Corvettes on the small /big screen

[Nassau65]

Been thinks about corvettes on TV and film. Can think of a few TV shows in which a corvette featured prominently
Obviously Route 66 featuring corvettes from 1960-63
Riptide featuring a red/white cove 59
The magician featuring a white 73 coupe.
There was a series in the late 80’s that had a red 64 convertible but can’t think of the name of it
Stingray featuring a 65 coupe.
Film wise I can only think of true lies the red/white C1 ( which I could have bought, but passed) and Con Airs 67 convertible. The infamous corvette summer.
White sands BB 65 convertible
I’m sure there must be more, but I can’t seem to think of them

 

[James Vette]

www.imcdb.org is a good site to check.

 

[Oneball]

Ones I can think of:
A Team C4 Face’s car
Con Air C2 falls out of a plane
New Star Trek C2 falls off a cliff

 

[Nassau65]

www.imcdb.org is a good site to check.

Yes, it was more of me actually thinking rather than checking. That site also lists too much, ie a car parked up for a shot. I was thinking of the car as a supporting actor.

 

[Nassau65]

Ones I can think of:
A Team C4 Face’s car
Con Air C2 falls out of a plane
New Star Trek C2 falls off a cliff

Forgot about the Facemans C4.

 

[Nassau65]

Surprised that the C3 didn’t appear in more programmes during its lifespan 1968-82.

 

[Nassau65]

Possibly the most Famous movie car of all time, be it the original 1977 or part 2 1980 versions.
Burt below with one of his personal T/A’s which made 600k at auction.

 

[Nassau65]

And then there’s THIS one
The $3.74 million dollar Bullitt mustang.

 

[GCorvette]

You have to see Corvette Summer. I got the DVD recently. Bad, cheesy & dated, but it's all about the Corvette!


There was also The Junkman which I took the Corvette chase and edited below.

Finally on TV, the third series of Fargo featured a C3.

 

[Nassau65]

You have to see Corvette Summer. I got the DVD recently. Bad, cheesy & dated, but it's all about the Corvette!
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There was also The Junkman which I took the Corvette chase and edited below.

Finally on TV, the third series of Fargo featured a C3.
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Forgot about Junkman, great film, HB was a real life car guy. In gone in 60 seconds it was him driving the mustang when it span and hit that telephone pole. He was lucky to survive that one.
Never heard of the other series Fargo, will have to check it out.

 

[GCorvette]

ever heard of the other series Fargo, will have to check it out.

The Fargo movie is a classic.
The three spin off TV series were good, but the movie was the best.

 

[Roscobbc]

The Fargo movie is a classic.
The three spin off TV series were good, but the movie was the best.

As G sez - Fargo TV series is fantastic - generally TV take-offs of films are crap - this one isn't - arguably better than the film - each of the three or four series has mainly different actors with the plot on a slightly differing timeslot - unlike most American series the individual series are quite short - the action is really very good, unusual and often both surprising and shocking.

 

[Chevrolet]

Captain America Winter Soldier:

 

[Chevrolet]

The Last Stand:

 

[TimP]

I watched Apollo 13 a couple of days ago. The Tom Hanks character (Jim Lovell) drives a red C3 in a couple of sequences and the Gary Sinise character drives a gold C3 - there is a really nice shot of it too. Although the film is set in the first few months of 1970 the gold C3 is a 71/72 model with the later gills. I really should get out more.

 

[Nassau65]

I watched Apollo 13 a couple of days ago. The Tom Hanks character (Jim Lovell) drives a red C3 in a couple of sequences and the Gary Sinise character drives a gold C3 - there is a really nice shot of it too. Although the film is set in the first few months of 1970 the gold C3 is a 71/72 model with the later gills. I really should get out more.

Here’s a great shot of the three Apollo 12 Astrovets”. Only one survives nowadays.

 

[Nassau65]

Here’s Gary with his vet.
I think gold suits the Corvette very well.

 

[Chuffer]

Here is an excersise in lateral thinking aand a totally left field one for you - `Cruel Sea ` a classic British 1953 black and white movie with great British stiff upper lip actors like Jack Hawkins . The Corvettes are WW2 warships on the perilous Atlantic convoys and not a car in sight !

 

[Nassau65]

A great film.

 

[Chuffer]

A great film.

Indeed , I could watch it over and over .