Archive for July, 2009

1970 Dodge Challenger RT from Death Proof

What other car can hold candle to the 1969 Dodge Charger?  Another Dodge.  A 1970 Dodge Challenger RT, at least that’s according to Quentin Tarantino when he shot the car chase in Death Proof. The scene is famous because of 3 things It was a long chase, close to 20 minutes, I believe. Incredible stunts [...]

1957 Ford Fairlane Convertible 500 Skyliner from The Lost Boys

In The Lost Boys, one of the cookier moments was when Sam (Corey Haim) went with Grandpa (Barnard Hughes) for a short “ride” in Grandpa’s car, a 1957 Ford Fairlane Convertible 500 Skyliner with Retractable Hardtop.  If I remember correctly, Grandpa fired up the car only to have it backdown the driveway, idle it for [...]

2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP RIP Transformers Jazz RIP Pontiac

In the 2007 Transformers movie, Jazz was ripped in two by Megatron.  He didn’t make it to the end of the movie.  Ratchet couldn’t save him.  Which was too bad.  He seemed like a pretty cool character to have around.  It’s surprising that he had a short-lived role in the Transformers series because I thought [...]