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The '68 Charger in Christine.

SteveSS

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Some say it was a '68 front with a '69 body and tail lights. Nope, all '68 as I can tell. Buddy's Camaro is a '67. Christine's engine sounds are from a Ford 428 Super Cobra Jet. Didn't they use that sound for Gator's Ford Custom 500?
 
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SteveSS said:
Christine's engine sounds are from a Ford 428 Super Cobra Jet.
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Gotta throw in a '77 Fury B-body

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Might as well throw in the star of the movie.

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Pay no attention to the 356 B Coupe
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Back to the '68 Charger :D
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What surprised me the actor who played Arnie, kind of a dweeb, is a very accomplished director.
 
Well Christine wasn’t always a 58 fury , they were hard to find so film crews used any 57-58 Plymouths. The general Lee towards the end was any 68-70. Vanishing point challenger tunes into a Camaro. Hollywood does what Hollywood does :lol:
 
I didn’t think they used any 70s for DOH?
 
< Christine ranks very high on my list of favorite car movies. I got the DVD, VHS, book, and the model cars before and after restoration. Big fan!
 
After watching the movie, I had to read the book. One of the few times the movie was way better than the book, imho.... My favorite character was Darnell, "You just can't polish a turd"......, great actor for that role.
 
bandit67 said:
After watching the movie, I had to read the book. One of the few times the movie was way better than the book, imho.... My favorite character was Darnell, "You just can't polish a turd"......, great actor for that role.
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Did the book have a Charger or a different car?
 
To be honest, I can't remember. I was not into Mopars at that time, still have my 67 Camaro I was given when I was 15. The book itself was way more into the demon spirit that over took Arnie, and not so much about the cars.
 
F4R/T said:
I didn’t think they used any 70s for DOH?
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Stories are different depending on who is telling them. For years they said that they used all three model years. The last few stories I heard were that no 70s were used due to the difficulty to convert them. I used to see '68s where the round side marker lenses were in place and painted over.
 
SteveSS said:
What surprised me the actor who played Arnie, kind of a dweeb, is a very accomplished director.
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He was the only talent in that movie. Arnie's gf and best friend were horrible. Steven King movies typically don't attract Hollywood top actors. Only the "Shining" that I can recall bucked that norm. What's funny? The novel "The Shining" was not all that entertaining. IMO.

So where is this "Christine II?" Lol. I think it was rumor out running actuality.
 
I had kinda a hottie blonde boss named Christine. I bought the 1/64 Fury model with the Christine logo on the card. I put it on her desk while she was out. She immediately knew it was me because I'm a car guy. I read they had to throw in some F bombs to get an R rating because it wasn't that scary.

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