0Navy Blue

One of his friends told a story about Heston driving his Corvette too fast and getting pulled over by a cop. The traffic cop just wanted to thank him for fighting TimeWarner over the Cop Killer song.

Anyway, anyone know what generation Corvette Heston drove?

BlackbirdZ07

Not to hijack this thread, but so did the Navy SEAL who was awarded the metal of honor at the white house today. He died in Iraq after diving onto a live grenade to save his comrades. Just noticed when I read the news story it said he had a shiny Corvette.

Both great Americans.

Cobra66

Different generations. Both patriots.

Trophy Blue

I think he drove a silver C-5.

bb62

Did they have to pry the C-5 out of his cold dead hands......?.......

Jimbo64

Sounds like we have lost a couple of true patriots.

mrg

"Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"

Mtnvettes

I remember reading an article on Charleston Heston in a mgazine a long time ago and he said (if my memory serves me right) that it was a black convertible. I do not remember if it was a C1 or a C2, but it would have been a 1958 to 67. I got the impresson that one reason he really liked the car was that he fit in it, so my guess it was at least a 61. I don't know how many he had.

StrayDog

John McCain, bought a 58 when he graduated from Anapolis...........

Semper Fi

George Lesefky

Took my wife on our first date to see Ben-Hur in a 63 corvette. My favorite movie and car of all time.

64tux

that was a long time ago!!! your giving your age away. i was in like 4th grade in catholic school. the school took all of us to ben-hur on buses. great flick!!!!

BOB WINSKI

I agree, with both of them being Great Patriots.

silica

I have the 1969 C3 Corvette that he drove, have original plate and address on registration where he lived in US. He probably had more corvettes too..

63Corvette

I was coming home from a 13 month deployment in Kimpo, Korea, and saw this movie in Tokyo

aussieross01

Well, back in 1975 down here in Australia, I bought a '71 LT1, Ontario Orange /saddle leather that was reputed by the salesman to have been owned by Charlton Heston. Of course it could have been bul*^#t, and probably was. It didn't influence my decison to buy the car, but I've sure recounted the story a few times over the years.
Ross

C2Driver

Was it this methanol powered one?

House Majority Leader Jim Wright D-Texas (L) and actor Charlton Heston (R-holding gas tank) pour "Methanol" into the actor's Corvette October 18, 1983 in front of the Capitol. Heston donated his "Methanol" powered Corvette to the Renewable Energy Resources lobby group. (UPI/File)

Read more: http://www.upi.com/enl-win/a3c33d652...#ixzz1CH20QzN6

Frankie the Fink

I bought Jon Voight's LeBaron convertible from George Costanza

63split63

I have the pencil with the teeth marks in it and I will sell it !

silica

hehe, it is true, I have the registration plates can send up picture as I also have all the paper work on that he was the first owner, I didnt buy it from him offcourse, It could well have been the one on the picture, but I dont think so, the engine has been changed from the original 427 to a 1972 454... but checking the dates from when he had the methanol engine in that car and the papers I have they dont match... he probably had a lot of corvettes... same as the C5 he had...

Thanks...

PD. send me the pen with the teeth marks.. ;-)

Gettysburg

Can you say "Publicity Photo"? Notice the gas cap is still in place, not to mention where all that methanol would go if they did attempt to pour it that wa˙!