10 Cool Facts About Milner's '32 Ford - American Graffiti

[@renmyaru]

my grandpa was in the movie and provided some of the cars. he was driving in the scene where the guy was leaning out the window to tell milner that someone was looking to race him. Paul Haun.

[@mikeholland1031]

Few guys told him

[@debbiedunn4477]

Very cool!

[@adriangall9025]

Is he from Modesto,too?

[@renmyaru]

@@adriangall9025 San Rafael, only 100 miles from modesto

[@adriangall9025]

Kewl, I always liked San Raf! Thanks for answering,Buddy

[@lonnyjaw]

Glad to hear Milner's ride was eventually rescued!

[@glenw-xm5zf]

Milner = Class act

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Me too!

[@calvincosby921]

I know that I'm not the only one, but I've watched American Grafitti at least a dozen times. And I'd watch it again. 😁

[@CarStarz42]

Oh yeah, I certainly can't even count how many times I've seen it; several dozen probably 😉👍

[@tompetry8589]

America at it's best!

[@namvet6971]

Definitely iconic...❤

[@pastoroftheobvious]

@@calvincosby921 😎👊🏻😎

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

Its got a fantastic soundtrack. I bust out my Bose DVD/stereo receiver, feed it through a presentation projector, pop in the DVD, and crank it up. I've shot it against a wall in the house, the side of the stucco outside, the garage door outside, and camping against an rv trailer. The largest I've ever got it was about 10'H x 18'w roughly. Its just like watching it at the drive in. DVD quality.

[@darinbell473]

"Rock and roll has been going downhill ever since Buddy Holley died" best line in the movie.

[@moparlarsson]

Don't you think Beach Boys are boss?

[@spaceflight1019]

...three years later...

[@garyv2196]

who?

[@pastoroftheobvious]

😎😎😎

[@glenw-xm5zf]

Re phrase: Ever since the Beatles arrived

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Milner is STILL the fastest- he just IS! Superb film, 'American Graffiti,' very cool, great soundtrack.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed!😉👍

[@pastoroftheobvious]

😎👊🏻😎

[@kensmith8152]

It’s a real shame that such an iconic piece of film history was left to rot on some Hollywood back lot! Thank God someone restored it!

[@fairwind8222]

Just like the Orca

[@BryanEberle]

just like the car in Columbo, it was true what Columbo said in one of the TV shows that only maybe 1 or 2 of those cars ever got to the states and the Columbo car was the only known one.... It went to rot on the back lot as well....

[@deanblanton-fh3gq]

Where were you in 62? Brings back the memories of my time with my 32 Duce full fender. Had a 57, Olds J2 two 4s and the Olds B&M Hydro. TJ tuck an roll. Big meats in the back 8:20 15s and pie cutters in front. 57 Ford 9 inch with 4:11s Lincoln brakes and narrowed. Scary Fast. Eat most Chevy 409s and 426s Dodges/Plymouths. It got me a few tickets. Loved that car. My dad sold it while I was in Vietnam. Not happy when I got home…

[@glenw-xm5zf]

374 cu in Six pack for the 98. available on the 88. It was a killer. in '57. it was 3 deuces. Might have been 371, but it became the 394 in I think, 1959

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE MILNER COUP IS ALWAYS HOT!!! A TRUE CLASSIC!!! A TIMELESS CLASSIC!!!

[@CarStarz42]

You're welcome and very true indeed 🙂👍

[@HarlieJ]

When the '55 Chevy was for sale in Car Craft magazine, I was in Wichita visiting family. I called Steve Fitch who graciously said come on over and check it out. Right there in front of me, in a single car garage, was a piece of American history. It was basically a race care - 454, tilt front end, roll cage, plexi for the window. You could see the bolt holes for the camera mounts on the side. Steve said he was selling the '55 to finance the '32's restoration. I asked to see the '32 and it was somewhere in Wichita in a warehouse. Steve was extremely gracious in letting us see the '55.

[@bobbywhiteman9421]

I've heard both those cars ended up in Wichita KS. I'm live here and have for 40 years and always heard stories about both the cars biemg bought by the same guy.

[@mikeholland1031]

I have the ad

[@realnikonlover6207]

I would buy the '55 cash.

[@davidrichter9164]

Love the '55.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Cool story!

[@glenw-xm5zf]

Geesh is that move really 50 years old? That makes me um... glad I am still here

[@tonyzed6831]

The movie is much more older now than this car was at the time.

[@glenw-xm5zf]

@@tonyzed6831Scary, eh??

