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11/29/09
Look at how deeply sunken the wheels are from the fenders, and the tailgate window from the bumper. Also note the extremely wide fender "shoulders."
There's a trim Dodge Dart wagon underneath all that fat just crying to get out. Alas, for 1967 Chrysler stopped making compact wagons.
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Indeed, the 1967 line up almost put AMC out of business. I guess traditional Rambler buyers thought it was too big, and looked too much like a GM car. The design was also rushed to market and had more than its share of problems that scared people away -- or swore them off AMCs for good.
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11/29/09
It would be tempting to swap in a 440 and hot rod this beast into something scary, but it's so bone-stock and original, down to the dog dish hubcaps, that that would be a sin. I'd fix the minimal rust and repaint it the same color and otherwise leave it alone and drive it all over the place. Great road trip car.
11/29/09
I say vintage wagon, she says SUV. Something about safety and airbags and good brakes and all that. I get a little Charlie Brown whenever she talks about an SUV. She wouldn't have a minivan though, so can't complain too much.
11/29/09
@MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy: What about a 94-96 Caprice or Roadmaster? Sure, they aren't as nice as a '70 Vista Cruiser or this DOTS Coronet, but they've got all the modern safety features and a 260-horse LT1. I'd much rather have one of them than an SUV.
11/29/09
Or, y'know, a full-size '90s GM-wagon. Those're great too.
11/29/09
I, of course, would want to make it a V8olvo. We'll see.
Also, Haha at "MrHoser."
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But I never understood the Alec Guinness tie-in.
11/29/09
Dunno, that's an older movie (1949), so I have no idea if it was popular or iconic enough to warrant some kind of Coronet car tie-in. Was he in a commercial or some kind of print ad campaign for the Coronet?
11/29/09
That was actually paper towels, though.
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08/04/09
What? No V8 Interceptor? This WAS the DEFINITIVE movie car that got me into cars in the first place!
08/02/09
Tugger's '72 Mustang from Brick...the whole movie turned on the trunk lid that wouldn't stay closed.
08/01/09
The Mitchum Thunder Road 1950 Ford - sublime...
But nothing from Johnny Law's stable?
I submit...
Captain Dan Matthew's (Mr. Broderick Crawford to you) 1955 Buick from "Highway Patrol" - pix is of a reproduction - couldn't find a good one of the real deal.
"10-4! 10-4!"
08/01/09
@billybobster: Don't forget O Vigilante Rodovirio, the thrilling show about Simca Chambord-drivin' Brazilian highway patrolmen!
08/03/09
I dunno..... Looks more like a Vedette, to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simca_Vedette
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Mr. Hulot's Holiday
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@eleminop: Is this what you are talking about?
08/01/09
How about Billy's Spitfire 1500?
Or Packard's Vette with the wonderously tacky "turbo" hood, and the fixed headlight conversion?
Or Skank's Barracuda, with it's fighter plane motif?
I think those three get the nod over the yellow T/A (I forget the name of the bandana'ed douche who drove that one), or Augie Fisher's red Daytona.
Now that I think about it, Murilee might even show some love for Loomis' Diplomat.
Even Rughead's GMC was pretty bad ass.
All in all, an excellent car film, even if it was a thinly veiled Dodge commercial.
08/01/09
What about Jeannie Beuller's Fiero?
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