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« on: August 20, 2006, 12:08:38 »
Milners Deuce

I'll qualify that statement by saying it's the 'Coolest US (produced) movie car, hence leaving the way clear for the 'Bond DB5'
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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2006, 13:20:45 »
No, it has to be the A Team Van.

Purely, because it could go anywhere, and you didnt know what they would bring out of the back of it next.
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« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2006, 13:42:29 »
No it has to be Mad max and the supercharged V8 Ford XB Falcon "Pursuit Special,"  it is just the coolest car
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« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2006, 14:18:34 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
No it has to be Mad max and the supercharged V8 Ford XB Falcon "Pursuit Special,"  it is just the coolest car


That's why I stated US (United States) movies

As far as I know?
There never was an 'A-Team' movie (bar perhaps a 'made for TV')

So John Milners (played by Paul Le Mat) Deuce still carries the crown.
Unless Bob Falfas (Harrison Ford) 55 Chevvy (with its 454CI big-block) sneaks up on the outside


Possibly the best ever soundtrack as well????

(contains the worlds greatest DJ :D  :D  :D )
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« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2006, 19:58:45 »
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No it has to be Mad max and the supercharged V8 Ford XB Falcon "Pursuit Special,"  it is just the coolest car



the last of the v8 interceptors "shame to blow it up" :D
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« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2006, 20:29:02 »
She'll possess you. Then destroy you. She's death on wheels.
How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?
Hell hath no Fury...like Christine.
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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2006, 18:38:08 »
'Christine' (58 Plymouth Fury??) was a standard production line car, Milners 'Deuce' was evidently a custom build & is still the coolest :D
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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2006, 18:57:22 »
The 55 Chevy from Two Lane Black Top    MEAN  :evil: 8)
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2006, 19:05:46 »
And the winner is
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« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2006, 20:35:49 »
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The 55 Chevy from Two Lane Black Top    MEAN  :evil: 8)


That's actually the same Chevvy as driven by Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford) used in 'American Grafitti'.
Co-incidence or what?

They had 3 cars, one had a full-race 454CI :D  :D  :D  :D

James Taylor (the singer/songwriter) & Dennis Wilson (Beach-Boys) were the driver & mechanic of the 55
Warren Oates was in the 'Goat' (Pontac GTO)


Filming background
Amazon reviews

Wikipedia (see 'Trivia' for link to 'American-Grafitti')


A few years ago, I saw a Humber Hawk primered up & 'high-ridered' in 'Two-lane' style.

Hawks look like a 2/3rd scale '55  :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2006, 20:38:46 »
http://www.geocities.com/kippullman/

Click onthe 'wraparound wind-shield' for car information, and the cartoon Wolf for the coolest ever DJ :wink:
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« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2006, 21:01:55 »
Anything Chuck drives in a movie is cool  8)

 :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2006, 21:18:59 »
will probably have been mentioned already but steve Mcqueens mustang in bullet (also the contender for best movie car chase ever)
the V8 intercepter from mad max is well deserved second (what was the make of turbo charger by the way  :?: - one for you BTM I think)
then in 3rd place the blues mobile - just for the shear character of the car

as for british film cars - bonds aston from goldfinger
not a film as such but Patrick McGoohan's caterham 7 from the prisoner series
and the pink roller from thunderbirds (the original series)
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« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2006, 21:48:28 »
does it have to be a car from a movie? how about a truck 8)
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« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2006, 21:50:03 »
Quote from: "landyloony"

the V8 intercepter from mad max is well deserved second (what was the make of turbo charger by the way  :?: - one for you BTM I think)


was a supercharger  :wink:  and it was only for show it didnt work
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« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2006, 21:53:06 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
Quote from: "landyloony"

the V8 intercepter from mad max is well deserved second (what was the make of turbo charger by the way  :?: - one for you BTM I think)


was a supercharger  :wink:  and it was only for show it didnt work


yeah it slowed the car more than speed it up with the extra weight but who made it  :?:  
this is bugging me now
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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2006, 21:53:38 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
Quote from: "landyloony"

the V8 intercepter from mad max is well deserved second (what was the make of turbo charger by the way  :?: - one for you BTM I think)


was a supercharger  :wink:  and it was only for show it didnt work


Beat me to it.

Quote from: "beast5680"
does it have to be a car from a movie? how about a truck

I said cars, but that Mack RS700 is cool

http://www.stlouisdumptrucks.com/
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« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2006, 22:02:54 »
just found this for you

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The supercharger is made by Weiand (pronounced "why and"). They make twisted-vane, roots-style superchargers for many after market applications. The system uses a GM 6-71 case as the base, and a Scott injector hat at the top.

