More inquirys on building copys of movie cars....

I get a lot of inquirys from people asking me how can they get "Movie" cars. The answer is unless you can spend six figures or more, your not going to get an actual car that was used in a movie. I saw that actress Olivia Brown-who was on "Miami Vice" has a Daytona Spyder replica for sale. But god knows what the price is. The only way to do it is to build one. Depending on what your looking for it can be easy or hard. "Bandit" Trans-Am? Go buy a '77-78 T/A and paint it black, if it isn't already. "Bullitt" Mustang? How anal do you want to be? You could buy a '67-68 fastback, even if it's a 289 / C4 model, paint it Dark Highland Green, add some Torq-Thrust mags and call it good. If you want a 390 / 4-speed model-that's going to cost substantially more. "Vanishing Point" Challenger? I'd go buy a new White one with a Hemi!!  Or you could get any '70-74 318 Challenger, paint it Alpine White, put Rallye wheels on it and call it good. If it has to be a '70 440 / 4-speed R / T model, then your looking at major bucks. See the point I'm making? I've had many people ask about Burt Reynold's Ford in "White Lightning". Finding a '71-72 Ford Custom / Galaxie / LTD 4-door sedan shouldn't be too hard. Most will have a 351 or 400C engine. This isn't bad-as there's plenty of speed equipment available-heads, cams, intakes, etc. Paint it brown, put a loud exhaust on it, get some black wheels and chrome lug nuts and white-letter tires and your there. Now if it's "gotta have" a 429 / 460 and a 4-speed that's going to be a problem. 1st off-99% of these cars are going to be automatics. There was a manual trans option, but not many had it. Converting to a stick is going to be a nightmare. You might be able to adapt Mustang clutch linkage or F100 / 150 truck linkage-but it's still going to be a major pain in the ass. I'd stick with an automatic and get a floor mounted aftermarket Hurst or Mr Gasket or B&M shifter that looks like a 4-speed shifter. And I'd run whatever engine was in the car.  The "Mad Max / Road Warrior" Interceptor gets a lot of inquirys. You can't go to Australia and get a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT coupe. However a '71-73 Mustang or a '70-71 Torino look real close. When I first saw the movies I thought that's what the car was. It's easy enough to get black wheels and fat tires and fender flares, and "Zoomie" exhaust pipes. There's also companies that sell fake blowers that can be turned on and off like the movie. Or you could cut a hole in the hood, and put a real blower on the 302 or 351 Ford engine. It'll be close enough, people will get the idea.  "Rockford Files" Firebird? Easy. Get any '74-78 Firebird, paint it gold and put Rally II wheels on it. You decide how much power you want under the hood. If your a "Nash Bridges" fan-never mind a Hemi ( they said it was a hemi, the actual stunt car was a 340 model ) your going to have a hard time finding a 70-71 Barracuda convertible, even a 318 model.  The "Death Proof" Nova? Easy enough. Find a '68-74 Nova, paint it flat black, put Rally wheels and loud exhaust on it, and your there. Even it it's a 307 2bbl model. The "Starsky&Hutch Torino? Easy. Find a '74-76 Torino, put slot mags on it and paint it red with a white stripe.  You just have to use your imagination and ingenuity. Mastermind