Corvairs in Movies

User avatar
CorvairEsq
Posts: 8
Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:41 am
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by CorvairEsq »

I was watching Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke a couple of weeks ago, and noticed a red, EM Coupe in the background of an early scene when Cheech is pulling up to his house in his Impala lowrider (I think it's a '64).
:fro:
1964 Monza Coupe
2008 Lincoln MKX
2012 Fiat 500
User avatar
Skrain
Posts: 510
Joined: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:49 pm
Location: Monticello, Kentucky

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by Skrain »

I just made an AMAZING discovery!! :omgosh:


“Push the button, Max!” That was the line repeatedly uttered by Jack Lemmon playing Professor Fate to his hapless assistant, played by Peter Falk, in the 1965 film “The Great Race.” Although actually based on a real life, New York to Paris race, the ’65 movie was a farcical comedy, as you can plainly see by the car shown here. The car in question is Professor Fate’s Hannibal 8, and for a mere $350,000, it could Be Yours.


The car popped up on Hemmings (the font of all collector car goodness, it seems) and is being sold by an outfit called Volo. Yes, this is the actual car used in the movie by Jack Lemon/Professor Fate, and it seems to be in pretty fantastic shape for a movie car. Usually they’re treated like dirt, and by the time the production company is through with them, they’re looking pretty ragged.

This is the first time in nearly 4 decades that the car has seen the light of day, and it’s actually not one, but three vehicles from the Warner Bros. movie will be available. And none of the three have been outside of California since their construction in 1964.

Warner’s sold them after completion of the film, and the cars were one of the prime attractions at the Movie World museum, in Burbank, where they were displayed until Movie World closed its doors in the late 1970s. Professor Fate’s cars were kept locked up for nearly 3 decades, until 1993 when a portion of the Movie World collection was offered for sale at auction and were snapped up by a Beverly Hills movie car collector for his private collection.


The Hannibal 8 was custom built by Warner Bros from the ground up at a cost of $150,000 in 1965 money, which was about three times what a house went for back then. It’s powered by a CORVAIR FLAT 6 AND A 3 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION and all four of the rear wheels are powered by a chain drive. :jawdrop:
Attachments
It's CORVAIR POWERED!!!
It's CORVAIR POWERED!!!
Hannibal8Profile.jpg (76.51 KiB) Viewed 5211 times
Hannibal8Rear34.jpg
Hannibal8Rear34.jpg (79.39 KiB) Viewed 5211 times
Last edited by Skrain on Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
1964 Monza Spyder Turbo Convertible.
1949 Ford 8N Tractor
2006 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4X4 Pickup
User avatar
Skrain
Posts: 510
Joined: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:49 pm
Location: Monticello, Kentucky

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by Skrain »

Not only is the Hannibal 8 Corvair Powered, but the "Rocket Railcar" is Corvair Powered as well!
It has an automatic transmission and it DOES run on rails! :eek:
Attachments
1258_p37_l.jpg
1964 Monza Spyder Turbo Convertible.
1949 Ford 8N Tractor
2006 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4X4 Pickup
User avatar
Skrain
Posts: 510
Joined: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:49 pm
Location: Monticello, Kentucky

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by Skrain »

I'm thinking that if the Hannibal 8 had had a 150 or 180 Turbo, and a 4 speed, the Great Leslie wouldn't have had a chance! ::-):
1964 Monza Spyder Turbo Convertible.
1949 Ford 8N Tractor
2006 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4X4 Pickup
User avatar
SyntheticBlnkerFluid
Posts: 239
Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:32 am
Location: Chebanse, IL
Contact:

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by SyntheticBlnkerFluid »

There was an EM in that newer movie Admission with Tina Fey and Paul Rudd.
1968 Monza 140 4-Speed Posi

Rob
Chebanse, IL
User avatar
davemotohead
Corvair of the Month
Corvair of the Month
Posts: 1171
Joined: Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:37 pm
Location: rosamond california
Contact:

