Favourite Fifties Yank?

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Fri Feb 15, 08 5:51 pm

From what i recall the film company wanted three 55 Chevys building for Graffitti,dressed up stockers for filming only. The man building them was a well known race car builder and somehow misunderstood and supplied full on race ready cars. One of these was used in Two Lane Blacktop. Am i right or did i dream it.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 15, 08 8:00 pm

i'll take a 1959 Cadillac convertible please.

Gringo · Post by **Gringo** » Fri Feb 15, 08 8:08 pm

1st, Christine '58 Fury.
2nd, '57 Chub.
3rd, '59 Caddy (whatever the 2 door pillarless was called).
4th, '50/'51 Mercury (sledded)
5th, '58 Impala.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 15, 08 9:07 pm

There are two cars that I have always wanted, an El Camino SS whiich was possibly the nicest car I have ever owned, the other is one of these.......

bananaskin · Post by **bananaskin** » Fri Feb 15, 08 9:11 pm

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri Feb 15, 08 9:59 pm

John wrote:I like this one most of all the 300 series!

The '55

aw c`mon John,I know your havin probs at the moment,but THAT????????
Its a big Volvo Amazon aint it??

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 15, 08 10:04 pm

Well O.K i'll admit the Volvo does look like it's been copied from the '55

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Feb 15, 08 10:24 pm

Chip wrote:From what i recall the film company wanted three 55 Chevys building for Graffitti,dressed up stockers for filming only. The man building them was a well known race car builder and somehow misunderstood and supplied full on race ready cars. One of these was used in Two Lane Blacktop. Am i right or did i dream it.

It was the other way round. Richard Ruth built 2 cars for Two Lane Blacktop, both reputedly capable of running 10 second quarters. The one used for most of the exterior shots was reused two years later as Bob Falfa's car in American Graffiti and is now in the hands of a private collector. The 2nd car was outfitted with camera platforms for filming the scenes of the car's interior for Two-Lane Blacktop and is now in private hands (pic below). A 3rd car that appeared briefly in some exterior shots in Two-Lane Blacktop, was rolled over in American Graffiti, afterwards sold for salvage, and later crushed.

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Sat Feb 16, 08 9:52 am

Thanks Adam, nearly right.

the dodge · Post by **the dodge** » Sat Feb 16, 08 10:32 am

55/56/57 chevy again from 2 lane black top & in grey primer

1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th whatever you do dont put it in 4th (or sumat like that)

anybody know what the car is in the california kid? i was looking through some old videos the other day and came across it so i had a quick squiz forwarded to the part where he just about takes the bend but the bent cop dosent

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Feb 16, 08 10:49 am

The cop car or the kid ?...........

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Feb 16, 08 10:56 am

Martin Sheen's car was a 34 Ford coupe, built by Pete Chapouris (sp?) of "Pete and Jake", famed Hot Rod builders. An iconic car, and the inspiration for many flamed 34 coupes in the 80's, as was the similar ZZ Top car (actually a 33 I think). A 33/34 coupe would be on my shortlist too.

Taling of the California kid, what did the bad guy Sherrif drive? Some kind of Dodge IIRC. 59 Coronet maybe?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Feb 16, 08 11:03 am

Just looked it up on IMCDB. 57 Plymouth Belvedere.