The studio produced stunt doubles of the car for use in. On this page you can find all the cars, trucks and bikes engaged in george p. The car makes notable appearances in a number of films. The mercury from revell does not have the bumper guards that the movie car has, so i took the bumpers from the amt ford 49 coupe and removed the bumper guards and adapted them to the mercury bumpers. However, the cobra car is now in the possession of a collector who rents out vehicles for movies, reports contactmusic. This elevated the car s natural appearance to an even more sinister presence. A customized 1950 mercury monterey coupe seen in 1986 action film cobra, directed by by. Whatever prick said that was probably beaten to death by an angry mob of ford pinto owners.
Movie car the merc from stallones cobra builders corner. The rocky star has claimed that the custombuilt 1950 mercury, which featured in his movie cobra, was stolen from a storage garage in 1994 and stallone never saw the car again until recently. Bad movie, cool car muscle cars famous movie cars stallone movies king kong hot rods silvester stallone power cars us cars custom cars. Find cool information about most iconic movie cars of all time. Sylvester stallone and bridgette nielsen in one of the best car chases of the 80s in cobra. The mercury eight is an automobile that was marketed by the mercury division of ford between 1939 and 1951. From the stallone movie cobra, my love for the 50 merc grew. Built for the sylvester stallone movie cobra 1986 by noted hollywood customizer dean bryant, this mercury was later updated with new paint, upholstery and other details for the nicolas cage movie gone in 60 seconds 2 2000, in which it was prominently featured. Theres an old saying that a man is only as good as his ride. The leica q2 is an impressively capable fixedlens, fullframe camera with a 47mp sensor and a sharp, stabilized 28mm f1. Cosmatos who directed rambo this movie was made right after rambo. He goes on to express his shock toward the occurrence and. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 20 shelby cobra models nationwide. The muscle car history back in the and the american car manufacturers diversified their automobile lines with high performance vehicles which came to be known as muscle cars.
Sylvester stallone drove a modified 1950 mercury monterrey in the movie cobra. The 100 greatest movie and tv cars of all time edmunds. Apr 29, 2015 the mercury from revell does not have the bumper guards that the movie car has, so i took the bumpers from the amt ford 49 coupe and removed the bumper guards and adapted them to the mercury bumpers. Its styled like a traditional leica m rangefinder and brings a host of updates to the hugely popular original leica q typ 116 that was launched in 2015. Oct 7, 20 movie car the merc from stallones cobra builders corner. The mercury was custom built for sylvester stallones character in the film and sly. Aight, now think to yourself why its your favorite car. Mercurys bigbody coupe was meant as a statement of luxury when it was introduced in 1950. Stallone claimed in the suit that he designed the car to fit his role in the movie, and that the car is worth around. Stallone claims he had personally designed the car to fit his role in the film. Mercury famous movie cars find cars for sale cars vintage badass movie black audi car mods ford fairlane cute cars kevin farmer more cars just a car guy. Apart from relatively cartoonish violence, cobrettis 1950 merc is probably the most memorable thing about the whole movie. If you remember the movie cobra starring sylvester stallone which came out in 1986 then you remeber seeing this car in it a very nice old school mercury.
Aug 19, 2010 the leica q2 is an impressively capable fixedlens, fullframe camera with a 47mp sensor and a sharp, stabilized 28mm f1. A customized 1950 mercury monterey coupe seen in 1986 action film cobra, directed by by george p. What cars were in an iconic 1989 science fiction film back to the future 2, directed by robert zemeckis, stars michael j. Mercury my love dodge challenger, chevrolet camaro, stallone cobra, ford. The body modifications were originally made by san francisco bay area customizer, joe bailon, but the final mods and the building of three additional stunt cars was contracted to hollywood customizer dean bryant. Bryant is known as the car builder for the stars, and was commissioned to build four of the mercury sleds, one for normal driving conditions and interior shots, and three stunt cars. May 30, 2012 take a second and think of your favorite car.
