Hi Gang -
I saw this car at the WPC Nationals in 1988, in
Plymouth, MA. From what I could tell, it is the real
deal. It even had the (incorrect) door lock buttons that
you see close in one scene in the movie. Apparently,
they gave this car away as part of a promotional thing
back when the movie first came out. The winner of that
contest sold it to the present owner in NH. I assume
that the owner is still the same as it was in '88.
The price is still about 100 times as much as I'd pay
for it.
Ron
> Roger Howard wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> > Thank you for printing the full Hemmings ad.
> > I don't keep up with all the facts that go with the making of "Christine",
> > so pardon me, but how many Christines were made for that movie? I thought ,
> > like the Dukes of Hazzard show, that there was a lot more than one.
> > Roger
>
> I've heard several numbers mentioned. A article a few weeks ago about
> the Volo Auto Museum said this:
>
> "For the actual filming of 'Christine,' 14 Plymouth Furies were
> invoiced.
> They were burned, crushed, crashed and smashed. Only one actually
> survived the filming: this one at the museum."
>
> I also seem to remember something about a few promotional cars being
> built by the studio that were not actually used in the movie.
> Even if this is the "one surviving Christine" from the movie, it still
> seems like way too much money.
> --
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