Two Lane Blacktop '55

RW71 · Post by **RW71** » Thu Jan 29, 15 9:25 pm

What an icon! It went for just under $160,000 in the end.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/ ... TOP-179962

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Thu Jan 29, 15 9:48 pm

Makes me want to dig the film out again Rich! Nice find and to be honest, I would have thought it would have gone for more....

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Jan 29, 15 10:10 pm

Don't forget that this isn't "the car", it's the camera car used for all the interior shots. It is the only car from the film still in it's original form though.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Thu Jan 29, 15 10:27 pm

......... and it's the same car used in Anerican Graffiti driven by the cock who was in Star Wars (an inferior science-fi confection, not to be confused wiv the excellent Snatch Wars)

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Jan 30, 15 2:18 am

Yep same car used in graffiti there was a very good tribute car doing the rounds that used to frequent the Chelsea cruise. It was up for sale at one point not seen it since.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Jan 30, 15 6:59 am

This isn't the car that was in American Graffitti, that one is still around but has been considerably messed with over the years and now bears little resemblance to how it was in either film. If that car was put back to it's TLB or AG guise it's the one that should fetch the big money, it's the one I consider to be "the car" from both films.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Fri Jan 30, 15 4:02 pm

Blue wrote:This isn't the car that was in American Graffitti, that one is still around but has been considerably messed with over the years and now bears little resemblance to how it was in either film. If that car was put back to it's TLB or AG guise it's the one that should fetch the big money, it's the one I consider to be "the car" from both films.

Ah gotcha so this was one of the driving cars not the close up car.
Was it basically just the same car repainted for AG or was there much in the way of mods?

Warren Oates GTO driver was brilliantly portrayed.
It still amazed me that someone as boring as James Taylor could be in such a cool film.
No doubting Dennis Wilsons coolness, cept for havin Manson as a friend, not smart

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Jan 30, 15 4:37 pm

Yes the car you "see" is the Graffitti car, It was basically the same car.In AG Tunnel ram replaced with a single carb, smaller scoop, steel doors, different wheels, bench seat and a tarp over the rear seat area and a quick slosh of black paint was about it. So it was way faster than that Bananarama! yeller deuce coupe....
There were actually 2 main cars used for filming, they had a back up in case the other broke down. Nobody seems to know what happened to the other one, it was sold off after filming along with the camera car and the stunt car which was supposed to be used for a crash at the end of the film but they changed the script. The remaining car was left in storage at the studio which is why they used it for AG. It was finally sold along with all the other cars from Graffitti before the film was released, so no doubt they all went for a song....

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Fri Jan 30, 15 6:30 pm

The full story of the cars appears here in detail.
http://unofficialamericangraffiti.weebl ... chevy.html

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Jan 30, 15 6:53 pm

This is the car I mentioned video not brilliant

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Fri Jan 30, 15 10:32 pm

I wonder what sort of et's the car ran, it certainly sounded nice in the film.
Mick

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Sat Jan 31, 15 8:41 am

Not seen Snatch Wars,will have to look that up Ade,Is Carrie fisher in it

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Jan 31, 15 9:22 am

Mick wrote:I wonder what sort of et's the car ran, it certainly sounded nice in the film.
Mick

There was a magazine article about all the Graffiti cars back in the '70's. It claimed the '55 in TLB trim had run 10.90, it has an L88 motor so that sounds quite possible, that particular car was exactly what it appered to be, it wasn't just your usual movie prop.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Jan 31, 15 9:27 am

DaveB wrote:Not seen Snatch Wars,will have to look that up Ade,Is Carrie fisher in it

I showed Ade that after a Bananarama! up at the pub and a bit of wee came out he was laughing so much...

And, yes; she is in it...

NB: Parental advice needed for this link.............

RW71 · Post by **RW71** » Sat Jan 31, 15 12:22 pm

There are some interesting photographs here of the camera car during filming, check out the dummy carb and A/C!
http://twolaneblacktop.yuku.com/topic/7 ... MzAkWOzScs
And here is the car a few years ago taking a run down the track;