[@tonyzed6831]

@@glenw-xm5zf Damn scary... also showing that cars from the last 40 years are much less interesting than anything that came before.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Lol 😎

[@msh6865]

I had a long conversation with Paul "Milner" Le Mat a few years ago. He told me several great behind the scenes stories from the filming of AG. Paul is NOT. a gearhead and doesn't hold AG in any special regard, other than it being one of his first jobs. He told me what he was paid to do the movie and it was a shockingly low number. He and none of the other cast members receive royalties. He stopped doing national public appearances because of some health issues but, he still does a few close to his home. Paul seems like a good guy who got his moment of fame. Which is more than most of us will get. Fascinating guy and very open about his life and Hollywood.

[@billallen2570]

Loved it all of it

[@spaceflight1019]

The key to survival in the movie industry is negotiation. If you don't get what you want in your contract you won't get anything later.

[@michaelmadrigale7716]

He's a legend 😊

[@351wmustanggt]

He also starred in Aloha Bobby and Rose which is also a good movie, also he was playing a gearhead.

[@glenw-xm5zf]

I believe he is a Christian. Very humble and stuff doesn't 'go to his head'

[@andrebartels1690]

Good to hear that this iconic jewel is in good shape now. ❤

[@rotaxtwin]

A 0.060" overbore and the camshaft were a nice touch to refreshing the 327 no doubt. Crazy that they couldn't unload the car for $1500 at the time, but there you go.

[@Roybwatchin]

I thought the same thing, how could somebody local not have bought that for 1500 bucks. I know that was a lot of money back then, but it was such a big hit movie, you'd think some gear head would've jumped on that.

[@RickMcCargar]

$1500 in June 1973 is equivalent to $10.3K in June 2023. No idea what month they used, I just picked mid year for '73 to give an approximate current day value. Seems crazy...

[@RickMcCargar]

The later selling price of $4.5K in 1981 is equivalent to $15.2K in mid 2023.

[@RickMcCargar]

the 1986 $25K selling price is equivalent to $69.7K in June 2023.

[@jimmyeischens7947]

I was so thinking the same, hard 2beleive😮

[@LilianaMeyers-q1j]

The coolest thing about this awesome car is Paul La Mat.. I absolutely love this car that Milner drove in the movie.

[@ccjensen4670]

I grew up in Santa Rosa and AG is a time capsule of cruising 4th street in the 60s. My automotive friends from Santa Rosa High went on to work on the AG cars and had some interesting little known facts

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Yes 😎👊🏻😎

[@robertquackenbush5547]

I absolutely love this car that Milner drove in the movie

[@anti7928]

This to me is one of the best movie cars ever...

[@carlachambers3771]

Ugliest color choice of anything. Yellow is a coward color

[@DeaconDillon]

Nobody can outrun John Milner !. I absolutely love this car that Milner drove in the movie.

[@lakeracer8453]

Um, well Bob Falfa's "55 Chevy was the big block powered car that James Taylor drove in Two-Lane Blacktop two years earlier and would have SMOKED the deuce in an actual race. But yeah, I love the deuce and Milmer mystique too.

[@mikeholland1031]

The 55 had a 454 in it so I doubt that. 454 wasn't out in 62 btw.

[@mikeholland1031]

@@lakeracer8453 I have an ad when that car was for sale.

[@auggie803]

-I wish i had a chance to see & talk to John. He seems like a guy i could have got along with real good. Even like a family member.

[@ccknoxville8389]

Well, I ain't nobody dork!

[@cindywagner4623]

The coolest thing about this awesome car is Paul La Mat.

[@CarStarz42]

👍

[@benniebarrow348]

He did play the part perfectly

[@sonofthe80s]

Fantastic info on one of the greatest movies ever made.

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

I got to ride in this car just after the movie was released. It was sent to Barris Kustom in No. Hollywood, my father was the shop manager there, to get detailed for a McD's commercial that promoted the movie. We drove the car home and kept it there for about a week , and we cut a deal to buy the car after the movie promotions were all done. No one at the Studios figured the movie would be such a big hit, but it didn't take long find out it was and the studio promoters of the movie decided keep using it for promotions. I recall asking and was told the chopped top was done by the movie studio craftsmen, and those guy did some pretty cool work, but this car was a "quicky" and far from finished when we got it. The interior was pretty much old and unfinished. The chopped top had no headliner inside and the door panels were rough (or missing) too. I'm sure the car has had lots of additional work by now and it's probably in much better shape than when it was used in the movie. And Chopped Top 32 Ford Coupes are still among my favorite hot rods, even when they're beaters.

[@spaceflight1019]

TV and movie cars are props, and once the prop manager is given the requirements the barest minimum is done. Time is money. If a car is needed as a background prop, they'll tow it into position and tow it away after the scenes are shot.

[@larrybaker5316]

how could anyone let this baby fall into disrepair? Milners 5 window deuce is my dream car (but with larger back tires)...color is perfect for a '32. My best friend was almost a double for John M. Milner was supercool in this movie, and would have fit perfect in the time setting it was shot in........absolutely love this car, thanks for restoring and sharing.

