I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
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Aug. 7, 2008 1:30 p.m. ZOOMiata Dork
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Aug. 7, 2008 1:41 p.m. aircooled Dork
gamby wrote: ...Oddly enough, I'm just as interested in what Cameron's parents'' house looks like from the outside. That showroom coupled w/ the outside shot of the car wrecked in the weeds show that it's probably a classic piece of midwest mid-century modernism....
370 Beech Street, Highland Park Ill 60035
The house is designed in the Mies Van Der Rohe, Phillip Johnson steel, glass, modern design style.
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Aug. 7, 2008 1:49 p.m. SoloSonett New Reader
A common kit, The guy I bought my Sonett from ( in MI ) set it aside to make 240Z's into faux Ferraris. At a quick glance or from > 100 feet , one could not tell the difference
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Aug. 7, 2008 2:24 p.m. Chris_V SuperDork
I love those Modena Spyder kits! I wanted to be a dealer for them back in the '80s when I was a dealer for Exotic Coachcrafts' Daytona Spyder replica. The Daytona Spyder was the one built in a Corvette chassis, while the Modena was a custom frame with Ford running gear.
I built a few of these, but this one was mine from '85-88. Quicker than an original Daytona to about 120 or so:
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Aug. 7, 2008 2:32 p.m. Gearhead_42 HalfDork
ZOOMiata wrote:
I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
Thought Cameron drove (well, attempted to start) a SAAB? Either a 99 or a VERY early 900...
Edit: Never mind, I was wrong all these years... Strikingly similar profiles if you ask me...
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Aug. 7, 2008 3:15 p.m. gamby UltraDork
aircooled wrote:
370 Beech Street, Highland Park Ill 60035
The house is designed in the Mies Van Der Rohe, Phillip Johnson steel, glass, modern design style.
Thanks so much for the info, aircooled. Van Der Rohe was a biggie.
I guess that house is indeed my speed. Great stuff.
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Aug. 7, 2008 4:09 p.m. gamby UltraDork
I just e-mailed Dwell magazine and suggested this as a feature.
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Aug. 7, 2008 4:29 p.m. gamby UltraDork
Gearhead_42 wrote:
ZOOMiata wrote:
I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
Thought Cameron drove (well, attempted to start) a SAAB? Either a 99 or a VERY early 900...
Edit: Never mind, I was wrong all these years... Strikingly similar profiles if you ask me...
I thought it was a Saab from Day 1.
I'll be damned...
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Aug. 7, 2008 4:30 p.m. gamby UltraDork
Gearhead_42 wrote:
ZOOMiata wrote:
I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
Thought Cameron drove (well, attempted to start) a SAAB? Either a 99 or a VERY early 900...
Edit: Never mind, I was wrong all these years... Strikingly similar profiles if you ask me...
I thought it was a Saab from Day 1.
I'll be damned...
"He'll keep calling me and calling me... GOD DAMMIT!!!!" rev rev rev
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Aug. 15, 2008 11:11 p.m. midknight New Reader
We talked about this last week, and I walk into the book store tonight and look at Kit Car Builder and the California Spider is being built again!!!! Basic kits are a little under $19k. Gotta sell a lot of stuff in the next year to make this happen!!!
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Aug. 16, 2008 11:30 a.m. kpm New Reader
ZOOMiata wrote:
I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
I thought it was an Austin Marina or maybe a Austin America..
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Aug. 16, 2008 1:46 p.m. mtn Dork
I actually played hockey with a kid who lived right next to camerons house, And I just finished watching it on HBO, I love finally having cable (thanks, college!)
