Movie clambake red car

As for the movie, i just saw it yesterday, its very good, i dont like musicals but i like elvis, and i watched the movie for the car. If you need to email me about something not hood ornaments that isnt relevant to the comment section, or have a complaint, but do not ask me. For the film clambake, the car was painted red and fitted with a massive hood scoop. For corvette enthusiasts, the star of clambake is the 1959 stingray racer concept, the car that is said to be the opening design salvo in what became the 1963 corvette sting ray the 59 stingray racer has its own unique history. Just adding interesting stuff to this site in my spare time, so pardon the miscellany and lack of any organization. I was watching the end of the movie,late nite, elvis is stopped at a red light in a custom corvette kissing shelly fabares, as a my eye catches a 66 dart cruising by. This cherryred 1959 chevrolet corvette stingray racer featured in presleys 1967 musical, clambake. The boat elvis drove to victory at the orange bowl in the movie clambake is currently owned by and housed by carson brummett. Nadel directs one of elvis presleys silliest star vehicles, clambake. The pantheon of fantastic movie cars does have a few standouts, and real estate developerturned car collector michael dezer has spent more than a few years tracking down as many of them as he can.

Latinautor, ascap, abramus digital, and 6 music rights societies show more show less. The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a waterski instructor at a florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his fathers money. Shelley fabares in a 1959 chevrolet corvette stingray racer clambake 1967. This is quite an interesting vehicle, with an interesting story to go along with it. This car was painted red and driven by elvis presley in the movie clam bake. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and florida hotels. To start your visit on the site, you can search for a movie by typing a part of its title in the search box in the top right corner of the page, or select a make in the list. It started out life in red, and was repainted to silver in 1961.

Clambake was a watershed film in elvis presleys hollywood career. Still, if you are a forever fan of death race 2000, or batman dark knight, or indiana jones, youll find something to love. Clambake is a 1967 american musical film directed by arthur h. After the car won the 1960 scca cmodified championship, bill mitchell turned the car back in to chevrolet where the car was cleaned up, refurbished, and made into a show car to stoke the. Unfortunately, clambake was one of elvis more forgettable movies so as yet. Its shape foreshadowed the secondgeneration corvette, which debuted in 1963. With its fuel injected 283 v8 engine delivering 315 hp, the stingray concept provided a fantastic performance, becoming quite successful at racing.

What kind of car did elvis drive at the beginning of clambake. Oscarworthy movie cars headline this years amelia island. Licensed to youtube by umg, mgm distribution, the orchard music on behalf of abc music. First of all, it was the last movie he made as a single man. Originally silver in color, this car was the design inspiration for the c2 generation of corvettes 1963 1967, which took the name stingray from this vehicle. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and rock and roll. Although red in clambake, it was originally silver when it raced, winning an. Elvis red sports car in the film is a oneofakind 1959 chevrolet corvette stingray concept car. Carson bought the boat back from robert meacham this year. You will find here the most complete list on the web about cars, bikes, trucks and other vehicles seen in movies and tv series, image captures and information about them. Limousineelvis presley movieslittle red corvettethe jetsonsflorida hotels. Elvis presley is wealthy scott, posing as impecunious tom, and dianne shelley fabares is confessing shes a golddigger, prompting a house that has everything on a florida beach, in clambake, 1967 view the tcmdb entry for clambake 1967. Painted red and sporting a large hood scoop perhaps for that big block.

Then the timing and content of the film brought into question presleys continued relevance in the entertainment. He got married in las vegas on may 1, 1967, just four days after finishing his work on the picture. Elvis presley in change of habit, elvis presley young, elvis presley movies, elvis. West also became a movie stuntman appearing in 16 of elvis films in the 60s, usually playing extras or bit and supporting parts red west remembers that there was so much playing around on clambake four of the stories in this post are from that movie. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Elvis red sports car in the film is a 1959 chevrolet corvette stingray racer. Nadel and starring elvis presley, shelley fabares, and bill bixby. The dezer collection of movie cars is for sale thrillist. With fuel injected 283 v8 engine and 315 hp, the stingray concept delivered a fantastic performance that helped it become successful at racing. The film comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2. Many americans saw their first corvette in motion at the movies. The 89 th annual academy awards will be presented on february 26, but if youre both a movie buff and a classic car fan, youll want to circle the dates march 1012 and book a flight to. Please support tcmdb by adding to this information.

Clambake the best clambake recipe with clams and shellfish cooked on a stove top using a skillet. Location map to the clam bake restaurant in fort myers. This is the original sting ray prototype, designed by bill mitchell in 1959 featuring fuel injection, independent suspension, and inboard brakes the brakes never saw production. The red sports car elvis drove in the film was a 1959 chevrolet corvette stingray racer. Vintage i dream of jeannie jim beam decanter bottle barbara eden jeanie 1964. We sat there for 45 hours before they would let us in. Last year was the 50th anniversary of the elvis movie clambake.

So what does elvis, his movie clambake 1967, united artists and a 1966 dodge dart have in common. Elvis,clambake and a 66 dart for a bodies only mopar forum. It was a oneofa kind concept car also used for scca racing which would go on to provide the basis for the second generation 196367 corvette styling. A traditional clambake is a major party at the beach that involves a bonfire, heated rocks, seaweed and a large wet tarpaulin to steam the. Like car week in monterrey, california, the northeast coast of florida has become synonymous with classic automobiles. Video when elvis drove the 1959 stingray racer in the. Jim beam decanter 1983 ducks unlimited american widgeon sealed. Bill mitchells and elvis too 1959 stingray racer visits jay lenos. The cars provenance includes being driven by both corvette racing.

While the flashy red paint job, clear hood scoop, and other custom touches match the idea for the film, were fans of the allsilver look of the original concept, as it makes the car look like a bullet on the road. Well, the premise of clambake was interesting,but the execution script,songs,direction,acting,blue screen sure were proof that a carnival barker does not make a good movie consultant. Elvis presley in clambake photos rare shots of elvis presleys. Essentially, it was a race car with a tube chassis engineered by zora arkusduntov, and a thin fiberglass body for people to gawk at. Video when elvis drove the 1959 stingray racer in the movie. English and spanish soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital mono. For the presley movie, the sting ray racer was painted bright candy apple red. Do you think they should make a movie about a white.

Who remembers when elvis drove a corvette stingray racer. Welcome to welcome to the internet movie cars database. Although red in clambake, it was originally silver when it raced, winning an scca cmodified national championship in 1960. Elvis presley and shelley fabares in a 1959 chevrolet corvette. The corvette summer car is just one of twenty vehicles being offered that have seen previous duty in hollywoods big screen productions. Painted red and sporting a large hood scoop perhaps for that big block engine, it had a highly visible role in the 1967 elvis presley movie, clambake, in which it was owned presleys character. Some are blockbusters, and others well, maybe not so much. But from our perspective, the real star of clambake was the 1959 sting ray racer. The car was even featured in the elvis presley movie, clambake, which they painted red. After the sting rays debut, the car did some light show car duty. Eli the hedgehog my boyfriend as tom baker chloe heartrocks me as kate baker knuckles the echidna sonic the hedgehog as.