They purchased 23 1958 Plymouths (Savoy, Belvedere,
Fury) and used 16 for filming "Christine" the movie; the others were used
for parts. Producers reportedly spent 2 1/2 years locating them
through DMV records and ads. A friend of mine in Lebanon, Oregon was approached
by producers in the early eighties for his 1958 Fury. This car was a
decent car, good runner, and he wasn't advertising the car. He was told it
was for a movie but they didn't identify it by name; they gave him no indication
that it might be destroyed. Four Christines survived to promote the movie.
This same friend had a 1959 Savoy 4 door sedan, 3 on the tree, flat head
six (last year) and rubber mat; stripped! We went to a Mopars Unlimited
car show and were driving down the road in our respective mopars; he in his
stripped turquoise 59 Savoy and me in my pink 59 Imperial Crown 2 dr. Both
cars have wide white bias ply tires and were quite a site going down the road;
lots of looks! I remember his little Plymouth was somewhat challenged on
the interstate while the Imperial cruised effortlessly (of course).
Bryan St. Mary
1959 Imperial Crown Coupe
1964 Imperial convertible
2 1965 Imperial convertibles
1966 Imperial convertible
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:27
AM
Subject: RE: IML: The forward look
Since this is leaving the Imperial Content minimums, I'll try
to keep it
short.
If I remember correctly, Stephen King was inspired
to write the story based
on a '59 Plymouth his mother owned. I don't
think Mom's car was evil or
homicidal, but it was inspiring.
Also,
from what I remember they used up 12 Plymouths for the movie. I
don't
know if they were all Furies or not. Some later scenes used the
same rough
car from the beginning. You can see the same dents in the
upper quarter
panels.
The Fury would have had a Poly motor, not a
Hemi. Plymouth never had an
early Hemi. Hot Rod Magazine
dropped one in a project car then ran it, but
the factory never did.
Yes, that Charger is a nice car. I wouldn't mind having it in my
garage. I
like the Fury too, but without the possessive and homicidal
tendencies.
I haven't heard anything about John Carpenter being
a Mopar guy. I remember
big Ford LTD wagons in the original
Halloween, the Checker cab in Escape
from New York, and some other assorted
vehicles. I'll have to pay closer
attention as they pop up on
cable.
If it were Don Coscarelli, then yes, he's a Mopar
guy.
Rob McCall
'67 LeBaron
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IML: The forward look
Talking about the forward look, Mike P. and I
watched the old movie
"Christine".
This movie was clearly directed
by a Mopar fun. The nice Dodge charger for
example did not get
challenged by Christine. Insead, that little camaro
was
trushed. The body strength of the Imperial's small sister is
well
demonstrated. They should have used an Imperial in the film
though (or I
should say, ImperialS, I am sure they used up many plymouths
back in 83 when
it
was filmed and were still plentyful). It looked
that these Furys had some
good
handling enhancements, and the hemi
sounded real nice. This movie is close
to
a demolition derby, I
guess, but an artistic one.
D^2
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