Corvette Summer....
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St. Jude Donor '13-'15, '17 thru '22
this is an absolute must see regarding a C3...... I have only watched it maybe 100 times...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoAttItNZoY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoAttItNZoY
1:27, when she closes the door, you can clearly see the rear view mirror flopping up and down. Next time they shoot this video, they should stop by my house so I can tighten that up for them. Should take about a half hour.
I'm not certain of the year on that one either. Definitely not a '68 since there were several good views of the outside door locks. The seats looked like '70-'72, and when she is driving away, it kinda looks like egg crates but I couldn't tell for sure.
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St. Jude Donor '13-'15, '17 thru '22
There is likely more than one car used for this shoot. At 0:39, the camera comes up on the passenger side, and there is a passenger side rear view mirror on the car. From the overhead shots, there is clearly no passenger side mirror.
Racer
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From: Austin TX
Nice
this is an absolute must see regarding a C3...... I have only watched it maybe 100 times...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoAttItNZoY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoAttItNZoY
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St. Jude Donor '13-'15, '17 thru '22
DEFINITELY in the "pre-plumping" days. She doesn't look anything like that any more.
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1:14-1:17, that right rear tire/wheel/bearing has some sort of problem.
1:27, when she closes the door, you can clearly see the rear view mirror flopping up and down. Next time they shoot this video, they should stop by my house so I can tighten that up for them. Should take about a half hour.
I'm not certain of the year on that one either. Definitely not a '68 since there were several good views of the outside door locks. The seats looked like '70-'72, and when she is driving away, it kinda looks like egg crates but I couldn't tell for sure.
1:27, when she closes the door, you can clearly see the rear view mirror flopping up and down. Next time they shoot this video, they should stop by my house so I can tighten that up for them. Should take about a half hour.
I'm not certain of the year on that one either. Definitely not a '68 since there were several good views of the outside door locks. The seats looked like '70-'72, and when she is driving away, it kinda looks like egg crates but I couldn't tell for sure.
I could sell her a real blk/blk 69 convertible with leather if thats what she likes.
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Ocean County NJ
I am pretty sure that was a camera/mirror trick, if not they pulled a page from the Corvette Summer screenplay and put the steering wheel on the passenger side.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
The Corvette Summer Vette is currently at Mid-America Motorworks. I saw it when I was there on the Hot Rod Power Tour.
It is a 73 when they rescue it from the junk yard, but who knows what year the completed car is. I didn't really spend much time looking at it in person. I was trying to get a new mirror mount for my 72 because I was tired of holding up the mirror with my hand to see if my buddys were still behind me.
Annie Potts "Vanessa" looks good in the movie, but she has serious bow-leggedness syndrome.
I don't think Mark Hammel took a shower for the whole taping of the movie.
I do love the black Firebird they destroy.
The silver custom Vette that goes by him in Vegas when he is looking for "his" car looks prety good.
It is a 73 when they rescue it from the junk yard, but who knows what year the completed car is. I didn't really spend much time looking at it in person. I was trying to get a new mirror mount for my 72 because I was tired of holding up the mirror with my hand to see if my buddys were still behind me.
Annie Potts "Vanessa" looks good in the movie, but she has serious bow-leggedness syndrome.
I don't think Mark Hammel took a shower for the whole taping of the movie.
I do love the black Firebird they destroy.
The silver custom Vette that goes by him in Vegas when he is looking for "his" car looks prety good.
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