Our grease car will really bring your grease event to life and has been featured on numerous television shows including strictly come dancing, itvs sing if you can and dancing on ice. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Greased lightning car is automatic, systematic, hydromatic grease is one of the most popular musical movies ever made. Greased lightning model car kit comes with tearapart plastic pieces so you can make a small replica of the famous car that led the tbirds and pink ladies to victory. Greased lightning 118 diecast model car by autoworld. The maroon car that danny and sandy took to the drivein movie was a 1949 dodge wayfarer convertible.
Auto world greased lightning movie car from grease 118 amm955 new. The other version of the grease lightning car appears in the same scene where the tbirds jump and dance on it. John travolta grease lightning lyrics genius lyrics. Heres a reference link to see a model car made to commemorate this famous movie prop car. Grease stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. The grease movie cars are timeless and include a handful of pretty impressive vintage cars. Lets go down memory lane and check out the most famous cars in grease. The maroon greased lightning was a heavily modified plexiglass hood, giant tail fins, chopped front fenders 1948 ford convertible. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. The red grease lightning hot rod also appears at the end of. The car driven by craterface in 1978 hit musical grease is going up. It featured in the films famous drag race against travoltas danny zuko who was in his greased lightning. Covid19 may affect lead time on some items, please send an email if you have any concerns. Originaly constructed in 1987, this car has been seen in over 600 productions of grease.
The fantasy version of the car was a 1948 ford convertible in kandy red finish with white lightning bolts. I took this pic at the petersen auto museum on wilshire blvd in downtown l. Greased lightning was partially filmed in winder, georgia, athens, georgia at the former athens speedway, and madison, georgia, as well as middle georgia raceway in byron, georgia. John travolta greased lightnin lyrics genius lyrics. Didnt really care for greased lightning but is a richard pryor film. Well get some overhead lifters and some four barrel quads, oh yeah keep talkin, whoah keep talkin. Greased lightning car is automatic systematic hydromatic gold. Jun 20, 2017 greases cars were all designed and built by eddie paul, a legendary crafter of movie cars whose work can be seen in taxi, cars, the dukes of hazzard and the fast and furious franchise. Are the doors really welded shut on the general lee. See more ideas about grease, car and grease musical. The black car the scorpions drove was a 1949 mercury custom. A soundtrack recording from the film version, with john travolta on lead vocals, peaked at no. But he got his start in the late 70s when a guy from the studios knocked on his door, asked if he could build cars for grease and offered him a.
Randy quaid plays a role similar to his annoying eddie role. But while these changes are tiny, audiences surely sat up and took notice when aaron tveits showstopping grease lightning edited an even more famous lyric. Nothing more than a bit part in the movie, the 48 studebaker with the pink. Well, this car could be systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic why couldnt it be greased lightnin. One of the cars used to film the greased lightning scene from the movie was acquired by the illinois volo auto museum. Feb 10, 2014 on my car story were in volo il on 21014. Its car that john travolta and his pals restore over the course of a rousing musical number. Purchased this more for moving rather than greased lightning. I was pleasantly surprised to find the car in the song where they are dancing around the completed project is a different color than i have known for all my life. Why, this car is automatic its systematic, its hydromatic why, its greased lightning grease lightning well get some overhead lifters and some four barrel quads, oh yeah keep talking, whoa, keep talking fuel injection cutoffs and chrome plated rods, oh yeah ill get.
These classic grease cars were featured in the most famous and memorable scenes of the musical. Here is the 1946 coupe that was turned into greased lightning for the film grease staring john travolta and olivia newton john. Tv movie cars ever wonder what your favorite tv or movie car looks like upclose and personal. Randy quaid plays a role similar to his annoying eddie role in the vacation series and dana carvey is in it as well. Ever wonder what your favorite tv or movie car looks like upclose and personal. Were looking at a 1946 ford grease lightning hot rod car john travolta drove from the 1977 movie grease lightning also featuring olivia. The most upbeat parts of the film centered on the famous greased lightning car. This car is known as white lightning, when it was painted red and had other modifications including clear hood and big wheels and fins it became known as greased lightning. Grease summer nights hopelessly devoted to you youre the one that i want sandy beauty school dropout look at me, im sandra dee greased lightning its raining on prom night alona at the drivein movie blue moon. Working with kenicke jeff conaway on his car, the tbirds michael tucci, kelly ward, barry pearl join danny john travolta, in greased lightning by jim jacobs and warren casey, in grease, 1978 view the tcmdb entry for grease 1978.