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by davemotohead »

Mr Majestic, Charles Bronson is a Mellon farmer,In the town shoot out at the cop station a guy jumps over a 65 and uses it for cover,,it gets blasted!
corvairderek
Posts: 10
Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:23 am

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by corvairderek »

I've got one. Forrest Gump. Robin Wright is making out with a guy in an EM convertible I believe when Tom Hanks open the door and starts punching him.
Ragtop Man
Posts: 233
Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:31 am

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by Ragtop Man »

:coolphotos:
So the pic of the guy trying to flag down the Rampside has piqued my curiosity the most . Is this from the movie "It's a mad , mad , mad , mad world " from 1963 ? For some reason this popped right into my head when I saw it . Another movie I can think of with a Vair and big celebrity is Space Jam
Image
turnert7696
Posts: 99
Joined: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:20 pm
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by turnert7696 »

Mark Wahlberg drives a LM in the movie "Fear"
Attachments
Screen Shot 2015-01-01 at 10.24.42 PM.png
User avatar
CorvairKid
Corvair of the Month
Corvair of the Month
Posts: 210
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:54 pm

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by CorvairKid »

Tim Allen's Yenko Yenko coupe #YS-043 appears in the movie "Zoom" staring Tim Allen and is shown within first few minutes. If he still has it, he also owns a second stinger. Yenko Stinger #YS-302 witch is the only convertible stinger made.
Alex Becker
Yankton, South Dakota

61 Greenbrier
61 Loadside
61 Rampside
62 Greenbrier
65 140 monza
65 140 DFI turbo charged monza
User avatar
Scott H
Site Admin
Posts: 4175
Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:21 pm
Location: Hesperia, CA

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by Scott H »

Saw a Corvair in Wayne’s World 2
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Corvair Forum mobile app
Scott
1960 Monza Coupe
1965 Evening Orchid Corsa Turbo (project)
1961 Rampside (project)
1964 Spyder coupe (patina car, running)
1964 faux Spyder (project/parts car)
1964 Monza (parts car)
1963 Monza (parts car)
User avatar
lostboy
Posts: 410
Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:59 pm

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by lostboy »

Man in he high castle on Amazon has a slew of FCs and EM.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-Steve
1961 Corvair 700 Sedan (80hp 3spd Gasoline Heat)
chris
Posts: 125
Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:25 pm

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by chris »

lostboy wrote:Man in he high castle on Amazon has a slew of FCs and EM.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The movie "Drop Dead Gorgeous" shows an early model along with the movie (and book) The Outsiders. I also think I saw one on a Disney show my kids were watching called Dog with a Blog.


Sent from my iPhone using Corvair Forum mobile app
User avatar
toytron
Posts: 833
Joined: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:30 am

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by toytron »

Binge watching Monk and the episode Mr. Monk and the three pies, the killer took off in beautiful blue EM convertible.

Sent from my [device_name] using Corvair Forum mobile app


Last edited by toytron on Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Edwin Stevenson
Industrial Electrician
Electronics Technician
65 corvair corsa convertible turbo
65 corvair monza
User avatar
toytron
Posts: 833
Joined: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:30 am

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by toytron »

Ok still binge watching the TV series Monk and today's episode is "Mr. Monk and his biggest fan". So the girl who is his fan made a diorama of one of his cases and it happened to be the one I mentioned last but instead of an early model the model in the diorama is a late model Corvair. Funny how you see these cars everywhere.

Sent from my [device_name] using Corvair Forum mobile app

Edwin Stevenson
Industrial Electrician
Electronics Technician
65 corvair corsa convertible turbo
65 corvair monza
lalkie
Posts: 106
Joined: Wed May 29, 2013 11:37 am

Re: Corvairs in Movies

Post by lalkie »

I was just in Dallas at the grassy knoll and there is a glimpse of a corvair going by after the shooting. People must have used them.
Post Reply

Return to “Corvair Video and Photo Threads”