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FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 41 – The Original Tremors

The movie that burrowed into our TVs and never left! 30 years old and you’ll still love watching this campy horror-comedy! Directed by a young and unknown Ron Underwood, and starring Starring Kevin Bacon (Val) and Fred Ward (Earl) with Michael Gross and Reba McEntire as Burt & Heather Gummer, the original Tremors, was a […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 40 – Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max Fury Road - Stampede

88 Bad-Ass Custom Vehicles, Half of Which Were Destroyed This Award-Winning Film Took Action To A New Level with All Real Stunts Mad Max: Fury Road is a car junkie’s Valhalla, (heaven). EDITOR’S NOTE: Before you read anything else, get into your head that 90% of the stunts in this film are real! Only a […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 39 – ECTO-1

Ghostbusters star Ecto-1

The Ectomobile Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts! Ghostbusters star Ecto-1 screams in for our October series Epic barely describes the vehicle the Ghostbusters used in the first and second Ghostbusters movies. Derived from the New York license plate Ecto-1, The Ectomobile is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex, end-loader combination (ambulance and/or hearse) car. The […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 36 – My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny - 1964 Buick Skylark Convertible

Starring a 1964 Buick Skylark Convertible that didn’t do it! Mint green? Positraction? Temptests? Who is this four-wheeled star? My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 blockbuster film starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. The story goes that two young New Yorkers are traveling through rural Alabama, and are mistakenly arrested for murder, based solely on […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 35 – Transformers 3 Sentinel Prime

Sentinel Prime - Panther 6x6 Fire Truck

Badass by design, this Autobot is a six-wheel fire-fighting titan in real life Sentinel Prime draws his power from a Rosenbauer America Panther 6×6 Fire Truck In the 2011 film, Transformers 3 – Dark of the Moon, a “prime” predecessor to Optimus drops into the story. Sentinel Prime, voiced by Leonard Nimoy, the legendary Star […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 34 – Vanishing Point

1970 Stock Challenger

Where a 1970 Stock Challenger Took Theaters By Storm Before the days of GCI and Visual FX, real drivers beat up real muscle cars! “Honey, I’m going to have the well-respected Argos car-transport company deliver our prized 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T to San Francisco. What could go wrong?” Said no one ever, but it makes […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 38 – Christine

1958 Plymouth Fury

She’ll love you, possess you, and then destroy you. Enjoy this first installment of “Scary Cars”, our October series Set in 1978, Christine chronicles how a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine impacts the lives of Arnie Cunningham and those around him. Possessed by a demon spirit, hellbent on destroying anyone who does the car, or its […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 33 – Wonderbug To The Rescue!

Dune Buggy Enterprises

Junk Yard Car to Magical Dune Buggy Three teens find a “SCHLEP” car and a magical horn, and they start fighting crime! For two seasons starting in 1976, the Krofft Supershow featured a magical dune buggy called Wonderbug. This old, beat-up, “pieces-parts” vehicle had two personalities – one of a junk car named “SCHLEPCAR” (taken […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 37 – Minority Report

Lexus 2054 Minoroty Report

Featuring A Genuine, Fully-Functional Lexus 2054 Concept Car In this film, the car will certainly outlast the star! The Lexus 2054 is a movie concept car designed by Harald Belker for the 2002 Steven Spielberg film Minority Report. The film is set in Washington, D.C. in 2054, where police utilize psychic technology to arrest and […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 32 – Jurassic Joy Ride

pioneering SUV Ford

The 1992 Ford Explorer XLT Debuted In Jurassic Park Legendary. Not for its engine, but for its paint job! To be honest, the Ford Explorer was a pretty boring vehicle in the early 90s. It replaced the station wagon but waned with the emergence of the minivan. Yet, if you slapped a jungle-themed bright green […]