It had a transparent plexiglass hood, with added fenders in the back and matching firestone tires with matching hubcaps. Since it could be systematic, hydromatic and ultramatic, it was transformed into greased lightning during a major makeover performed by the tbird gang. Michael schultz directs this charming biodrama about americas first black stock car racing champion. This version of the car was won by danny at the schools graduation carnival, which he and sandy departed in. In grease, the pink ladies car appears in one of the first scenes of the feature film and once again later in the movie during the pep rally. Yet, this 1978 trip down memory lane never really discusses the cars. What color is the grease lightening car from the movie grease. Unfortunately, thanks to jan finding a penny, but marty maraschino took it and tried to hand it to kenickie, but she dropped. Were looking at a 1946 ford grease lightning hot rod car john travolta drove from the 1977 movie grease lightning also featuring olivia newtonjohn.
Go grease lightnin your burnin up the quarter mile. It was there that kenickie and leo balmudo were to face off, race for pinks winner gets the others car. This timeless classic deals with high school love and friendship. Unfollow grease lightning car to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
John travolta danny olivia newtonjohn sandy stockard channing rizzo. Become danny zuko with the original greased lightning car up. Greased lightning cleans in a flash, so you never have to stress about the mess. Thunder road was a popular place for the locals to dragrace.
While fixing up kenickies scrapheap, the tbirds imagined. Weve assembled one of the best collections of famous hollywood cars in the world. Grease lightning movie car by partywave on deviantart. Why this car is automatic its systematic its hydromatic why its a grease lightning grease lightning well get some overhead lifters and four barrel quads oh. When people discuss car movies, someone eventually brings up grease. Greased lightning 1977 12 richard pryor, beau bridges. Go grease lightning youre burning up the quarter mile grease lightning go grease lightning go grease lightning youre coasting through the heat lap trial you are supreme the chicksll scream for grease lightning go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Dec 20, 2015 coronavirus trump claims advice to inject disinfectant was just sarcasm bbc news.
Why, this car could be systematic hydromatic, ultramatic why, it could be greased lightnin. Grease 1946 ford deluxe why this car is systematic, its hydromatic, its ultramatic, why its a grease lightning. Greased lightning was an old, battered car purchased by kenickie and the namesake of the song. Grease lightning movie car tv cars, celebrity cars.
Greased lighting goes to car heaven the same week as jeff conaway. Richard pryor plays wendell scott, a wideeyed young man who has always loved the thrill of. This deluxe has been greatly customized with awesome tail fins and a plexiglas hood. With its new antenna, chrome hubcaps, white paint job, and. Greased lightning 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I love this movie and make it a point to watch it every so often. Greased lighting goes to car heaven the same week as jeff. One of the rides used during the filming of the greased lightning scene recently became available, and illinois volo auto museum has purchased the car for its collection. Greased lightning model car kit hobby lobby 1724269. However, the police knew that, and occasionally staked the location out, nabbing the illegal racers.
Grease 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. What color is the grease lightening car from the movie. In the song, the tbirds imagine it to be a flashier dream car while giving it a tuneup. Sure, they are vaguely in the songs, but they are not critical to the story like the bandits 1977 trans am.
It has recently gone through a total overhaul, which included having the original golf cart chassis replaced with an allsteel constructed parade float chassis and drive system. Although the main characters in grease were danny and sandy, a nonhuman favorite was the greased lightning car. The true life story of wendell scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier nascar race. Working with kenicke jeff conaway on his car, the tbirds michael tucci, kelly ward, barry pearl join danny john travolta, in greased lightning by jim jacobs and warren casey, in grease, 1978. Greased lightning is a 1977 american biographical film starring richard pryor, beau bridges, and pam grier, and directed by michael schultz. The film is loosely based on the true life story of wendell scott, the first african american nascar race winner and 2015 nascar hall of fame inductee. Greased lightnin is a song from the musical grease. Its windshield was cracked and held together with tape, the right headlight was out, the tires were mismatched without hubcaps. Greased lightnin well get some overhead lifters and four barrel.
The kit comes complete with a visual guide for putting this cool convertible together, a list of paint colors to finish it with paints sold separately, and waterslide decals to. Purple french tail lights and thirty inch fins oh yeah a palomino dashboard and duel. This is the world famous 1948 ford aka grease lightning used in the movie grease. Moving is a classic 80s movie with some really funny moment. What car did the scorpions drive in the movie grease answers.
Grease summer nights hopelessly devoted to you youre the one that i want sandy beauty school dropout look at me, im sandra dee greased lightning its raining on prom night alona at the driveinmovie blue moon. Coming off the critical success of his performance in saturday night. Greasecar is currently processing and shipping orders. I have never known the grease lightening car to be anything other than white. Dannys car at the end of the movie is a completely different car than the one he raced. With richard pryor, beau bridges, pam grier, cleavon little. Classic cars for sale buy collector cars volo auto sales. Greased lightning car is automatic systematic hydromatic. If youve seen the 1978 movie grease, you know greased lightning. During most of the film, john travoltas crew, the tbirds, spends time turning an old 1948 ford deluxe into a storm drain blasting hotrod. While most people remember greased lightning as dannys car.