As of this BLAST, the NATIONAL LAMPOON FAMILY TRUCKSTER is in the #1 slot for fans of the Garage and it's easy to know why... 'cause it's just frikkin' cool, that's what! And if you've seen the movie, then all you want to do is buy a Wagon and hit the road!
BUT DID YOU KNOW?? A heavily-modified 1979 Ford LTD Country Squire Station Wagon, the design, and cringe-worthy title of Wagon Queen Family Truckster were the brainchild of George Barris. Five Wagon Queens were built for the movie, primarily to be wrecked for the vehicle's never-ending series of mishaps. For the iconic ‘turn off the highway scene’, stunt coordinator Dick Ziker made a bet against other crew members that he would be able to jump the Family Truckster more than 50 feet before crashing into the desert floor. Ziker won the bet. Ouch.
Also in today's blast, Fireball scoots a '67 Dodge Charger along PCH in search of Car Shows, a super hot SKETCH of Gene Winfield's JADE IDOL smack outta his Coloring Book, Fireball's rendition of Jeff Styles' EVEL KNIEVEL VAN that's premiering at SEMA this year and a CELEB SHOT of Malcolm McDowell and the car from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE! Robin Gibbons lent Stanley Kubrick his Probe 16 (AB/4) for use in filming in 1971. In the movie, it's referred to as the "Durango 95!"
BEST OF SHOW Episode?? This MERCEDES BENZ 600 PULLMAN LIMO CONVERTIBLE spotted at Supercar Sunday! WATCH!!
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