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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2008-03-24 20:47 |
![[Image: cap024webdk5.9186.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is80/cap024webdk5.9186.jpg) |
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◊ 2008-05-30 21:21 |
Doesn't appear to have split rear window, therefore it would be somewhere between 1964-67. |
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◊ 2011-09-09 23:31 |
5 stars |
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◊ 2011-09-09 23:42 |
But didn't they switch to an eggcrate grille for 1966? We should be able to narrow this down. -- Last edit: 2011-09-09 23:46:55 |
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◊ 2012-02-02 06:32 |
The car Dennis Hopper drove in King Of the Mountain is absolutely a 1967 Corvette. You can see the 5 louvers in the fender vents in a side view. |
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◊ 2013-07-01 02:06 |
What engine was used in this car, looks like a single carb in the movie but we barely see it, was it a 427? Was there only one Corvette built for the film and did it get wrecked at the end or was that just a mock up? |
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◊ 2017-12-09 15:28 |
3 stars only used in just the final race |
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◊ 2017-12-09 15:30 |
REPLACE![[Image: untitled.2407.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/untitled.2407.jpg) ![[Image: untitled.2409.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/untitled.2409.jpg) ![[Image: untitled.2411.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/untitled.2411.jpg) ![[Image: untitled.2412.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/untitled.2412.jpg) ![[Image: untitled.2413.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/untitled.2413.jpg) -- Last edit: 2017-12-09 19:43:14 (night cub) |
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◊ 2017-12-09 19:42 |
Old main:![[Image: i164456.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/9656/i164456.jpg) |
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◊ 2017-12-09 20:32 |
here something VERY STUPID !!! why would he remove the rear window ? that creates a LOT of drag hardly useful if you want a fast car -- Last edit: 2017-12-09 20:32:50 |
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◊ 2017-12-09 20:53 |
Dennis Hopper's character was modeled on Charles "Crazy Charlie" Woit, an actual Mulholland Drive street racer at the time the movie was made. Charlie was something of a legend on Mulholland, and there are stories of him driving balls-out on the road one-handed with a beer in the other hand, and even racing at night with no headlights because he knew the road so well. How much of this is truth and how much is legend is hard to say, but clearly he was a very formidable driver. He finally died in a crash in 1982 - but not on Mulholland. The real Crazy Charlie drove a 1966 Stingray with a 427 and (surprisingly) a Powerglide automatic. It was metallic blue (probably Nassau or Trophy blue) with grey primer on the fenders and hood, no bumpers, wide wheel flares, and a full rollcage. It had a Dick Guldstrand suspension, 13 inch wide wheels on Goodyear Blue Streak tires, and black powder-coated side pipes that everyone agrees were EXTREMELY loud. -- Last edit: 2017-12-09 20:54:12 |
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◊ 2023-04-10 00:42 |
Agree with 4*. Yes, raced just at the showpiece end race but seen throughout from the beginning. |
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