks better all washed and waxed, courtesy of Vanilla Ice:
And, not from the movies, but from TV, I can't imagine any kid in the 80's who didn't think KITT was the absolute coolest car ever!
Of course, it looks better all washed and waxed, courtesy of Vanilla Ice:
And, not from the movies, but from TV, I can't imagine any kid in the 80's who didn't think KITT was the absolute coolest car ever!
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October 2nd, 2021 at 10:51:04 AM
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Sorry I'm going with a bus.
Quote:Coyote Bus Lines' scientists and designers work feverishly to complete Cyclops, a state-of-the-art articulated jumbo bus, enabling man to achieve a new milestone in bus history: non-stop service between New York City and Denver. Almost immediately after the bus engine is equipped with nuclear fuel, a bomb goes off, critically injuring Professor Baxter, the scientist in charge of the project. Cyclops itself is undamaged, but Coyote Bus Lines has lost both its driver and co-driver.
Kitty Baxter, the professor's daughter and the Cyclops designer, is forced to turn to old flame Dan Torrance. Once a promising driver, Torrance was disgraced after he crashed his bus atop Mount Diablo, and was accused of saving his own life by eating all of his passengers. (Torrance blames his co-driver for cannibalism, insisting that he himself survived by eating the seats and the luggage, and only ate part of a passenger's foot by accident when it was included in a stew). Narrowly surviving an assault by vindictive fellow drivers with the help of "Shoulders" O'Brien, Torrance is recruited to drive Cyclops.
Meanwhile, a sinister tycoon and some oil sheikhs plot to destroy the bus. Known as "Ironman", he is encased in a huge iron lung and directs his brother Alex to sabotage Cyclops using time bombs. Alex would prefer to use a man-made earthquake, but Ironman insists that the bus be destroyed and discredited. Before its maiden voyage, Alex sneaks aboard and hides a bomb within the bus.
Amidst public fanfare, the bus finally leaves New York, bound for Denver. Among the passengers are the Cranes, a neurotic married couple waiting for their divorce to finalize; Father Kudos, a priest who has lost his way; Dr. Kurtz, a disgraced veterinarian; Emery Bush, a man with only a few months to live; and Camille Levy, whose father died in the aforementioned Mount Diablo bus crash.
At first, Cyclops' journey is a success, and Torrance triumphantly breaks the 90 mph "wind barrier" (referenced as "breaking wind"). Soon, however, disaster strikes. Investigating a mechanical problem, Dan discovers the bomb
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October 2nd, 2021 at 11:18:24 AM
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The Big Bus is definitely an underrated classic!
For Whom the bus tolls; The bus tolls for thee
October 5th, 2021 at 1:39:17 PM
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1974 Dodge Monaco from the Blues Brothers movie.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesmobile
Yes Axel, a decommissioned police car, yes I know!
From Wiki:
“The Bluesmobile is a 1974 Dodge Monaco sedan that was prominently featured in the 1980 Universal Pictures film The Blues Brothers. The car is described as a decommissioned Mount Prospect police car, purchased by Elwood Blues at an auction after he had traded a previous car (a 1968 Cadillac Sixty Special) for a microphone. The Bluesmobile is equipped with a "440 Magnum" engine and squad car package, an option offered by Dodge for the Monaco in 1974. It bears an Illinois license plate reading "BDR 529", a tribute to the Black Diamond Riders motorcycle club of Toronto, Canada.[1] Dan Aykroyd, co-writer of the film, stated that he chose the 440 Dodge Monaco because he considered it to be the hottest car used by police during the 1970s.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesmobile
Yes Axel, a decommissioned police car, yes I know!
From Wiki:
“The Bluesmobile is a 1974 Dodge Monaco sedan that was prominently featured in the 1980 Universal Pictures film The Blues Brothers. The car is described as a decommissioned Mount Prospect police car, purchased by Elwood Blues at an auction after he had traded a previous car (a 1968 Cadillac Sixty Special) for a microphone. The Bluesmobile is equipped with a "440 Magnum" engine and squad car package, an option offered by Dodge for the Monaco in 1974. It bears an Illinois license plate reading "BDR 529", a tribute to the Black Diamond Riders motorcycle club of Toronto, Canada.[1] Dan Aykroyd, co-writer of the film, stated that he chose the 440 Dodge Monaco because he considered it to be the hottest car used by police during the 1970s.”
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October 5th, 2021 at 3:33:22 PM
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Quote: WizardIn later years, I liked Al's car from Married with Children. He drove a 1971 Plymouth Duster, although they called it a Dodge Dart on the show. The two cars were the same thing, with different labels. Why would I like that piece of junk? My first car was a 1973 Plymouth Duster.
You have got to be kidding me!
I mentioned it on the other side, friends had a Demon and Duster. The two with the Duster were probably the basis for the "That thing got a hemi" commercials.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
October 5th, 2021 at 3:37:48 PM
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Hard to say one, but probably the Challenger form "Vanishing Point." Stunt drivers thought the engine was going to pull away from the rest of the car.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
October 7th, 2021 at 6:04:36 AM
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Figured you all would enjoy this. Showcase of James Bond cars.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/10/on-the-eve-of-no-time-to-die-a-look-at-bond-cars-past-and-present/
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/10/on-the-eve-of-no-time-to-die-a-look-at-bond-cars-past-and-present/
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.
October 8th, 2021 at 4:09:24 AM
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The impala from "Supernatural" series!
October 23rd, 2021 at 2:34:25 PM
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The A Team’s Chevy Van
Come on guys, think about when you heard the theme song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0D44_TzxJpg
https://thenewswheel.com/the-a-team-van-history-of-the-classic-gmc-vandura/
https://images.app.goo.gl/6P6dSziWytUjPhUM8
Come on guys, think about when you heard the theme song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0D44_TzxJpg
https://thenewswheel.com/the-a-team-van-history-of-the-classic-gmc-vandura/
https://images.app.goo.gl/6P6dSziWytUjPhUM8
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*Honorary & Official #1 Fan of the MDawg Adventures Club.
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