[@LivingOnCash]

Surprisingly accurate! These are all true and well known to most hard core AG hot rodders.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, it took three rounds to get this one right with all the oversaturation of false info out there; but glad to have it good now so the correct info can be preserved 🙂👍

[@jefffrayer8238]

I saw that car at the Gilmore Car Museum at Hickory Corners, Mi. or so I thought. Looking back at my pics. it was a beautiful, exact copy of the '32 Ford along with the '58 Impala and the '56 T-bird as their American Graffiti display, March 2021. Beautiful cars for sure.

[@jrfoleyjr]

That is my dream ride and has been since I first saw it in the movie years ago. I am from that era being just a few years younger (I'm 74 now) than people portrayed in the movie. The music and everything resonates through my soul and being. If I had a replica of it now, mine would have a 350 but otherwise look like Milner's car. 🤗

[@CarStarz42]

Nice 😉👍

[@tommurphy4307]

350 targetmaster

[@rickster4455]

There is something magical about the way the torque curve rises with a 327, even a stock one. I've had both 327s and 350s, both good, but if you ever ran a good 327 you know just what I mean.

[@andyyoung9431]

Jeff Beck built an exact replica & still owned it right up till his death. He even acquired the correct THX 138 registration number through the DVLA (the car is in the UK) so it legally wears the correct licence plates on the road 👌

[@philipbrackpool-bk1bm]

As a thank you to the women that taught Jeff to fly he had fender spray an old Stratocaster the same exact colour and gave it to her .

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@@philipbrackpool-bk1bm ... How many women taught him to fly and which one got the Fender?

[@philipbrackpool-bk1bm]

@@JW...-oj5iw yes it should have been woman. Don’t think the article mentioned her name, it did say the guitar was an expensive one off.

[@drippinglass]

Fender calls the color “Graffiti Yellow”. I have Cyclone that color. 😁

[@Labrat457]

Rip Jeff

[@charleykeenan6171]

Wow! Great job! Really appreciate the work that went into this episode! Thank you..

[@CarStarz42]

You're welcome; I knew the other version had some invalid info in it, so I definitely had the desire to redo it again.

[@rayadams5076]

The movie was cool and this car made it even cooler!

[@pastoroftheobvious]

😎👊🏻😎

[@riverwildcat1]

A true classic for the ages, that beautiful "Deuce coupe". Must be fast as Hell. The '35 and '40 Fords also make great looking hotrods. I grew up in San Rafael, Marin County, before the film was made there, and a friend of mine named Bob Miller had a yellow Deuce coupe just like this one.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed and cool!👍

[@jjfloyd618]

I’m not even a car guy but I grew up with that movie and it hurts my soul a little to hear that A- they couldn’t find a buyer for $1500 & B- that it sat unused and unappreciated for so long that it sustained the same level of disrespect as a bicycle locked to a post in New York City.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Agreed 👍

[@walterkazban1819]

Wish I would have known they wanted $1500.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

@@walterkazban1819 me too!!! 😃

[@tommurphy4307]

making friends in new york

[@chrisevans1731]

Unsold at 1500 bucks....and eventually sold for 4500?? What an absolute steal even at the higher price.....where's my wallet and my time machine 😉

[@derrinpickett9948]

You can't go back with new money you need period correct bills. I found out taking gold is better.

[@tyrssen1]

Likewise!!!

[@tommissouri4871]

In 1972 after filming, $1500 was an OK price but nothing exceptional. Until the movie was a hit in 1973, the car was just so-so. Stock 327, average interior, no real race parts on it. In a 1973 Hot Rod Magazine ad I found a nice 1957 Chevy Nomad for $950. Old Corvettes were nudging $2000. Classic hot rods were hitting $2000 that listed show car credentials. A decent job at $3 an hour got you $120 a week, so you were talking about 13 weeks of pay for that car. In 1981, with a pretty decent job of $8 an hour, you were talking $320 a week or about 15 weeks to buy the car. And at that point, it needed a lot of work.

[@garyreyes8599]

thank you for putting it in perspective! you'reright. now I dont feel so bad!@@tommissouri4871

[@howardkeil1526]

Please start using this any time you see low prices of the past. data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

[@MarkBoese]

A good friend of mine who has since passed away owned a copy of the Milner coupe that was signed by Paul Lemat and certified at around 98% correct.

[@debbiedunn4477]

Great car! Love love love American Graffiti!! My all time fav. Paul LeMat has always been my favorite actor in this movie. He is just a cool person.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Agreed 👍

[@396M21]

The '32 and the '55 have to be the all time coolest cars in my opinion, great video. Thanks. ps ,I have watched the movie probably 100 times!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@AMXhotrod]

Having seen the movie as a kid, I fell in love with chopped 32 Fords. So much so I own a chopped, 32, 3 window sans fenders.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@tommurphy4307]

highboy

[@onazram1]

@@tommurphy4307 Having been chopped, it's probably not a highboy as they were typically roadsters left siting on top of the frame..

