"Corvette Summer" movie car
 

Who remembers this B rated movie starring Mark Hamal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Stunning-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Dan.

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More like a C+ don't you think. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smirk.gif It was cool at the time!

Patrick

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Dan,,,It is apparent to me that there must have been 2 Corvette Summer cars. The original movie car was converted to right hand drive, and resides today in Mid-America Corvettes museum. I just looked at pictures of it on thier website and they still own it. This car is a left-hand drive so I dont know where it fits into the equation.
-----Just looked at the pics again and I think Mike Y at Mid America has the important one of the bunch. Its right-hand drive and has the tunnel-ram big-block in it. This one must have been used for promotional stuff or long distance shots.......Bill S

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Mark Hamill should have stuck with being a Jedi Knight.
Me thinks Master Yoda had just a little more work to do in developing Mark's acting skills. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif


Darrell

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I believe there was 2 red and 1 gold one made. The one in the auction has a rear clip nothing like the original 3. The original 3 had a chevy bowtie worked into the tail light treatment. The car in the Ebay auction is probably a knock-off.

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That thing is fugly!

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What a dated flick..This is one that didn't hold up very well ...LOL..

Is it just me or what...More people find crazy ways to F up a Corvette than any other car ever made.Just leave them alone..PLEASE...Great car ..but as soon as you start screwin with em they look like a$$...

Steve https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

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Is it just me or what...More people find crazy ways to F up a Corvette than any other car ever made.Just leave them alone..PLEASE...Great car ..but as soon as you start screwin with em they look like a$$...

Steve https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

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Now that is funny! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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But we all thought it was cool back then.....

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http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2000...ettesumpg1.jpg

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check out our web site clone in the works https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Yeah,if you were drivin a Pinto.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif


Steve https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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When I was 6 years old it was the coolest movie and car out there. Amazing how the times change. Now I look at it as FUGLY also.

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Chris
1967 Yenko Stinger YS-199
Southeast of Disorder

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Supposedly there are only 2 cars used in the movie, and the one at mid america is the backup car. The other resides in Australia, but it doesn't look like it did in the movie.
http://www.mamotorworks.com/mygarage...r/P5110018.jpg
The mid america one was converted to right hand drive by moving the steering wheel and gauge cluster to the passenger side, and fitting a chain and gear drive under the dash, that was connected to another gear installed on a shaft that was attached to the steering gear. Looks like a real death trap. Certainly not something you would do any spirited driving in.
http://www.mamotorworks.com/mygarage...r/P5110057.jpg

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The car in the Ebay auction is probably a knock-off.

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If you read the fine print (I mean it, literally!) you'll find this: This car was built for permotional use and a museum display. There were two car built for the movie and they are over $1,000,000.00 this is not that car.

Funny how they chose a <font color="blue">big blue font</font> for everything except that phrase. Mmmm, permotional... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smirk.gif

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Maybe he meant to say permanently emotional and just shortened it to "permotional" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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It's not just you Steve. I didn't like it then and my feelings haven't changed over the years. Also thought the movie was kinda lame.

(But I'm just old and cranky!)

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I just barfed in my mouth... The movie is best described as rediculously-bad, and the car is somewhere far below that.

Seriously, the car has late-70's Oldsmo-buick headlights. Not much custom about that. And that chain thing-- Yeah.... There's an engineering marvel.

The entire mess should be categorized under "Why Bother".

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I remember seeing that movie when it came out... lol

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From what I remember, the movie was stupidly foolish...from the magnetic scrapyard crane holding up a fiberglass car to the auto teacher being the auto theft ring mastermind...I think the broads were probably the best part!.

Personally I didn't care for the car then and feel no different now, sorry you guys who are into it...the sidepipes are kinda' cool though as they're somewhat reminiscent of the 63/64 Shop-Order Vettes?.

~ Pete
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It was a cheesy movie but was right for its time.