Where is now the ''American Graffiti'' coupe?

I'm interesting to find out what happened to the yellow coupe. Who has it now? Is in collection? Thank you a lot. Happy Holidays fron Greece....!

 

A guy named Rick Figari ownes it and has had it forever. Think he's from the San Francisco area.

 

Yup...that's true.If you watch ebay he sells different pics of the coupe there.

 

He has owned it for many years. Uses it for promotional purposes and has apparently made a lot of money with it.

 

Here is some info on it from a fan page

http://kathyschrock.net/graffiti/coupe.htm

 

Yes Rick owns its in SF, he also built a clone of the Black 55 Chevy as well.He could have bought both the Coupe and the real 55 back in 1984 but only could afford to buy one, he was only 15 years old at the time.I think he made the right choice...

 

Gotta be a fake-- I WATCHED the movie and it SAID Milnor was killed by a drunk driver so I,m sure its tuna cans now

 

Shirley you're not serious...???

It was a movie...it was fictional... and it's spelled 'Milner'

R-

 

adorable

 

Naw, I saw Milner in the eighties and he looked fine. He was using a different name though. It must have been an insurance scam.

 

He brought it out to Jimmy's Old Car picnic here in SF last october.No fuss, no display, just drove the car up and parked on the grass. Lotta people just walked right by it.

 

I hope 30 years from now that the AG coupe will still be around intact resonating something in Future Generations of Hot Rodders...

 

I heard Jeff Beck (the musician) bought it for a million recently. Its now in England. Thats the rumor anyway.

 

either I'm gonna have to start usin spell check , and I aint, or your're gonna have to stop worrin yourself bout my spelling, or we're gonna have a looong strange online relationship there stude. ( truth is I am right handed and my right middle finger usually is hard to control (look, there it goes again) and I hit the o with the right instead of the e with the left...my bad)----------and dont call me shirley

 

^ ahhhh hahaha this guy



Theres a million threads on the graffiti coupe..search it





TH

 

I thought I seen on "My classic car" TV show that Jeff Beck does own it in England.

 

I recently seen an interview, Jeff was having with Barry Meguire. Jeff builds his own cars, I don't think he owns the original. I could be wrong.. it's happened before!

 

Shirley you're not serious...???

I never worry about spelling...it's just my nature...matter of fact, I don't worry about much of anything...worrying causes stress, wrinkles and hard feelings (as demonstrated by your post)...besides, you're in good company around here...three-quarters of the HAMBer's on here can't spell either. However, IF and when you decide to post again, show a little more intelligence and USE the spell check.

As for the "long strange online relationship"...suffice to say, it'd all be one-sided (yours).

R-

 

Your right, I googled it,,,,it's a clone.

 

Jeff has the money. My guess is the last owner held out until some uber rich guy (like Beck) offered silly money for the car. A few years ago some guy with more money than brains offered Carroll Shelby 25 mil for CSX 2000. Shelby almost sold it.

 

Jeff Beck built his own clone. (and a slew of other Hot Rods) He's never owned the original

 

A Jeff Beck almbum cover has the car on it. Maybe its the inside cover or something. Maybe I am wrong, but yeeeeeaaars ago I saw a pic of JB standing next to a car just like the AG coupe.

 

jeffs is a copy ,i just watched car crazy i had saved. the one that is on tour will paul(milner) is the real car,but i have seen it and checked it over and i dont think so.
i want to know where the 55 is? that has been my #1 dream car since i was 5. i had pictures and a few old ads with it for sale..it was $15,000. back in th 80s.

 

Jeff Beck tried to buy the original years ago but Figari wouldn't sell so Jeff built a clone. Jeff's clone is probably as close to the original car as it could be. I heard the '55 is a modern streetrod on the east coast.

 

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Heres the Australian version ,1977 ,first issue of Australian Street Rodding had a feature ,we met Jeff Beck in 77 when he was down here ,took him for a ride in our coupe ,gave him a nice set of 48 Chev tailights to put in his coupe clone he was doing as his had some round ones in it ,got a couple of pics with him next to our coupe ,will dig em out ,,,,

 

I think there were several 55 movie cars. One is here in PA or MD.
Clark

 

i know it will will probably hurt my eyes and everyone elses but does anyone have a pic of falfas 55 as it looks now all streetrodded?

 

I wanna hate you stude-- I really really do,,,,but I can't. You inspire me. So I'm gonna get me a dicktionary 2marrow ( spell check is the lazy mans way out I figger) ...........and dont call me Shirley...... but back to the thred, milnEr's dead man- and so is the coupe-----let it go, just let it go. everybody lookin for the coupe. well last time i saw it elvis was driving it around harlem

 

The 58 Chevy from Graffiti is being restored by a guy and his daughter someplace. I think I read that in a car magazine.

The 32 was rough when I saw it. LeMat said the brakes didn't work so hot.

 

I don't think so, the real '58 lives north of Spokane, WA and has for many years. Here's a photo Chris took of the car back in September.