[@frankfilippone9679]

Who doesn’t love the “Piss Coupe Yellow” 32 Ford from A.G. , back in the mid to late 80s it’s all my old school Hot Rod Friend/Neighbor “Fat Bill” ever talked about, he loved that car! Always saying “Piss Coupe Yellow” with his thick Brooklyn accent, Bills been gone now for a few years, but it’s nice to know that the Piss Coupe Yellow 32 lives on , starting to tear up, Man! I loved that guy like a second father, he made me into the car guy I am today! I’d love to thank the Men who made me a Car/Truck/Motorcycle guy, we’re losing them by the day! Legendary Men that ruled the American streets in the 50s, 60s , not the cream puffs of today, actual Men, who fought wars, paid the bills and took no prisoners! And not for nothing 25k for a Car that’s priceless! Thanks for the memories and thanks for this video and if my description offended anyone, Well I’ll tell ya what Bill would have said “ Go FK yourself” No Offense

[@moparlarsson]

So why did he changed the words around? It's " Piss Yellow Coupe" in the movie! No offence. Just curious.

[@leehouston5436]

The first movie I fell in love with. And my introduction to Harrison Ford too

[@tommurphy4307]

and you guys are now besties??

[@leehouston5436]

@@tommurphy4307 why ? Did that somehow bother you or offend you ??

[@andytalbot6719]

Rick brought the car to England....along with Paul LeMat some years ago. Wonderful to see

[@jeffshimek5477]

I graduated in '74, in high school I drove a blue1960 Chevy with a stout 327 and a 4 speed. Fellow motorheads liked it and I did alright, but after American Graffiti came out a carload of girls who largely ignored hot cars including mine pulled into the school lot and yelled ' Heyy your car is BITCHIN' 🤣 Ol blue '60 became a rock star! My favorite movie of all time ❤

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

I was fifteen in 1973 and a friend took me to see the movie and it changed my life. i knew very little about cars and had no interest in them. since then i have always had a hotrod and have three today.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Awesome 😎👊🏻😎

[@harleydavidson6851]

Yesss! We sat through that movie Musta been...5 Or 6 times That Day! It was Summer Vacation BEFORE Starting High school. A Month Earlier it was Led Zeppelin at the Garden@ way a Great Summer! Fond memories @ 😊😊

[@benniebarrow348]

I was 14 and went with my cousin and friends to see it. It was his second time at the drive in and he raved about the movie so I hopped in his dads "Kingwood" Chevy station wagon with some others and off we went. It was awesome. Have seen numerous times since then. Never gets old (unlike all of us ....lol)

[@lmoretti]

Thanks very much for getting the real facts to us. That is greatly apreciated.

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it😉👍

[@jamesburns2232]

There have been many movie cars, motorcycles, and aircraft that looked OK on camera, but were really pieces of crap. A lot of the aircraft used in Battle of Britain were props. A lot of motorcycles were props as well. A lot of cars were just rolling wrecks. Hats off to Rick Fugari for keeping the Milner 1932 coupe running until today.

[@themagus5906]

Yeah; George Miller noted that about "Mad Max" .Lots of paint on old taxis, and fake mechanical parts and electronics for special scenes. It's all about the illusion but we love it.

[@maxwedge5683]

So you're saying that's why Hollywood can jump a river in a '69 Charger without doing any damage to it? I always wondered about that.

[@michaeldunlop3207]

@@themagus5906 Yeah but the "Flux Capacitor" was real right?

[@napoliansolo7865]

@@maxwedge5683 If you watch the landing in those scenes you can see the fender crumple just in front of the door. Surprised any of the 69 Chargers are left, they used so many of them in the TV show.

[@jeffreyphillips4182]

I'm renting this movie tonight. In my top ten favorites of all time!👍

[@dustbat]

Enjoyed these facts. How in the world does a car like that become left outside? It is just un thinkable to me that anyone or organization could let that happen. Wonder how many other movie and tv cars have fallen into this awful situation. Some one who is that thought less would have set Lassie loose in the forest! ( I know, at least she would have found her way home).

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it; yeah, unfortunately it happens to a lot of ex-movie cars.

[@richardbarkley9909]

We SAW the car at Universal Studios I believe it was in Orlando many years ago sitting outside rotting away. so sad to see that.

[@dustbat]

@@richardbarkley9909 That had to be hard.

