In 1987, the science -fiction movie Cherry 200 came out, featuring Melanie Griffith, her lifted 1965 Mustang and a few Blakely Bantam, the famous British 3-wheeler. It’s a perverted love tale, taking place in Vegas in 2017, where all things sexual are made with robots or only after a lengthy contract is signed in the presence of the lawyers from both parties. Considered a B-movie, it still has a sort of cult following.

“In the year 2017, a good woman is hard to find. A cherry 2000 is even harder.”

Watch 6 -yes, 6- videos after the jump!

Trailer

The awesome start sequence. Does this ’stang have a turbine?

Drive

Drive to Mead

Short clip of the Mustang driving off-road

Lights On

Check out our high-res gallery right after the jump!

Autographed by Carroll Shelby, this Eleanor replica is true to the movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, down to the nuts and bolts. It was built by the much troubled Unique Performance which packed 585hp in the 427 Ford V8 engine. The rest of the car follows up with a lot of performance parts and a beautiful finish. It took $110,000 for a lucky bidder to get his hands on it a few days ago at the Barrett-Jackson auctions in Scottsdale, AZ.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), with Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and
Robert Duvall, was a remake from the 1974 eponymous movie.

Gallery

And here’s a little sum up found on the auction page:

Summary: 1967 Carroll Shelby GT500E built by Unique Performance. Fully loaded with many options including upgrade to Keith Craft 585hp/427cid aluminum Fuel Injected V8, Tremec 5-speed and 3.89:1 9″ gears. Grey with black stripes.

Details: Carroll Shelby autographed “Eleanor” from Unique Performance. Pepper Grey Metallic with black stripes and equipped with many options including air conditioning, 15″ LeCarra wooden steering wheel for Cobras, hi-back leather bucket Seats, 4-point racing seat belts, Phantom II Autometer gauges, 160MPH speedometer, Eclipse CD stereo package, power steering, Total Control Products rack & pinion power steering, Goodyear Eagle series tires, Baer Brakes, slotted, cross-drilled and zinc-washed rotors, 16 gallon fuel cell, MSD Ignition system, JBA ceramic coated tuned headers, dual exhaust, Spin Tech aluminum mufflers and Griffin aluminum radiator with electric cooling fan. Kustom Classic upgraded Eleanor with a Keith Craft 585hp/427cid Fuel Injected all aluminum V8 with a Tremec 5-speed transmission. The new engine and transmission have less than 1,000 miles on them.

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January 18-24 the 39th Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction took place in Scottsdale, AZ, and a few well-known movie vehicles crossed the stage and found new owners. One of them was the Ford A that was used my the infamous John Dillinger to escape the FBI in of the darkest moments of its history. On top of that, the car starred in the movie about John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp, Public Enemies. The all-star cast also included Marion Cotillard, James Russo, Channing Tatum, and Christian Bale.

In a statement, Barret-Jackson president Steve Davis declared: “Dillinger, it is said, smashed the Ford’s rear window with his Thompson [submachine gun] and sprayed his pursuers with bullets,” In 2007 it was restored for Public Enemies, while keeping the original bullet holes. The car comes with meticulous documentation, including “transfer paperwork, articles, books, before-restoration photographs and a selection of documents copied from the federal files.”
It could have fetched a bit more money a few years ago but it still reached the nice sum of $165,000. Not bad.

Here’s a little summup found on the Barret Jackson website:

Summary: Original car used by John Dillinger, Hommer Van Meter and John Hamilton to escape from Little Bohemia, Wisconsin and the largest FBI crack down in history.

Details: This car was used by John Dillinger, Hommer Van Meter and John Hamilton to get away from Melvin Purvis and 17 other FBI agents that were sent to Little Bohemia, WI on April 22, 1934 to take John Dillinger, dead or alive, by President Roosevelt and J. Edgar Hoover. This was the largest crack down in all of FBI history and most famous incident, it was reported in newspapers all over the U.S. and in other countries. When the gang had escaped, they had driven the car to St. Paul, Minnesota and had gotten into a running gun battle with police, exchanging gun fire for over 45 minutes. They finally got away, but this paid a toll on John Hamilton because he was shot during the gun battle and died in Chicago three days later from his wounds. During this incident, two FBI agents and one CCC worker were killed and eight more people were wounded. After this incident, President Roosevelt was so upset that had Melvin Purvis and J. Edgar Hoover failed to capture Dillinger one more time, it would have been the end of the FBI as we know it today. This car is considered the rarest Dillinger car, there is no other like it.

