Movies often feature cars that us real-world mortals can barely dream of. Human-vehicle hybrids, six-wheeled tanks, an AMC Pacer that runs without issue; those vehicles often remain forever out of our grasp, but fans of the last of that list may well get their day later this week — or, at least, the chance to own an AMC Pacer with a licorice dispenser and a Queen cassette in the deck. One of three "Wayne's World" Mirthmobiles is hitting the auction block as part of the liquidation of Rodz & Bodz,
a movie car museum out in Colorado, and it's not alone. Screen-used vehicles from "Austin Powers," "The Flinstones," "Fast & Furious," "Ghostbusters," and more are all going up for sale this Saturday.
The auction features 56 vehicles, nearly all of which have some provenance in film or TV. Many are replicas or were used only on the promotional tours for films, but some have apparently been properly screen-matched to their respective media. Highlights include a villain snowmobile from "Spectre," a Corbin Sparrow from "Goldmember," and Dominic Toretto's own Dodge Charger from "Fast & Furious" and "Fast Five." The replica cars go further still, with vehicles from "Knight Rider," Stranger Things," and "Zombieland" featured. Even the early Fast movies get their due, with replicas of Brian's Eclipse, Jesse's (dad's) Jetta, and the heist Civics appearing in the auction.
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The Replicas Are Neat, But Screen-Used Is Where It's At
The replicas aren't always perfect — Brian's Eclipse wore one-piece Axis Se7en wheels in the film, not these Motegi FF7s — but they're still neat to see. The actual screen-used cars, though, are the really interesting ones. You could own a Ford Gran Torino that really had Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson's butts in it! That's worth something. Probably. To someone.
Movie cars are extremely neat, and owning one is an opportunity few will ever have. Days ahead of the auction's end, though, these bids still seem reasonable — that screen-used "Fast & Furious" Charger is only up to $20,000 at time of writing. The Ecto-1, admittedly from the 2016 "Ghostbusters" rather than the 1984 original, has only been bid up to $12,000. You, dear reader, could own a genuine movie car used by the genuine movie stars.
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