Being a corvette owner at the time this movie came out in 1978;I had to see what it was going to be about.The movie is OK but a little far fetched plot wise.The Mark Hamill character was a little too infatuated with a car that in essence was a project for a whole class of Auto shop students.The film was entertaining though and I have watched it a number of times over the years...
One fact that has been disputed over the years is the Car itself.More than one source has credited Custom car Godfather "George Barris" as the builder of the custom 73 stingray;when in fact it was a custom car business called "KORKY's.They specialized in corvettes and custom fiberglass parts.
The vette is pretty dated by today's standards but looked pretty sweet back in 1978.The one part that I personally loathed on the car was that Hood...It made me think it was something that belonged in the old David Carradine film "Death Race"....s.m.
One fact that has been disputed over the years is the Car itself.More than one source has credited Custom car Godfather "George Barris" as the builder of the custom 73 stingray;when in fact it was a custom car business called "KORKY's.They specialized in corvettes and custom fiberglass parts.
The vette is pretty dated by today's standards but looked pretty sweet back in 1978.The one part that I personally loathed on the car was that Hood...It made me think it was something that belonged in the old David Carradine film "Death Race"....s.m.