[@derekemrie2987]

I lived in Lee County Florida for a year, Ft. Myers had a dealer that bought some HOLLYWOOD vehciles, no, not the Milner coupe, I did see the Ghost Busters vehicle, probably a "Herbie" replica (which can't be that hard to do, but now so few of that year of "Bug" remain)...it was mostly more of the "Cheesy" Hollywood vehicles, not the great muscle car show stoppers (Milner's couple, Harrison's '55, nothing like the Bullet Mustang either), but kind of cool anyway. Pleanty of old classics run around south Florida, and of course the closer one gets to the Miami area, and even Naples south of Ft. Myers, pretty regular sightings of ultra expensive "super cars" (Ferrari, Lotus, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.) Now reside in south Alabama, not quite as nice, especially in the winter), but a lot more affordable (and still occassional super car sightings, but I don't drive so much anymore).

[@BrockGrimes]

@@CarStarz42 I remember seeing the Coyote from Hardcastle and McCormick just parked next to a fence at Universal in FL back in the mid 90's, just wasting away.

[@larryjohnson7591]

Now that was great. Straight facts, to the point, and not long drawn out talking about all that you know, and you are smarter than us. Thank you for treating us like adults. Will have to look for more of your videos.

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it and will do 😉👍

[@RexCars1]

Glad you took the time to make the corrections to get it right :)

[@CarStarz42]

Me too 😉

[@johnriggle8576]

Nobody can outrun John Milner !

[@ronframe387]

I Ain't Nobody Dork!

[@tommccallan8802]

He's got the fastest car in the valley

[@ernielaw]

The mean '55 Chevy did so, but crashed right after.

[@NoName-yk1yk]

@@tommccallan8802 that field car.??

[@scotmandel6699]

@@ernielaw I'd prefer the 55 myself

[@Porsche996driver]

Nice paint job buffed right back!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, that was REALLY lucky!

[@Marvin-fn7ks]

I still really enjoy that movie with all the would be stars ! I’d love to own either car or the 58 Impala in the movie.

[@JimLev5044]

Thanks for the additional corrected info. I built a ‘33 Factory Five Ford. Tube chassis with a fiberglass body, then painted it yellow, and got a THX 138 vanity plate for it. No 327, I bought a 6.2 liter LS3 for it.

[@CarStarz42]

Nice!

[@tommurphy4307]

may as well- its a frankie

[@jefflovelace6689]

Fantastic , love the car and the update

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, and indeed one of the greats!

[@jeffbutler6100]

I still own one of those Man-A-Free Induction systems. Used on the 32 Ford Coupe. I had it own my 67 Corvette, before that, it was on a 65 Corvette...and was put on my 57 Corvette to begin with.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

Wow 😮

[@janhertzen8792]

My first paying job was building the throttle linkage parts in our garage in Sunset Beach, California. We'd send the parts up to Canoga Park where Harold Graves built the Man-A-Fre induction systems. My Dad and brother also paid to have a mold made for small block Fords. I had one in my '65 fastback Mustang. Harold also made Man-A-Fre systems for 396/427 Chevys (Tom Sturm's Just 4 Chevy Lovers had one for a while), and for the Pontiac SOHC straight six engine.

[@pastoroftheobvious]

@@janhertzen8792 wow, very cool 😎

[@mongrelmercury1016]

It was unusual to sympathetic restore a vehicle in 1980s it was more common to paint replace and alter, well done for that owner for doing that.

[@SteveFitch-h6i]

Thanks for the compliment!! I was only in my mid 20's when I did it. Steve Fitch

[@tommurphy4307]

i look at it as rewriting history- there's always a bitch-list of things they did wrong at the factory. seems to happen more with domestics.

[@grahamparsons1070]

Nicely done thank you for your efforts

[@MrTheHillfolk]

1:57 always wanted a piston shifter knob ,so years ago i cut up an original knob and epoxied the piece in a 50cc honda moped piston. Ive had that knob in every car ive iwned as a good luck charm. Anyway, if you want a small piston shift knob just google up weedwacker piston and get one for around 10$ and diy! Yes, i put one on my riding "mower".

[@tommurphy4307]

haven't gotten THAT itch yet....

[@patpeterson2671]

My all time favourite car ........ if I had the $$$ I would build it exactly the same , but with two changes ...... the legendary Ford 427 goes in and a beefed up Ford 9 inch rear end as well with a shift kit .....

[@MrTheHillfolk]

There's a guy a couple houses down from my work that has a replica, I always dug that car. Ok I guess I'll put it on my favorites list, it's getting longer the older I get though ✌️

[@scottbrooklyn2995]

I like it

[@JW...-oj5iw]

As a Chevy guy, I think you're on the right track, but I would choose a 428 or

[@scottbrooklyn2995]

