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The low-budget film had just one car to work with, and at the time of its making 1979 the ’71 Cuda hardtop had no special significance or value, other than that director/writer Don Coscarelli was a Mopar fan and his script called for a stereotypical class-of-’79 highschooler’s muscle car.
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It’s appropriate somehow that the hallucinatory horror flick Phantasm should have spawned one of the most mysterious and fleeting movie Mopars ever. For 1:64 fans, Johnny Lightning also made one. None of the show cars actually had Hemis though - most had 340s or crate 360s.Įrtl released a version in 1:18 during the show’s 6-season run, and although the casting suffers somewhat in the authenticity department, it nevertheless does have some collector value these days. The cars were painted Lemon Twist with white interiors, which actually was a color combo of one of the dozen originals. Johnson himself specified the ‘Cuda, evidently not concerned that only 12 ’71 Hemi’Cuda convertibles were ever actually built by Plymouth, and that the surviving examples today sell for TRIPLE what authentic examples of his Miami Vice Ferrari do–upwards of $3 million! Even droptops with more humdrum engines are rare–only 294 ‘Cuda convertibles were built in total with any engine in 1971–so the prop guys for the show used 1970 models updated with ’71-spec grilles, fenders and valences.
This time it was an ersatz version of the Holy Grail of Mopar muscle: the 1971 Hemi’Cuda convertible.
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(The ‘Hoff? Not so much.)ĭon Johnson struck car-guy gold with his faux-Ferrari Daytona Spider in Miami Vice, but his comeback series Nash Bridges came off a little tinny, despite liberal screen time for another rare ragtop replica. Still, it’s super-nostalgic for those of us who grew up in the 80s, so the Hot Wheels Elite 1:18 version of KITT is highly sought after.
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KITT was about the hottest machine on TV in 1982, even with that awkward lump on its hood (and we’re not talking about the cowl), but these days Knight Rider - and the ’82 Trans Am - are looking a little dated. When you get past the Cylon-esque sweeping LED “scanner” it’s pretty much a stock ’82 Trans Am in all it’s “Crossfire-Injection” 165hp, 3-speed-slushbox-equipped glory. Yes, there’s a 1982 Trans Am in this photo. (Plus, talking about it gave us an excuse to use that Farrah Fawcett pic.) And it has the virtue of being the most attention-grabbing version of a Mustang body style that has been largely ignored by the diecast world.
In that sense, GreenLight’s 1:18 replica might actually be more collectible than the original. As such, it’s more of an interesting historical footnote than a desirable car on merit.
(Well, sort of.) But despite the aesthetic upgrades (and some stuff done by Ford too) underneath it’s essentially a Pinto-stang. Yes, there’s actually a 1976 Mustang in this photo. Charlie’s Angels Ford Mustang II Cobra II For that reason we suspect that the sale price of the auctioned car will probably fall a bit short of the seller’s 7-figure ambitions.īut this got us thinking: What other movie and TV cars that are represented in diecast might be over- or underrated in the minds of fans and collectors? So here are five more star cars whose reputations don’t necessarily match where the rubber meets the road:ġ. You can still find them today at or near MSRP. It’s by no means scientific, but one of the ways we gauge demand for a car is by the diecast it inspires, and let’s be honest - while the 1:18 F&F Monte Carlo Ertl did several years ago is a solid model for the money, it isn’t exactly a speculator’s goldmine. But a million bucks?!? Especially since while some of the hero cars built for the film had big-blocks and 4-speeds, this particular car was built as one of the stunt cars for the jump scene so it sports a 350, an automatic, and a beefed up suspension. Now, We think that the big Chevy - with its primered panels and beater body hiding what amounts to a Saturday night stock modified car underneath - is way cooler than some of the gaudy tuner cars that dominated the rest of the film.
The pre-auction projection is for $50-70k, but the current owner is a fair bit more…”optimistic.” He’s hoping for $1 million! According to Hemmings, one of the 5 surviving (of 11) F&F Montes will be listed with Julien’s Hollywood Legends. An interesting news item showed up in our inbox this week: an announcement that the ’71 Chevy Monte Carlo that made such an impact (literally!) in the opening scene of the third Fast and Furious film - Tokyo Drift - is coming up for auction this weekend.