Checked out the gallery after the jump

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This wonderful BTTF replica was built for for someone with a very large wallet by Gary Weaver, an expert on everything DeLorean-from-Back-To-The-Future related. It’s extremely accurate and well built, and to top that of, was shot in front of the Gamble house in Pasadena, California (hey, that’s right next to Cars + Movies HQ… ), the house inhabited by Doc Brown in the movies. It’s for sale on eBay right now and has no bids yet for the third time around. You should pay the auction a visit even if just to see the wonderful pictures and the specs of what could be your next ride.

The starting bid is $59,000 and the Buy it Now price $89,000 so that could explain the lack of bids, but we’re pretty sure some true fan will show up. If you buy it, shoot us an email, we’d love to take a ride in it (we thought about it but avoided adding “at 88mph” by that much).

| Source : eBay via Jalopnik|

The trailer put together by HBO for their first airing of the Dark Knight. Great job!

The auction might be over on eBay but it still is fantastic to look at. The guy behind this Tumbler (and Batpod, and 80’s Batmobile etc) spent hours giving it as many details as possible and making it functional, but he also made comic strips and videos… insane!

Thanks Gabriel for the tip!

Want to see an 80’s Batmobile montage with “Push it to the limit” (Top Gun) as soundtrack? Watch it after the jump!

Being able to seat in the A-Team van was a childhood dream came true.

Last Saturday, August 15th, a big movie props and vehicle auction was held at LA Center Studios. Most of the movie cars came from Picture Car Warehouse, Hollywood’s biggest provider of wheeled heroes, villains, stars and extras. PCW was founded by Ted Moser and has supplied vehicles for hundred of movies and TV shows, including the Fast and Furious franchise, Knight Rider, Grindhouse, XXX, Mad Men, Transformers and Indiana Jones. Up for auction were, among others, the green chopper from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that Megan Fox liked so much, along with the “Barricade” Saleen Mustang and the “Landmine” sandrail, the van from Little Miss Sunshine, some Challengers fromThe Bucket List, the ‘32 hot rod from the latest Indiana Jones, KITT from the TV movie Knight Rider 2000, a pair of humongous H2s from Dragonball , an F-Bomb Camaro from Fast & Furious… and an A-Team van replica! A few cars from other collectors and a lot of props were there as well.

Cars + Movies was there and we had the chance to meet and chat with the excellent Ted Moser, who proved to be a very approachable and knowledgeable car guy. He also gave a lot of explanations about the cars and the work that goes into them during the course of the event, whenever one of them went up.
A lot of effort is put by his crew to fabricate the vehicles in record time and with a lot of attention to details. And most of the time they make several copies of them, for instance one for close-ups, a few for the stunts and chase scenes…
Now, we don’t go to auctions very often and the atmosphere is electric, very fun. Unlike when you watch Barrett-Jackson on Speed, you really get caught up in the tension and the enthusiasm from both the buyers and the the auctioneer.

Seeing the stars in person is a bit like spotting a celebrity: some are just as beautiful, and some are better in makeup. But all around it was fantastic to see them up close and see a bit of what goes on behind the scenes. Call it nerdy, but being able to seat in the A-Team van was a childhood dream came true… and we’re dedicating an article and a gallery to it! So stay tuned.

The steal of the day was a ‘74 Challenger made to look like a ‘70, equipped with a 5.7L 360hp Hemi crate engine that went for $12,500. Keep reading for more prices and our huge photo gallery!

To learn more: iCollector.com, Picture Car Warehouse

Get this : about 240 cars were built for the movie! Edmunds.com did a great job putting this video together, even if the Charger is missing. It’s not for the faint of heart though, with some very graphic content such as the pile of destroyed ‘72 Gran Torinos..

Watch the Edmunds video after the jump!