Yes, there was concern at the time. But I think the bottom line was that
Christine put the spotlight on a car that was all but invisible to the
collector car world. 57/58/59 Plymouths shot up in value after the movie. As
hard as it was to witness the bending metal, the cars that were sacrificed
have probably caused many more to be subsequently saved.
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> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:54:58 EST
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] [Fwd: [FWDLK] nordstroms comments site.....]
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> Many folks who display a fondness for FL cars, espesially '57-'58 Plymouths
> do so because of the movie "Christine". However, when that movie was made,
> about 2 dozen cars were destroyed while filming the various scenes. About 1.5
> million dollars was spent restoring cars that later would be demolished.
> Although special effects were also used for the filming, many roadworthy and
> parts cars were lost. Was there an uproar after folks saw the movie?
> Dan
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