Cobra 1986 1950 mercury eddie paul reportedly built four 50 mercs for this 1986 sylvester stallone movie. The iconic custombuilt mercury was featured in the actors film cobra. The ten coolest cars in movie history posted by matt singer on august 3rd this weeks excellent new film bellflower features one amazing automotive costar. Mar 30, 2011 we broke the story in 2009, sly learned his custom built 1950 mercury was about to be auctioned off by a company that provides oncamera vehicles for movies sly never directly accused the. That this coupe and other members of the merc 9cm line. From the stallone movie cobra, my love for the 50 merc. Cosmatos and stars sylvester stallone as lieutenant marion cobra cobretti. The pick of the day was built to drive to hot august nights, the annual custom car celebration in reno, nevada, and it looks like it still would turn heads there, or anywhere else for that matter. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by spydey, mar 21, 2011. The studio produced stunt doubles of the car for use in some of the.
I wish only the movie wouldnt be that short but still it was directed by george p. Oct 05, 2016 mercury do filme stallone cobra, em exposicao na cp collection. The 1949 mercury was so popular as a customizers vehicle that mattel created a hot wheels model in 1990 of a 1949 chopped mercury called purple. Stallones mercury coupe from cobra movie inspires porsche. All vehicle lists all cars in back to the future 2 1989 july 10, 2019. Shame they wrecked the merc so early in the film, a stupid end to a cool car. Its important to become educated about car repairs. Nonetheless, cobra s car is the epitome of awesome. From the movie cobra cars movie, mercury cars, tv cars. The 1950 mercury monterey coupe was protagonist along with sylvester stallone in one of the best car chases of the 80s in cobra movie. This is a fairly dull film after the chase finishes.
The car used in the movie the wraith posted in dx model petitions. Its a 1969 mercury cougar xr7 convertible cobra jet, ram air equipped model. The car is a customized 1941 mercury coupe being offered for sale on by its private owner. Where the law starts hemmings daily hemmings motor news. Sylvester stallone reportedly reunites with stolen car cbs news. Rising above the subpar cast and screenplay was a virtually unknown in hollywood, the 1950 mercury built by dean bryant. The car from the sylvester stallone movie cobra cars.
Marketed as an entrylevel premium brand for nearly its entire existence, mercury was created in 1938 by edsel ford to bridge the price gap between the ford and lincoln vehicle lines. Movie cars model car slot cars diecast scale models mercury dioramas model. For sure many of you remember the legendary 1950 mercury monterey coupe which flying not riding over all chasing scenes. Movie car the merc from stallones cobra builders corner general d. Stallone 1950 mercury from cobra stallone cobra car mercury, have to have it. Stallone claims he was shocked that someone had the temerity to try and sell the car in public since sly had reported it stolen back in the day. Stallones mercury coupe from cobra movie inspires porsche cayenne based build in russia. Cobra 1986 diretto da george pan cosmatos, interpretato da sylvester stallone. There were actually 4 50 mercs in various stages of damage that were used in the movie. The car s subversive nature added to the mystic when dean was killed in a car crash before the movie was released. Movie car the merc from stallones cobra scale auto. Yesterday, we included the 1950 mercury custom from cobra in our list of lost and sometimes found hollywood cars.
Visit superstore and save mercury diecast model cars 118 124 112 143 164 model cars. Sep 05, 2014 for the first time the mercury marquee attacked the automotive market on planet earth in 1938 and existed for years, beautiful alien between the sedan cars. The film costars reni santoni, brigitte nielsen and andrew robinson. Cobra movie with sylvester stallone what was the car. Cosmatos, and written by sylvester stallone, who also starred in the title role. Dec 15, 2016 on this page you can find all the cars, trucks and bikes engaged in george p. The custom 1950 mercury driven by cobretti was actually owned by sylvester stallone.
However, sly stone saw it as the perfect vehicle for a member of the lapds zombie squad. Stallones stolen cobra car cars movie, tv cars, mercury cars. This car looks so great so its hard to believe theres no replicas. Jul 18, 2017 that is an awsom car from awesome film. They continue to climb and then cut the light while sniper is looking from his car. Cobra merkury 1950 in movie cobra with sly stallone 51 mercury, how badass. Stallone claimed in the suit that he designed the car to fit his role in. The custom 1950 mercury driven by cobretti in the film was actually owned by star sylvester stallone. If you are interested this and the rest vehicles engaged in this movie you can find information about in this post. Stallones stolen cobra car cars movie, tv cars, mercury. Mar 16, 2020 on paper, this is a rare car and worthy of a close look. The debut model line of the mercury division, ford slotted the fullsize mercury eight between the ford deluxe later custom model lines and the lincoln. The car shot in the cobra belonged to sylvester stallone in real life. Il film e basato sul romanzo facile preda a running duck di paula gosling.