On the movie car, this was all faked.  The supercharger was empty and the carburettor sat inside. A small water pump was attached to the front of the supercharger to hold the drive wheel, this also moved the supercharger belt forward to clear the standard 351 water pump assembly, and the distributor has a 90 degree elbow to allow it to clear the supercharger. The supercharger belt is driven by an electric motor which is hidden by a yellow bucket in the garage scene in MM1. Weiand never had a supercharger that could be activated and deactivated. Even with huge compression it would be tough to generate 600bhp on a 351 in 1974 without rebuilding it once every couple of hundred miles.

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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2006, 22:40:55 »
Quote from: "landyloony"
will probably have been mentioned already but steve Mcqueens mustang in bullet (also the contender for best movie car chase ever)

That 1968 Mustang GT390 is a beautiful car & a style icon (the colour is called 'Highland Moss')

Quote from: "landyloony"
the V8 intercepter from mad max is well deserved second

Peter Nelson over at the 'Cars Of The Stars' museum in Keswick has the original car.
He's refused numerous offers to take it back to Oz to exhibit it, as he reckons it'd get impounded as a 'Cultural Icon' & not be allowed back out of the country.

He's also got (amongst many others)
FAB 1 (that is bl**dy huge!!, it's based ona Bedford 'Chinese 6' coach chassis - like the one in 'The Italian Job')
'A-Team' van
'General Lee' (genuine Warner Brothers car, not a replica)
'The Munsters' Car
'Magnums' Ferrari 308
'BatMobiles' (3 of, a TV car, the Michael Keaton & Val Kilmer movie cars)
Lots of James Bond vehicles

 

Quote from: "landyloony"
as for british film cars - bonds aston from goldfinger
not a film as such but Patrick McGoohan's caterham 7 from the prisoner series
and the pink roller from thunderbirds (the original series)

See above for FAB 1

The Prisoner car is a Lotus (they still made them at that point)
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« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2006, 23:29:40 »
[quote="Bush Tucker ManThe Prisoner car is a Lotus (they still made them at that point)[/quote]

I'm going to have to disagree on that one BTM - have a look at this

http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/articles/09-08-06

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right ok I'll rephrase that then - it was a LOTUS not a CATERHAM 7 - the article title is misleading with its link from
http://www.netreach.net/~sixofone/
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« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2006, 23:34:30 »
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If you are an aficionado of Sixties TV or remember it as more than just a summer of love, then the opening scene of the cult TV series ‘The Prisoner’ with Patrick McGoohan speeding through deserted London streets in his iconic Lotus Seven is firmly fixed in the mind. The Seven was chosen to fit the personality of the character as something out of the ordinary and individual that would make him stand out from the crowd; quick, agile and independent, it was a statement of freewill. And so it has remained over the 45 years of the car’s production: a unique and personal driving experience that is now set to become even better.

Caterham took over production from Lotus in 1973[/i]

Isn't it on a 'C' plate as well by the look of it??
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« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2006, 23:59:04 »
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If you are an aficionado of Sixties TV or remember it as more than just a summer of love, then the opening scene of the cult TV series ‘The Prisoner’ with Patrick McGoohan speeding through deserted London streets in his iconic Lotus Seven is firmly fixed in the mind. The Seven was chosen to fit the personality of the character as something out of the ordinary and individual that would make him stand out from the crowd; quick, agile and independent, it was a statement of freewill. And so it has remained over the 45 years of the car’s production: a unique and personal driving experience that is now set to become even better.

Caterham took over production from Lotus in 1973[/i]

Isn't it on a 'C' plate as well by the look of it??


yup its a c plate

I'll get me coat then shall I  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2006, 00:13:34 »
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I'll get me coat then shall I  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


We both should :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2006, 01:13:35 »
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Quote from: "landyloony"
I'll get me coat then shall I  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


We both should :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


ok come on what did we do  :?:
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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2006, 10:59:09 »
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ok come on what did we do  :?:


You for looking for that Caterham takeover article to correct me, & myself for everything else in this thread :lol:  :wink:
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« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2006, 14:15:47 »
'Two-Lane Blacktop'

Original trailer
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« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2006, 14:31:41 »
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does it have to be a car from a movie? how about a truck


'Convoy' opening sequence

"Arizona. Noon, on the 7th of June
When they eyeballed over the pass
BullDog Mack with a 'can on the back'
and a Jag-war haulin Ass

He's 10 on the floor, stroke 'n' Bore
Seat-cover's starting to gain
Now Beaver, you're a truckin with the Rubber Duck
and I'm about to pull the plug on your drain" :D

From memory :oops:


Useless fact, there were 3 versions  of the track
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Soundtrack LP
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« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2006, 14:57:02 »

Eleanor  :twisted:
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« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2006, 16:32:35 »
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« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2006, 20:14:08 »
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Quote from: "landyloony"
ok come on what did we do  :?:


You for looking for that Caterham takeover article to correct me, & myself for everything else in this thread :lol:  :wink:


are you saying we need to get out more  :?:
 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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