@@JW...-oj5iw or a 462 it's a 428 with a 4.25 inch stroke

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@@scottbrooklyn2995 ... Dang phone screen dumped my reply before I finished. Now I lost the rest. I was heading for a 460 as an alternate engine. Either one can produce massive power in such a lightweight car. The C-6 automatic transmission is suitable, or maybe a top loader for hand shifting. The aluminum T-10 shown is an excellent box if it can be mated to a Ford bell housing. I had a similar 327 with a T-10 that made my '56 Chevy a monster, mostly because of the Drag Fast shifter. Slickest gear switches ever. Somehow I doubt if any still exist. Mine was the only one I ever saw. Out back, I agree with the 9inch idea since it's proven over decades. For a nostalgic alternative, a quick change rear end would be the cat's meow. Great looking plus easy ratio changes. That's about it. Of course these ideas are if one is looking for better driveability and quick quarters. If movie correctness is the goal, it can be achieved, but the quad two barrels are sure to be constantly difficult to keep tuned, especially with modern gasoline. Of course people do go to great lengths for movie car copies, such as the MFP Interceptor and the fake blower drive. Personally, I'd swap the 327 with a 350 and use a Quadrajet and HEI on top, use the same headers and pipes and if the rear end is okay, leave it as is. The transmission is fine in my opinion, but if I had to do extensive work to use it, I would likely go with a fresh Turbo 350 for simplicity and performance. 350/350 combos are legendary for so many purposes. Not too many guys like the Quadrajet, but it's been my favorite for decades. I've always had happy results from them. Be excellent to each other!

[@P_RO_]

Just finding a Manafre intake is tough these days. That would have been at least 1000 CFM worth of carbs which would have needed a lot more than a stock or mild cam to use. I'm not sure it can be solidly proven whether it was a 283 or a 327 as the movie engine was supposedly blown up by prop guys playing around at some point. A similar fate befell the bone-stock F100 in Charles Bronson's first starring role movie "Mr Majestyk". For the film they bought that truck from a used car lot for $800 then sold it for the same price in a local sales paper with a rod knocking after the filming was done but before the movie was released.

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Hey Man! I really enjoy your videos about all those cool movie cars. Keep it coming! 😎

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, glad you are enjoying them and will do friend 🙂👍

[@mrpete5112]

I was there during the filming of American Graffiti. I grew up in Marin County. I cruised my 1970 Pontiac GTO on the 'main street', ..then they closed it for filming during the late evening .. 4th Street, San Rafael. My friend had a donut shop on 4th Street " Crispy Cream Donuts ", feeding Lucas's crew!! My friend / mechanic, serviced the movie cars at his shop during the day. " Hat Racing"...... He was asked, and played the "factory mechanic" during the beginning of "American Grafifi 2" movie. Once in a while, I would be behind George Lucas's personal car, as he drove his brown Mercedes with THX 1138 as his tag. I also was inside the Marin County Civic Center, watching the filming of "THX 1138" as a youngster ..... I saw the 'kit car's Lola T 70, in many shots. ( Confirm that 'Hat Racing" mechanic was in " More American Grafiti, just watch the beginning of the movie, at the drag race strip, you will see him in his 'Hat Racing' T shirt, and wearing my boss's orange hat, " See Sweep " ( power boat racing ). In the scene. ( I thought that was cute )

[@CarStarz42]

Wow, Cool!

[@tommurphy4307]

thats funny- i have a friend mr. pete who owns a burger joint in san clemente.

[@mrpete5112]

@@tommurphy4307 Nice place.... I lived for a few years in Dana Point ( next to San Clemente )

[@bobfalfa76]

Im a car and movie nut too, I've also done the research on most of these vehicles so i can appreciate your time and effort. Would be nice to see the Cannonball Van, Hardcastle and McCormick Coyote, My Science Project GTO, but theres one that has eluded me for years, the 57 Chevy 210 post car used in the Tales from the Crypt episode King of the Road. The only thing i could dig up on it was that it was a local Southern California car at the time of shooting.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, yep; most of those are already on my to do list and I might try finding info on the '57 Chevy you mentioned at some point as well if I get extra ambitious 😉

[@helidude3502]

There’s a guy on vinwiki channel that has the “ambulance”. I don’t recall if it’s the actual movie prop, or just a replica. But at least some breadcrumbs on your way to researching it.

[@ZippyThePinhead]

Thanks for the update, I've often wondered what happened to this beauty. Happy to know it's been restored & properly maintained.

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and indeed 😉👍

[@jeffrichmond8587]

My uncles body shop painted and did the bodywork on all those cars when they wrecked Them. My cousin Donnie was the painter.

[@stanleykeith6969]

Great Info, Thanks !

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@lathamarea1437]

The Bullett Mustang was advertised for sale by auction, the only person to bid on it obviously bought it...the rest is history

[@kevinmcdonald6446]

Glad it finally got the "right" cam. If Milner had been bucks up, he would've run a bored and stroked 283, a 352. Great car, great movie, great video.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, yeah; that would have been cool too 😉👍

[@bobadams3661]

I had a "352" CT auto crank, Jahns pistons, Boxed rods, Engle 324 cam, dual 4 barrel, muncie, in a 57 Bel Air. Only lost twice street racing. An orange 56-7 corvette owned by older guys, I was 17, only had 1 4 barrel hooked up, actually didn't lose. They jumped a 1/2 car ahead and it stayed that way through most of 3rd. Crazy on Ventura blvd. Sherman Oaks.