For the first time the mercury marquee attacked the automotive market on planet earth in 1938 and existed for years, beautiful alien between the sedan cars. Another reason to love this car is the story behind it. A customized 1949 mercury was also used to play the batmobile in the batman and robin serial. Village customs berniefest 1 weekend bodyswap 88 grand marquis to 49 lincoln lead sled rat rod duration. Mar 30, 2011 sylvester stallone reportedly reunites with stolen car. Dec 01, 2009 in the suit, sly claims by sheer fortuity he came across a car auction on the internet that featured the very same mercury from cobra. Discover ideas about movie cars cobra mercury diorama with stallone figurine. Sylvester stallone reportedly reunites with stolen car. Classic shelby cars in ford v ferrari arent what they. But sly claims someone jacked the famous ride from a garage back in 1994 and it somehow got into the possession of a company that provides oncamera vehicles for movies.
If youve seen the movie cobra, starring sylvester stallone as a cop who loves to blow away everything and everyone, youve probably noticed the other star of the movie, a 1949 mercury sports coupe. He drives a 1950 mercury chopped coupe built by eddie paul of epindustries. The studio produced stunt doubles of the car for use in some of the action sequences, such as the jump from the second floor of the parking garage. The thing im a bit disappointed in is that park lane is printed on the car even though mercury marauder is printed on the stand base. Top 10 movie muscle cars cars movie, mercury cars, tv cars. Find more great car movies and street car features at. Best movie cars find cool information about most iconic. I think it is one of the coolest cars i have ever seen in a movie. One of the best and most exciting car chases from back in the good ol 80s stallone style. The very popular camrao a favorite for car collectors.
Were sure the majority of you found your favorite cars on a movie or tv screen. Apr 08, 2014 sylvester stallone drove a modified 1950 mercury monterrey in the movie cobra. Cobra is a 1986 american action film directed by george p. While in the theatrical version nightslasher shoots at cobra s car and causes him to crash into the boat, in the original version nightslasher and his driver crash into the boat first, and cobra fails to stop his car and crashes into them. The car was slightly customized and actually belonged to sylvester stallone. I have had my mercury since late 1998 and have had more cobra comments then any other and they do get old. Aug 25, 2015 the 1986 action movie cobra featured a cast of bmovie celebs like sylvester stallone and brigitte nielsen. Stallones mercury cobra scale auto magazine for building. This is a sweet car except for that stupid hood scoop. In the original rough cut the car chase scene between cobra and nightslasher was longer and ended differently. Also looking for a 118 scale model of the ateam van. The mercury was custom built for sylvester stallones character in the film and sly ended up as the owner.
Rebel without a cause 1955 in what is considered by some to be the most memorable appearance of the mercury eight in a movie, james dean drives a 1949 coupe. Many of the featured cars driven in the movie the shelby cobra that miles races, the ford gts that he and shelby design and test in california, and many of the vehicles that battle for the. Dec 01, 2009 its all over the iconic custombuilt 1950 mercury featured in the stallone classic, cobra. After that i removed the chrome, applied some putty and ready for the primer. Sniper arrives in the car,guy on the street looks at cobra s place and puts his mask on. Danbury mint 1950 mercury custom lowrider lead sled detailed diecast 124 rare. After 17 years apart, sylvester stallone will finally be reunited with the legendary classic car featured in his movie cobra. Cobra will never stop been my favorite best action movie horror thriller from the 80s that is out there. Its all over the iconic custombuilt 1950 mercury featured in the stallone classic, cobra. Cobra is filled with laughably bad lines and violence, but the real star of the movie is the car. Sly learned his custom built 1950 mercury was about to be auctioned. Sadly, the car is completely destroyed by the end of the film. The best bit of the film is cobras car a badarse 50 mercury leadsled, fitted with a nitroussucking chev smallblock. It was battleship grey and had at 350 chevy with a blower and nitrous there were four cars built for the movie.
People made so many replicas of movie cars, but i can not find cobra mercury. While a high price by anyones standards, its nonetheless appropriate for this rarestofrare rides from the house of mercury. We broke the story in 2009, sly learned his custom built 1950 mercury was about to be auctioned off by a company that provides oncamera vehicles for movies sly never directly accused the. Eddie paul reportedly built four 50 mercs for this 1986 sylvester stallone movie. You were probably not born knowing how to do any auto repairs.
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