American Graffiti Quiz!!

1. stumped
2."hey carlos, check out my new mixture, 80% nitro - 20% cheetos"
3.the moose lodge - "someday he'll make a fine moose"
4."no no no it's 12 and half inches its regulation size, its been checked several times you can check it if you like sir..."

 

It was also a hartop, with a piece of wood in place of the B pillar. I believe it was also an automatic, with a steel front clip.

 

Those are some of my favorite quotes from both movies...and we've had two different answers on the "regulation height", and I can't remember which it was, 12 or 12 and a half inches...oh well, either one is close enough...the opening song to MAG is Booker T and the MG's "Green Onions"...

 

I might be wrong, now I will just have to go home and watch it again. I can see my wife rolling her eyes already.

 

12 1/2" is correct. What car does toad try to race before his accident?

 

The '55 that did the roll over stunt was a specially prepared two door post car. The '55 that actually explodes was a two door hard top with fake wooden posts added to it that they pushed over on its roof.

Also note that the deck lid on the roll over car popped open during the stunt, but the deck lid on the exploding car was closed. Oops!

 

It was a Ford but I don't remember the year, 56?

 

Took them like 6 'takes' to get the 55 to roll over, the fronts just wouldnt dig in!

 

Yes, a teal and white '56 Ford Victoria.

 

i've got for you all. anyone tyhink they know where the merc is today?

 

Is this it? Graffiti32 was talking about it 2 pages ago in this thread.

 

I thunk I heard somewhere that Bo Hopkins is having it restored, but I don't know if that info is old, or worng or what...

 

There was a story going around at LA roadster show a couple of years ago that Brian Setzer from the stray cats had it???? but then again...the rumor mill seems to always be runnin on the AG cars...any body in the Bay Area know how to contact Rick Figuari....since he owns both the other cars...maybe he would know

 

Actually the 55 he owns is a clone that was built for him by Richard Ruth, the man that built both of the 2-lane Blacktop 55 Chevys.

 

Rick said that yes he bought it from from Ruth,however ricks car was built as the back up car for blacktop/Ag...It sat behind ruths shop for years before rick talked ruth into finishing the car for him....as the one in the movie got turned into a eastcoast custom of sorts with stock quaters put back on it and the axle removed......so according to Ruth & Rick his is the last of the real ag cars left...it just was never on screen......

 

Was bought in 1999, never on screen, or in a movie sounds like a clone to me, at least it was partially built by the man (Richard Ruth) who knew the most about the cars. Below are the Ebay pages from the auction he bought it on.

 

In the movie biz they may build sevral back up cars in case some thing happens to the "star" car...some times its saved for inside shots or stunts...like roll over at the end.....so they more than likely would have had to have a back up...it cost way to much to have production down while ya build another star car....a clone would be buying a pos down the street at a later date and kinda makin' a AG car............this was for studio use in both movies just not needed...besides I hauled the ag coupe and 55 of ricks to car shows allover the west coast sevral years ago....and I got this from Rick him self...if it was a "clone" he couldnt call it or book it as an ag car.........like I said they just never needed it on screen.........

 

The Swe-dish Babe was a Playboy Plamate. I think a Playmate of the year.

 

Anna Bjorn


Date of birth (location)

Iceland Sometimes Credited As:
Anna Björns
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2]IMDbPro Details[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2]Add IMDb Resume[/SIZE][/FONT] Filmography as: Actress
Actress - filmography
(1980s) (1970s)

1. "Dream West" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Angelique
2. "Riptide" (2 episodes, 1986)
   - Smiles We Left Behind: Part 1 (1986) TV Episode
   - Smiles We Left Behind: Part 2 (1986) TV Episode
3. "Remington Steele" .... Reporter (1 episode, 1985)
   - Steele in the Family (1985) TV Episode .... Reporter
4. Get Crazy (1983) .... Chantamina
   ... aka Flip Out
5. The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) .... Elizabeth: Cromwell's Whore
6. Með allt á hreinu (1982) (as Anna Björns) .... Hekla
   ... aka On Top (USA)
7. "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Kristin (1 episode, 1981)
   - Almost American (1981) TV Episode .... Kristin
8. More American Graffiti (1979) .... Eva
   ... aka Purple Haze

Info on Eva from www.imdb.com

 

I gotta legit Q for ya'll.

Bout 20 minutes or so into the movie, while the camera is panning showing random cars cruising, theres a pearl white 37 chevy coupe with green watson style scallops. Anyone have any pics of this car? Or know what Im talking about?

 

what other car movie did paul lemat play in an what did he drive

 

I knew you'd jump in sooner or later

 

Aloha Bobby & Rose a Camaro

 

"Where Were You In '62?"
In Sept. 1962 I was in 12th grade Artesia H.S. Artesia, Cal.
Man what a gas it was growing up in the 50's and 60's in So. Cal.!!!

 

KustomAce.........I think you're talking about this, it's a 39 Chevy coupe.

 

Wanna feel old?

My Dad was 6 years old in 62

Kiwi Kev, I dunno... Ill see if I cant snap a screen shot to be sure. I really want to paint this car.

 

Does anyone have any better pics of this car?

 

Looks like a39 or 40 Ford to me. I know that 39 Chevy is in there somewhere too.

 

It's the 40 Ford that Barris built for Tom Hocker. This is about it's 3rd or 4th version.

Mick

 

Another american Graffiti deal. help me...no more!