What car would you choose to do a modern 'Christine' movie?

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

And back in the 70s, when the book was set, a late 50s Plymouth was just like all the other late-50s family cars. It would have been seen as boring or dull too, because it was just like all the other cars of the era. 

Of course, we see them differently now, but back then, it was just an old used car. Much like buying a 2004 Chrysler 300 would be tody. 

 

Well, that may be the opinion of some, but I remember cars being a much more exciting thing back when they were more stylish.

When I was a kid, my father would load the family into the car and drive down to the dealerships to see the new models in the fall.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but I don’t think anybody does that anymore.

At least it was something that I never did throughout the 80s and 90s when I had a young family.

There was much more excitement about what was coming in the 50s, 60s and into the 70s when cars were changing frequently and styling was a much more important factor than it is today.

 

 

Steve

[NYLIBUD]

How about the Family Truckster,maybe it  could work.You gotta think outside the box a little.🤣

Edited Monday at 07:38 PM by NYLIBUD

[JollySipper]

44 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Well, that may be the opinion of some, but I remember cars being a much more exciting thing back when they were more stylish.

When I was a kid, my father would load the family into the car and drive down to the dealerships to see the new models in the fall.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but I don’t think anybody does that anymore.

At least it was something that I never did throughout the 80s and 90s when I had a young family.

There was much more excitement about what was coming in the 50s, 60s and into the 70s when cars were changing frequently and styling was a much more important factor than it is today.

 

 

Steve

When I was in my teens in the '90s, my friends and I would go to neighboring towns and look at the new car inventory! The Mustangs, Camaros, etc........... I remember looking at the S10 Xtreme pickups when they were new. I wanted an R/T Dakota, but never could afford one......

Cars were still exciting in the '90s, just for different reasons than the '50s!

[Big John]

How about a cross between an Edsel and the Jabberwocky

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, JollySipper said:

When I was in my teens in the '90s, my friends and I would go to neighboring towns and look at the new car inventory! The Mustangs, Camaros, etc........... I remember looking at the S10 Xtreme pickups when they were new. I wanted an R/T Dakota, but never could afford one......

Cars were still exciting in the '90s, just for different reasons than the '50s!

Well, I guess that’s an example of how opinions differ.

I never found anything to be excited about automotively in the 90s.

By the time the 70s had ended, they just became appliances in my eyes.

There may have been performance and reliability advances, but styling had virtually gone out the window.

Just a box on a box as far as I could tell.

You can only make a toaster or a refrigerator so sexy or attractive.

Again, just my opinion 

 

 

Steve

Edited Monday at 10:43 PM by StevenGuthmiller

[iamsuperdan]

I think we always hold a candle for the cars that were "cool" when we were coming of age and getting our licenses and first cars. 

I was born in the early 70s, so when I really got into cars, it was the late 80s. As such, those are the cars that appeal to me the most. 

Hot hatches, Fox Body Mustangs, wedge shaped Porsches, Ferrari F40s and Testarossas, etc.

I appreciated the muscle cars of the past, but lte 80s cars were it for me. 

Just like how you guys born in the 50s love that late 60s muscle. They're the cool cars of your youth.

Kids born in the 90s? They dig the Fast and Furious / tuner scene.

 

My son was born in 2004, likes modern supercars. My daughter, born in 2007, and her friends are anomalies. Her and her girls love old stuff. Broncos from the 80s, old Jeeps, old trucks. The one that drives an 08 Mini actually wants a Chev C10. I don;t even know how she knows about the C10. 

 

ANyway...

 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said:

I think we always hold a candle for the cars that were "cool" when we were coming of age and getting our licenses and first cars. 

I was born in the early 70s, so when I really got into cars, it was the late 80s. As such, those are the cars that appeal to me the most. 

Hot hatches, Fox Body Mustangs, wedge shaped Porsches, Ferrari F40s and Testarossas, etc.

I appreciated the muscle cars of the past, but lte 80s cars were it for me. 

Just like how you guys born in the 50s love that late 60s muscle. They're the cool cars of your youth.

Kids born in the 90s? They dig the Fast and Furious / tuner scene.

 

My son was born in 2004, likes modern supercars. My daughter, born in 2007, and her friends are anomalies. Her and her girls love old stuff. Broncos from the 80s, old Jeeps, old trucks. The one that drives an 08 Mini actually wants a Chev C10. I don;t even know how she knows about the C10. 

 

ANyway...

 

 

Maybe to some extent.

But I was born in the early 60s, but by the time I was able to begin appreciating cars, it was the early 70s, and I had almost no appreciation for the cars from my “era” which would have been from the time I got my driver’s license in 1978 on. 
My first car was a ‘67, then a ‘64, a ‘58, and a ‘69.

Even my first car after getting married was a ‘73.

It wasn’t until after being married for a couple of years when I was compelled to become more “practical” when we bought an ‘84.

But even that was a used Honda Prelude with at least a little bit of character.

My car ownership didn’t get really boring until I bought an ‘87 Buick Century in about 1989.

Since then, the only purchase that held any excitement for me whatsoever was the 2005 Honda S-2000.

I guess my point being that the cars that were common at a certain time in a person’s life aren’t always the deciding factor as to what one likes.

I saw very few 50s cars around when I was young, but they’ll always be my favorite era, because they were flashy, unique and unmistakable from one and other.

 

 

Steve

Edited yesterday at 02:48 AM by StevenGuthmiller

[Can-Con]

Personally, I feel if you're adapting a movie from a book ,, stick to however it's described in the book.

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

Personally, I feel if you're adapting a movie from a book ,, stick to however it's described in the book.

That's a point, but still, in an age when "Mustangs" and "Mavericks" look kinda like hippos on wheels...

                                      

Edited yesterday at 08:37 PM by Ace-Garageguy

[JollySipper]

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

Personally, I feel if you're adapting a movie from a book ,, stick to however it's described in the book.

I believe the only movie I've seen that was exactly like the book was Lord of the Flies............ But it wasn't a hollywood-made movie!   

[ranma]

sticking with Mopar and Fury for a remake

[stitchdup]

[Can-Con]

3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

That's a point, but still, in an age when "Mustangs" and "Mavericks" look kinda like hippos on wheels...

                                      

 

3 hours ago, JollySipper said:

I believe the only movie I've seen that was exactly like the book was Lord of the Flies............ But it wasn't a hollywood-made movie!   

Maybe I should clarify.

What I meant was how the important characters and other physical things like the car, which are important plot points are described in the book. 

Christine was described as a '57 or '58 Plymouth and the car in the movie is pretty faithful to that. Changing the make and/or year would be contrary to what King wrote in the book.

You wouldn't have the A-Team riding around in a Ford Aerostar minivan or KITT being a 2008 Mustang , , , Oh, wait , , , 🙄

But, anyway, it's just my opinion, nothing more.

[Rodent]

2 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Christine was described as a '57 or '58 Plymouth and the car in the movie is pretty faithful to that. Changing the make and/or year would be contrary to what King wrote in the book.

I am very happy that our good friend and forum member @RSchnell escaped California with his '55 Customline and no apparent injuries from the red (ish) '57 Plymouth lurking nearby, ready to pounce.  🤣

 

Edited 19 hours ago by Rodent