" AZZ KIKR" Con Air-Nick Cage

[Justin N.]

Members,

Anyone know what happened to that 67 conv. car? It was a small block, silver/blk with a 4 speed and wrong 66 knock offs. I can't imagine they actually distroyed it for the movie??? You know, the one with the azz kikr license plate!

I do see John Cusack, rarely around Malibu, but I don't think he'd know much about it either?

Thanks!
Justin #41362

[Roy B.]

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Yes it was a real Corvette, what is it worth when they are making a million dolor movie = packet change

[Kevin M.]

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Justin,

You want to cry watch the Justin Timberlake video with the Corvette. They bought two a numbers matching original owner, and a beater. Well guess what when they sent them to the effects shop for rigging they cut up and rigged the REAL car. I saw the results in a movie car yard holes cut in the floor for the cage tank ripped out through a hole cut in the rear compartment. Pretty sure they wasted a few Vettes in the Cage film.

Kevin

[Jim W.]

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Whether real or not, there was an ad in the Chevy and Corvette trader about 5 years ago advertising the Con-Air car. Said it was NOM, but had documentation about its history in the movie. Seems like at the time the asking price was in the high 40's.

[Jay G.]

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Note the Vette that hit the ground looks like a 63-64. See the side coves as it lands.

[Edward M.]

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I have read on a number of web sites that the Corvette being "towed" by the plane, as well as the ultimate crash of the car, was all special effects. I can believe that. The effect of the aircraft's CG, etc. from that car would be significant.

They probably should have added a message that says "No Corvettes were harmed in the making of this movie".

[Chris L.]

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I believe Pro-Team sold that car about 4 to 5 years ago or at least I remember them advertising it as the original car used in that movie, but I thought it was Elkhart blue color.
Chris

[Joseph T.]

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A friend in Shell Beach California bought and restored the car that was dragged and dropped by the plane.

Not sure where the car ended up after it was done.

Joe

[Edward M.]

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I would be very skeptical about that. Don't believe that a car was dragged by the plane. This was special effects, according to the company that did it (see link below).

I do think that an actual car was dropped. Someone thought it might be a 63/64 vintage, based on the side panels.

[Edward M.]

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Except that the link did not post. Here it is: http://www.vfxhq.com/1997/conair.html

[mike cobine]

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When the movie came out, I remember seeing several places that no real Corvettes were damaged because Nicholas Cage is a Corvette fan. The one that was dropped was a dummy, made of parts and stuff, to look like a car.

I don't know how true it is, but you notice that Cage has a lot of muscle cars in films and typically has had a Corvette or two in many.