ebonyandivory said:
I’ll take one of these:
Fun fact: the later seasons' Coyote was built on a DMC-12 chassis.
Unsurprisingly, I've seen a number of DeLorean Time Machine replicas, and half the time the first question I get asked when people see my DeLorean is, "Are you going to make a time machine out of it?". The answer to the question is, "No way in hell." as doing so essentially destroys a number of the original parts (including several panels that are pretty much unobtainiam). The closest I'd ever get would be doing a vinyl wrap that made it look that way, which would be amusing.
When done poorly/half-assedly I think they both look bad and just feel sorry they wrecked a perfectly good car (depending on your thoughts on DMC-12s :P) to do it. On the other hand, I've seen some that have been done as closely as is physically possible right down to finding the right type of luggage compartment cover (it's not technically a 'hood' since it's a rear-engine car) and getting every piece on the back perfect. I was fortunate enough to be at the DeLorean Car Show (more accurately a convention, but of course includes a car show) a ways back when a group had restored one of the original movie cars that had been neglected and deteriorated badly. The group responsible for the restoration clearly had a LOT of respect for the original and had gone all-out in restoring it, right down to finding the parts off of an old CH-58 helicopter that nobody had been able to find before (the props dept. was next to an aircraft junkyard, so a lot of the random parts had been obtained by just walking around and pulling things off aircraft that looked like they would work).
slefain
PowerDork
6/18/18 10:37 a.m.
Having worked in both the resto Mustang world and the collector car dealer ad world, I have seen so many BADLY done Gone in 60 Seconds "Eleanor" Mustangs that I started to hate legit Shelby cars for a while. I'd seen pieces attached with wood screws on $25k on a "replica" car. I've seen 4-lug wheels and radiators with no shrouds on hastily done V8 swaps that are sure to overheat (and not stop).
If I ever did a movie car, it would have to be the Fury III from Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. And yes, of course I'd have a trunk full of bunnies---- just in case I get the shooting itch!
Fury III / Bunny scene
Ashyukun (Robert) said:
The group responsible for the restoration clearly had a LOT of respect for the original and had gone all-out in restoring it, right down to finding the parts off of an old CH-58 helicopter that nobody had been able to find before (the props dept. was next to an aircraft junkyard, so a lot of the random parts had been obtained by just walking around and pulling things off aircraft that looked like they would work).
That's the funny thing about replicas, they're usually much more work than the originals. I'll bet most of the originals were simply done on the "ooo, this looks cool" premise and then the replicas have to figure out what the heck the parts are.
Keith Tanner said:
Ashyukun (Robert) said:
The group responsible for the restoration clearly had a LOT of respect for the original and had gone all-out in restoring it, right down to finding the parts off of an old CH-58 helicopter that nobody had been able to find before (the props dept. was next to an aircraft junkyard, so a lot of the random parts had been obtained by just walking around and pulling things off aircraft that looked like they would work).
That's the funny thing about replicas, they're usually much more work than the originals. I'll bet most of the originals were simply done on the "ooo, this looks cool" premise and then the replicas have to figure out what the heck the parts are.
That's exactly how the DeLorean Time Machine was done- they came up with a basic drawing of what they wanted it to look like and then went to the aircraft junkyard and grabbed a bunch of stuff that they though would work and found a way to put it together to look like what they wanted it to. Of course, none of it was documented, so the restoration team had to go on what little notes there were plus the movies and any high-quality photos of the cars from production.
pres589
PowerDork
6/18/18 1:15 p.m.
I could see owning a number of cars that were seen in movies or TV shows but nothing so obvious (or over-the-top) as a Starsky & Hutch Torino or General Lee Charger. The dark-green '73 Trans-Am from McQ, for instance. The light-brown Ferrari 400i from The Rainman (although a transmission swap might be called for here). The black 911 Targa on all-black Fuch's from The Gumball Rally. Every Ford Capri from the TV series "The Professionals".
Stuff that generally looks just like the normal thing because they basically are.
