On Screen Cars

What can pull people over, drive over a 100 miles per hour and make doughnuts all at the same time? The Monster Garage Cop Car Doughnut Shop. If you were a fan a of Monster Garage as I was, you would remember this car from Season Two – Episode 2. In this episode a group of cops are assembled to design, build and construct a mobile doughnut shop out of a 1998 Ford Crown Vic. As with other projects on Monster Garage, this vehicle must appear some what stock while performing the tasks requested by host Jesse James.

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For those who may have missed one of the greatest Ford Mustang commercials of all time. I’ve embedded a copy from YouTube. I know it might be a few years late. Especially for late Steve McQueen, whom passed a way in 1980. Using similar techniques used the in the movie Forest Gump, McQueen seems very much alive in this clip.
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Life as a bounty hunter is no easy job. You’re either running from thugs or you’re running after thugs. You’ve gotta have the right equipment, skills and people. Oh yea. Not to mention a nice set of dependable wheels. After recently seeing the “Bounty Hunter” We knew that OnScreenCars.com had to feature the sweet and rare 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale convertible driven by actor Gerald Butler. Oh yea, not to mention his attractive co-star Jennifer Aniston riding shotgun throughout most of the film.

The Film

For those who have not seen the film. Let me give you a short run down about what it’s about. I’ll try my best not to ruin it for ya. Basically Butler plays a Bounty Hunter named Milo Boyd. Aniston plays his ex-wife, Nicole Hurley who is a hot shot news reporter. Milo is given a rare opportunity to seek revenge on Nicole, by bringing her in on a bond. Much to Milo’s surprise the task is not as easy as he thought it would be. The whole mounting story involves lots of bad guys, dirty cops, etc all taking place in Atlantic City, NJ. Moving on, let’s talk about the car. After all that’s what we’re here for right?
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The shows Bewitched and Bonanza have very few things in common. However they do share one interesting fact. They were both sponsored by automaker Chevrolet. In late 1964, Chevrolet ran a five and half minute promotional ad about their up coming 1965 line up. The promotional featured stars from both Bonanza and Bewitched. Each car was presented by a different star. They featured the details of each new model. What’s very interesting is the Chevrolet logo can be seen during the opening credits of Bewitched and Bonanza both. The Bonanza version of the logo features the word “Chevrolet” in a cattle branding iron. I wasn’t alive during the original airing of these shows. But I do recall catching reruns of Bewitched on Nick-at-Nite as a kid. Thanks to the TheBewitchedCollector on YouTube for sharing this video! Catch ya next time!

Reference: TheBewitchedCollector.com

Use the form below to find out your Smokey and the Bandit CB Handle. Keep in mind this is for entertainment purposes only!

We had a great response from our first Fan Created Rides piece, Jason Rawley’s ECTO-1X. Shortly after the story ran I was contacted by a number of people to do stories about their cars. One of the first to contact was Kevin Henry of the Denver Ghostbusters. Kevin is also a member of a movie car replica group called Colorado Movie Cars. Kevin sent me pictures of his ECTO-2K Dodge Magnum and his Jurassic Park Jeep. Since our first FCR was about a Ghostbusters themed ride, I decided to feature Kevin’s Jurassic Park Jeep. If you’re not familiar with the Jeeps from Jurassic park. Then check out last week’s post about about the Jurassic Park Jeeps. Let’s move on to Kevin’s story.
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Can you imagine what 100+ Smokey and the Bandit themed cars would look like? Would you like to see it? We’ll listen up! For those who are not familiar with the Bandit Run events. Let me fill ya in. Since 2007 a large group of Smokey and Bandit fans have gathered each summer to cruise across the country. The first Bandit Run event in 2007 commemorated the 30th Anniversary of the first film, by retracing the original route taken by Bandit, Frog and Snowman. The cruise lasted three days along a route from Texarkana, TX to Atlanta, GA. Now’s your chance to get in on the action! The details for Bandit Run 2010 have been announced at Motortopia.com This year’s Bandit Run event will start out in Braselton, GA on May 15th and end in Orlando, Fl on May 20th.
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Just this last week, Gorillaz released a new music video featuring some cool muscle cars. Not to mention a surprising special guest. The new video is to help promote their upcoming album, Plastic Beach. For those who are not familiar with Gorillaz, let me give you a short introduction. Gorillaz are a virtual band created after comic book series Tank Girl. It’s members are Russel, 2D, Murdoc and Noddle. The actual musical performers vary from song to song. It’s a very interesting concept to say the least. But enough about the band. Let’s talk about the video.

Each Gorillaz video tells a part in a never ending story. I’m not currently up to date with what’s going on in the story, other than the fact their escaping to an island. But this video starts out with the gang racing through the desert in a 1969 Camaro SS. They’re being chased down by a cop in hot pursuit. Noodle-bot manages to shoot at the cop till the cop runs off the road and crashes through a billboard (very Dukes of Hazzard like). Things are fine for the moment, till they pass Bruce Wills in a 1968 El Camino. Bruce Willis starts chasing down the group and tries to gun them down. He successfully shoots out the back window and driver side mirror. The chase goes on as Bruce’s El Camino pushes Murdoc harder. Some nitrous effects are used and they escape only for Bruce Willis to catch up again later. The chase ends with the crew running off a cliff into the water, where the car turns into a shark. Let’s talk about the cars!
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If you had dinosaur ranch on a remote island what vehicle would you use to get around? The Jeep Wrangler was Universal’s answer as to the vehicle of choice for Jurassic Park’s staff transportation. You know, the Jeep is perfect for getting up and down through terrain, transporting stolen embryos and running from dinosaurs. At least that was the case for the Wranglers in the film.

Base Jeep

The base vehicle for Jurassic Park Jeeps were 1992 Jeep Wranglers (YJ). The Jeeps were the “Sahara” trim level which included a few exterior extras such as alloyed wheels, colored fender flares, step board and front bumper mounted fog lamps. Interior options were special trail-cloth seats and removable doors with pockets. All 1992 Saharas came with the 4.0 liter 6 cylinder standard.* All the Jeeps used in the film appear to have manual transmissions. However automatic transmissions magically appear from time to time (kinda like how the General Lee switches back and forth through the Dukes of Hazzard series).*

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