[@ronstewart9792]

Awesome video. Thanks.

[@davesnothereman7250]

Fact #11... it is badass!

[@AtZero138]

Close friend of mine, purchased at auction at held at Peterson Museum, The Original Watson T Bird.. and Intake Manifold from this Coupe.. later sold.. as you we'll know, these story get lost.. would like know if it was possible.. paper work with manifold etc . But who can say . Thanks for this feature.. great Video.. cheers from Huntington Beach CA..

[@larrygooch6233]

I never knew the movie was a flop,it is one of my favorite movies ever sense I saw it.loved the fifties music even though it was in the 70's when I saw it as a teen ager.

[@dougroberts5302]

The original American Graffiti movie was a surprise hit. It was the More American Graffiti sequel that did not do very well.

[@RobertR3750]

Where did you get the idea American Graffiti was a flop?

[@michaelcorvin4330]

I guess it's a little late to be saying this, but the album cover shown for "More American Graffiti" was an additional set of songs (& Wolfman Jack interludes) that was released in 1975 from the soundtrack to the original movie. The 1979 album cover for the sequel of the same name featured more late 60's psychedelic-inspired art. And I agree, that movie was quite the flop, unfortunately. Other than that small, insignificant bit of trivia, your presentation was spot-on!

[@smilsmff]

best thing is when he un capped the headers so that as per hearsay, it cuts low end torque so not to spin the tires and top end horsepower increased. the 55 breaks the tires loose as 32 passes

[@jeffreybrianring6392]

Love your channel, keep up the great work.

[@CarStarz42]

Thank you and glad to hear you are enjoying it 🙂👍

[@georgefaulk2528]

Thanks for all the research. Finely a true to life history of the car.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, yeah there is SO MUCH incorrect info on this particular hot rod out there that and I'm glad to be able to help clear it up for folks 👍

[@4vmax]

It was also used in a episode of Emergency

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid Great movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it👍

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@CarStarz42 🤜🤛

[@glenkepic3208]

Outstanding!!!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@ronarch7910]

👍👍 Grew up with these old 30's, 40s and 50s Hot Rods, always wanted one but never did own one 😢

[@CarStarz42]

Nice and probably still could get one if you really wanted to make it happen😉👍

[@ronarch7910]

@ Yes, I could but I’m kind of partial to my C8 Corvette 😁

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@CarStarz42]

You're welcome and lad you enjoyed it.🙂👍

[@97VobraOwner]

This film is my childhood- watching it on wgn , commercials and all it’s where it all start for me - I still make references to “paradise road” to my car buddies “ and Bob Falfa…what a treasure this was -

[@CarStarz42]

One of the greats indeed 😉👍

[@scottsmith1386]

Thanks for the research and effort to get it right. The way things should be done. Great information 👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and glad you enjoyed it. I do my best 😉👍

[@garyallen8869]

There you go Jason well done 👍🏁

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, and a BIG thanks to you Gary for directing me to proper info sources as well as providing your info as well 🙂👍

[@garyallen8869]

@@CarStarz42 My Pleasure e mail me when your ready to do the Aloha Bobby and Rose Camaro

[@CarStarz42]

@@garyallen8869 Will do bud 🙂👍

[@RocknRollkat]

Excellent presentation, thank you ! Bill P.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, glad you liked it 🙂👍

[@RocknRollkat]

@@CarStarz42 You bet ! 😆✌

[@michaelpauley125]

Thanks For Sharing. I was Stationed at Coast Gaurd Station Petaluma Ca. I enjoyed the car Shows. American Graffiti, My All Time Favorite Movie.

[@CarStarz42]

You're welcome and very cool 😉👍

[@bryanshort512]

That it was filmed in Petaluma California they have a great car show every may Even got my photo taken with the coupe

[@JUDGERAMBO]

Details make the difference.

[@dukecraig2402]

Yea, that's kinda what these videos are about.

[@dusa1394]

I kind of wonder why this movie never plays anymore I haven’t seen this on TV in years

[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

That was very cool. Great information.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and glad you enjoyed it.

[@dolfinwriter5389]

The movie poster tagline was "Where were you in '62?" I wasn't born yet, but I was 11 when this movie came out. My stepdad was a huge fan, so I have seen the movie probably 100 times in theaters and on TV. He also bought the soundtrack so I know every song front and back. Harrison Ford was a carpenter at the time, and Lucas wanted him for this movie. What they initially offered Ford was less than he was making as a carpenter and he said no. Lucas had to go and ask for more money so that he could pay Ford enough to get him in the movie. Lucas loved Americana, hence the diner where Obi Wan met with his old friend to ask about the dart. The diner was very much modeled on an American diner. Milner's '32 had a 327 engine. Lucas loved that particular engine and tried to insert the number 327 where ever he could in all of his work.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@samuelgoodman2825]

Thanks for keeping up with these legenfs.

