Its heartbreakingly honest in its portrayal of alcoholic stock car driver corky. This muscle car of its time has just gone through a full restoration by a marque specia. Buy plymouth diecast vehicle and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Vehicle highlights frame off rotisserie restoration hemi cuda tribute car automatic transmission convertible gy3 curious yellow black interior shaker hood power. This movie, to me, is one of blakes finest performances, and i dont care if it did poorly at the boxoffice back in 1972. Ive never seen the movie from which this clip came, but it has a cool car chase involving a mystical 58 plymouth two door that morphs into a 60 dodge four door, and then back again.
Find 1971 to 1972 buick rivieras for sale on oodle classifieds. The car had a heavily modified grill and nose piece, and low profile windshields. The final degradation to corkys illusions come when, disheveled and asleep in his now beatup car, hes peered at again by two young boys, but this time not in awe, like his young neighbors did at the movies beginning, but now by two strangers with a disinterested curiosity at the sight of such a human wreck. American graffiti 710 movie clip must be your mamas car 1973 hd duration. Barris customs shop 1967 plymouth barracuda sxb formula s fastback. Barris merely once owned the car and built some clones for his 70s hollywood show car tours on the state fairisca auto show circuits. The second to last portion of the show that day included an aerobatic exposition of two former u. Ships from and sold by mikes house of collectibles. Vehicle highlights per title the mileage is not actual 340 cid 275hp engine 4 speed manual transmission pistol grip 8 34 rear end original window sticker. Just click here to fill out our simple but secure online order form more info here on. The 70s best film chases historic vehicle association hva. How about the chase scene from the original mad max in.
In 1964, plymouth offered the barracuda as an option of the valiant model line, meaning it wore both the valiant and barracuda emblems. Now, mysterious diane reed and a local gangster, rashi, are after harry believing that he has the priceless plates carlyle used to counterfeit money. Felice pieta is a man of modest means living with his second wife, adelaide. Just thought id let you guys know that the 1972 film corky starring robert blake, and a barris kustom 69 plymouth barracuda has been released on dvd. Bruce gellers corky, the 1972 southernfried stock car racing drama from. Cuda plymouth barracuda as it relates to the diecast toy model car industry some history on the term cuda the barracuda was a twodoor compactmidsize car manufactured by the plymouth division of the chrysler corporation from 1964 through 1974. Classic mopar movies page 2 for a bodies only mopar forum. By clicking send email, i consent to be contacted by and the dealer selling this vehicle at any telephone number i provide, including, without limitation, communications sent via text message to my cell phone or communications sent using an autodialer or prerecorded message.
Cuda plymouth barracuda as it relates to the diecast toy. Fireball 500 1966 1966 plymouth barracuda frankie avalon used this barris. The clever spoof of the epic bullitt chase in the 1972 movie, whats up, doc. He is permitted to drive in local races on weekends, but boss randy dover replaces him with another driver because of his costly reckless ways. Video after the jump, plus two more with the same car. Hes as chewedup as his pink 69 barracuda, and his gnarly downward spiral here. The jungle fever cuda of gene goethe was a long, running funny car that was raced for nearly twenty years. Just thought id let you guys know that the 1972 film corky starring robert blake, and a barris kustom 69 plymouth barracuda has been released on dvd through the warner bros.
Corky wallet, in the longrunning gasoline alley comic strip. Up for sale is my beautiful high end build 1972 cuda restro modpro touring. This rare factory 4 speed cuda has a ton of potential, but it also needs a ton of work. The film begins in texas, where blake and his pal played by the underrated chris connelly, are driving in minor car races on the weekend and working for shop. Home forums mopar for sale ads mopar automobiles for sale for sale corkys barracuda movie car for sale on ebay. George barris customized a 1966 barracuda for a movie with frankie avalon and annette funicello, the car was white on the frontend and towards the rear the color turned candy apple red. With little money to support wife peggy jo and two kids, corky needs his job but cant control his resentment. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. There are 5 1972 plymouth barracudas for sale today on. This is one of our favourite cars from the movie and features a 540cubicinch 8. The body and paint are exceptional with arrow stright lines and a. This car has attention to detail and it shows through out the car. Eager to make his name on the stockcar circuit, he abandons his wife. Aah14331 1973 plymouth barracuda cuda original 340 car, now with 1970 trim mileage.