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Aug. 27, 2008 9:30 p.m. RichR None
try looking at www.calspyderii.com
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May 1, 2009 5:20 p.m. nrvous
The 3 250GTs seen in Ferris Bueller were built by George Barris in LA. One had no engine (the one that went through the window), one had a lawnmower engine which was only used to go from the front driveway back to the pavilion (cut from the film) and the third was a rebodied Corvette that was used in the downtown Chicago scenes. This version shows up in the pages of the DuPont Registry every so often. Enzo Ferrari sent a Cease and Desist letter to Barris who had no plans to produce additional versions for the kit car industry anyway. Because the 250 that went through the window (catapulted by a winch) was no more than a shell it wasn't damaged when it hit the ravine floor 35 feet below so the crew beat on it and lit smoke pots for the "You killed the car!!!" scene. Incidentally, the original plan was to use sugar glass to replace the original thermopane. Cranes with suction cups gingerly removed the original glass replacing it with the fake but Hughes didn't like the tint and hired the pavilion's architect, David Haid, to give his blessing to crashing through the real window...which they did. There were seven cameras filming the scene as this was their money shot and could really only be filmed once. The car flew out of frame for all but one of the cameras. The site was chosen when Hughes, who lived in Northbrook, IL at the time (near the site's Highland Park), drove over the bridge adjacent to the property and saw the pavilion hanging over the ravine. He stopped and introduced himself to Ben and Fran Rose, the owners. Ben had built the pavilion in 1975 to house his car collection which featured pre-war, separate fender roadsters with racing provenance, amongst them Bugattis, Alphas and others.
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May 1, 2009 8:21 p.m. mel_horn HalfDork
Keith wrote:
It was a Lincoln show car. The Futura?
Didn't George Barris do that one too? (At least the further mods for the TV show)
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May 1, 2009 8:22 p.m. jrw1621 HalfDork
kpm wrote:
ZOOMiata wrote:
I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
I thought it was an Austin Marina or maybe a Austin America..
I am quite sure that it was a early BMW 5 series
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May 1, 2009 8:48 p.m. mtn Dork
jrw1621 wrote:
kpm wrote:
ZOOMiata wrote:
I was always partial to Cameron's Alfa Romeo, too.
I thought it was an Austin Marina or maybe a Austin America..
I am quite sure that it was a early BMW 5 series
Not a chance.
Although on closer inspection, you might be rightAnd was that a canoe up there?
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May 1, 2009 9:03 p.m. RossD Reader
The "bumper line" on the doors were lower on the doors on the early 5 series.
And on the Saab 99 the little vent is lower then the bottom of the windows
What kind of Alfa does it look like?
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May 1, 2009 9:08 p.m. JFX001 Dork
1978 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sport Sedan.
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May 1, 2009 9:23 p.m. Woody Dork
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May 1, 2009 9:36 p.m. jrw1621 HalfDork
I conceed and stand corrected.
Another source and improved picture.
http://imcdb.org/vehicle_2846-Alfa-Romeo-2000-1978.html
Check out this link to every car in the movie:
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May 1, 2009 11:49 p.m. Trans_Maro Reader
mel_horn wrote:
Keith wrote:
It was a Lincoln show car. The Futura?
Didn't George Barris do that one too? (At least the further mods for the TV show)
Yup, not based on the Futura but actually IS the Futura.
It's one of the cars Barris' shop actually DID build, considering he's "claiming" so many cars that he didn't build lately.
Shawn
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May 27, 2009 9:59 p.m. jrw1621 HalfDork
aircooled wrote:
gamby wrote: ...Oddly enough, I'm just as interested in what Cameron's parents'' house looks like from the outside. That showroom coupled w/ the outside shot of the car wrecked in the weeds show that it's probably a classic piece of midwest mid-century modernism....
370 Beech Street, Highland Park Ill 60035
The house is designed in the Mies Van Der Rohe, Phillip Johnson steel, glass, modern design style.
Reviving an old thread because I have discovered that "Cameron's House" is up for sale.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1633814
All yours for a cool $2.3
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May 27, 2009 10:09 p.m. jrw1621 HalfDork
Here is the actual listing off Realtor.com
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/370-Beech-Street_Highland-Park_IL...
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May 28, 2009 5:52 a.m. Woody Dork
jrw1621 wrote:
Here is the actual listing off Realtor.com
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/370-Beech-Street_Highland-Park_IL...
Quote:
"...which can never be duplicated..."?
Looks pretty easy to me.