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you are enjoying the channel 😉👍

[@Marc-js8rx]

I have the die cast of the '55, and they decided to drop in a BBC dual-quad 409 motor just to be "period correct" for the movie. But even this was incorrect because the dual-quad was not available until late 1963 for the '64 Impala SS model year. Still, it looks cool. I loved that car so much after seeing the movie at age 16, that I bought a 2-door post '55 in 1993 for $1,500, eventually dropping a dual-quad H-P 409 in it. Owned it for 23 years (alongside a '55 2-door wagon), loving every time I opened that Big Block up. Will never forget the thrill! It's pretty safe to say that "American Graffiti" still ranks high on my all-time faves!!

[@JimGoch]

Love this video. Met Paul Lemat years ago. Never forgot it.

[@CarStarz42]

Awesome 😉👍

[@arkangelnorthman]

well done!

[@davewallace8219]

Good stuff man! Thanks....

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it🙂👍

[@Naoj2024]

I was a a car show in SEATTLE OVER 20 YEARS AGO..THE ACTOR JOHN MILNER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS .. WE GOT THERE EARLY AND I WALKED AROUND AT FIRST WITHOUT A CROWD. IT WAS KINDA FUNNY I WALKED UP TO THE BOTH WHERE MILNER ( PAUL LEMAT ) MIGHT BE AND ASKED THE GUY OVER THE COUNTER / BOOTH IF HE KNOWS WHERE MILNER WAS SIGHING AUTOGRAPHS..? AND HE SAID IM MILNER ..LOL..!! I DIDNT RECOGNIZE HIM AT ALL , HE WAS IN A TEE SHIRT LIKE THE MOVIE AND WE TALKED ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE CROWD STARTED TO SHOW UP…PAUL LEMAT WAS VERY KIND AND ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS I HAD AND WE ALSO EXCHANGED SOME LAUGHS .. 😅 🏁🇺🇸

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, very cool.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

It's proven that you can spell booth.

[@Naoj2024]

@@JW...-oj5iw Its possible you are are a spelling Nazi.. It is proven that AI make mistakes… 😵‍💫🤡

[@maxwedge5683]

Your CAPS lock is stuck...

[@Naoj2024]

@@maxwedge5683 🤔🤨🥱🥴

[@rustyrobinson8027]

I appreciate the upload 👍

[@CarStarz42]

No problem; I knew the other version had some invalid info in it, so I definitely had the need to redo it again.

[@joedyeranch1]

Henry Travers was the transportation coordinator on that show. Great man. If he was still alive he could and would have told you everything you could ever want to know about all the cars on that show.

[@robertmcwhinney4596]

Is he related to "Pat Travers"?🤔🙏😎👍

[@jeffrichmond8587]

Henry Travers showed up in our radiator shop in Sparks. One year handed us an American graffiti Picture of some cars when we told him that our uncle Dan Orlandi had painted these cars for the movie and my cousin Donnie was the painter their jaws hit the floor because they’ve been friends with with the Orlandi since the 50s Henry and his wife, great people rest in peace Henry ✌️😎

[@nightmaredragster988]

Henry also worked on More American Graffiti.

[@timatkinson9291]

Great history. Thanks for the information!!!

[@CarStarz42]

You're welcome; glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍

[@MacPakinga-gl8bu]

Love American Griffety back in the day's nice 👍🏼 thank you.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

A Ford model A coup is definitely a dream car, coming from a big GM/Mopar guy

[@tommurphy4307]

you can still buy a plastic one.

[@cknorris3644]

Hearing that the car didn't sell for 1500 sounds shocking today. Back then though that 1500 was about 10k today and most people didn't have money sitting around like that.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, most don't think about that. 😉

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

Nice work carstarz on giving more accurate video of the american graffiti 32 ford as this will dispel some of the false information and rumors that brought up over decades has got to be most persistent misinformation to date.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, and you're certainly right about that! This is the only movie car that I've had such a big problem of getting correct info on; which is why it took me three tries, lol!

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

@CarStarz42 Well thank you for the comment sir as usual keep up with the good work anyway i have noticed three of your videos have a yellow movie cars, 32 ford, 73 mustang and 57 chevy are not coincidence to see.

[@CarStarz42]

@@milfordh.mercado2787 Guess there has been a lot of yellow so far, lol! 😁😁😁

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

@@CarStarz42 hahaha 😆 😂 i know.

[@motorv8N]

Really appreciate the effort on these videos - great details.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoy them 🙂👍