Runaway Maverick

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    The movie Runaway Car has a Maverick in it from one end to the other. The car's brakes don't work and the engine won't turn off, thus a runaway car. Yes i know it's lame but good fun to watch with a bucket of popcorn. In the end the car gets sma............. you gotta see it!:naughty::):rofl::D:thumbs2::thumbs2::rofl2:
     

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    Car looks a little different. Is that a foreign mav?
     
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    Andysutt '72 Comet GT

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    Taillights are definately different
     
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    Looks to me like they just went through a little more effort than is customary to disguise the branding. You know like when you see a commercial or low-budget movie and all the emblems are off, blacked out, etc...
     
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    Yeah that sounds about right, the car guy most likely had a bit of spare time on his hands before the movie started shooting.:oops::D:rolleyes:[​IMG]
     
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    WTF tail lights?
    Cheap Comet knockoffs!
     
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    Their WTF brand replacement Comet taillights made in China. Their very rare and ah....ah....ah... well..... ah..... o.k. there friggin' lame.[​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    In Brazil, this film already passed in the TV some times...
     
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    That is some serious rust on that left front fender!
     
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    I'll have to do a search and see if I can find that movie. Was it on cable or satellite??
     
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    I taped it off the t.v. (cable) about 12 years ago after my step father mentioned that it was on the tube. I missed the first 5 minutes of it but have the rest of the movie. I have yet to see a DVD copy of it for sale but i guess you can order a copy of it over the internet somewhere. Good luck as i have yet to see it on t.v. again in the last 12 years.[​IMG]
     
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    I think it was on FOX originally.
     
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    That sounds about right if i recall.:yup:
     
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    Here's a shot from the movie. runaway_car_maverick_twisting_on_road.png [​IMG] With the cops in hot pursuit.
     
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    LMAO I think they still look better than factory Maverick tail lights!
     

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