This is the perfect list of the 102 movie cars that built that passion. Rhode island air show, was being held at quonset point naval air station in north kingstown, rhode island. June 5, 1971 on june 5, 1971, the annual quonset air show, a. Corky is a 1972 american drama film starring robert blake and directed by leonard horn. Corky the hornet, the mascot of the emporia state university sports teams. Corky 1972 a born loser robert blake pampers his car more than he does his wife charlotte rampling but then drives it in a southern demolition derby. The story opens with blakes character corky curtiss, out for a drive in the country with wife, kids and his best friend, billy christoper connelly in his cherry 69 cuda. I think bidding has ended, but the ad is still there. We are a reliable, family run taxi company that has quickly become one of the main players in the cannock area. Now you can order twilight time limited edition titles directly from the. Purchase used 1967 plymouth corkys cuda movie car barris mgm in milton, pennsylvania, united states find or sell used cars, trucks, and suvs in usa cars for sale. Corky curtiss is a texas racecar mechanic obsessed with the sport. Barris built barracuda for 1972 movie corky on ebay.
Overview of corky, 1972, directed by leonard horn, with robert blake, charlotte rampling, patrick oneal, at turner classic movies. Corkys auto sales 1803 carolina beach rd, wilmington, nc. The muscle car history back in the and the american car manufacturers diversified their automobile lines with high performance vehicles which came. Calling up an old friend, corky wrangles a car in an upcoming figure 8 race. I think it had the hood scoops of the 69 440 cuda with a tunnel ram and dual fours. Id love to see the page for corky updated with some screen shots of the wonderful cars in the film as there are many to speak of. Working for many years as a dedicated cabby for another local firm, will realized that there was a need for something different for the customers of cannock and surrounding area. This 1969 barracuda starred in the 1972 movie corky with robert blake. Pilot harry black is hired to fly a man named carlyle to istanbul, where hes murdered.
Goethe debuted the hemipowered cuda around 1972 in local colorado match race action. I wasnt familiar with corky before putting the disc in the player, but apparently the movie. Well it has over 1 million views, so its gotta be up there. From 1970 through 1974 the second series was produced using an ebody construction. These photos have never been seen before 17 qty vintageold august 1970 2 14 transparencies 17 qty professionally developed 4x6 photos of the barracuda and robert blake, film crew, and the builder korky korkes and a female fan from the original august 1970 transparencies. The gumball rally 1976 1972 ferrari daytona spyder the first rule of. Frame off rotisserie restoration hemi cuda tribute car. Barris built barracuda for 1972 movie corky on ebay august 5th, 20, 09. Find the best used car deals for your search 1972 cuda. This hearse is a 1969 amc ambassador wagon with a blown 440. The only one at the time that was still driveable, was lettys 1970 plymouth cuda and thanks to the guys at autotopia and always evolving, who were based next door to vehicle effects, we got the chance to go for a spin.
Corky curtiss robert blake aspires to be a champion stockcar racer. Leonard, driving his brand new 1970 flopper, got the win what a weekend. But if you are prepared and willing to see a movie about a failure of a person sink deeper and deeper, its more likely that youll find the movie interesting on some level. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified preowned car listings, and new car classifieds. Seriously, he does have mad paint skills, but then he uses them to take. Johnny lightning nash bridges 1971 hemi cuda replica. Proprietor will rotchell has over 20 years experience in the industry. Rare photos of 1968 1969 plymouth barracuda from movie. The theactrical trailer from the movie corky with robert blake filmed in 1972. See more ideas about mopar, plymouth barracuda and muscle cars. Hells angels on wheels 1967 jack nicholsons last b movie duration. Here we see the results of another great restoration project just sitting and rusting away. This custom car is 1 of 4 was made by the famous george barris for the movie. I also suspect that what happens at the end will turn off people as well what happens not only is a downer, it seems to come out of another movie entirely.