I was at Lakeland raceway, TN when filming was being done on movie 2 Lane Blacktop. I was using my 8mm camera and taking movies. Got movies of the 55. Still have movies,
That movie was the very first movie my dad woke me up at 1:30 in the morning to watch and made me promise to never to let my mom find out, I was 12 years old, an that movie an that car an the way James Taylor drove an raced it , set the way of my life from that day on, my most desired car in my life was an will forever worship is an always be the 1955chevy 210belair post, an I did have such a car, an yes it was a car my dad bought me at 21, he died a month later sadly, and It was a roller, but I had to sell it to help my mother keep our home, but I vowed to get it back,28 long years later I did for 25000$, with out hesitation, and I got everything I found to make it like the car I first fell in love with an I did it, an regretedly I was forced to sell it again 7 years later do to physical reasons an to dogs that I loved more than my own life, it was one of the fastest cars in 5 towns, an it made my driving talent very well known for the rest of my life, but I will be giving another chance to have another 55 Chevy again, I hope....cause when I was out driving it, I would look over to my wright an vividly see my dad looking at me with a big smile an knew he was proud of me an he was the happiest he could ever be, an i realized how much I miss him every day!, I wish he was still with us, he said my problem was I was born to late in time, but I was born to drive, had I been born sooner, I would have really been great, in my mind .......it will be 1955 forever!!;, I love an miss u dad always! thank you for the privilege of being ur son, an for waking me up the night to watch that movie with you.ur son, john
@@joebone3151 negative. There were 3 cars built for two lane blacktop by Richard Ruth. This is the Number 2 car that was owned by Walt Bailey and now resides in Ohio. The “roll car” used in American Graffiti was not the only one, nor was it the same car was the “burn car” which was a hardtop or the car Harrison Ford drove, which was restored by Ruth and now resides in Texas. All of this information is common knowledge in the car community and also a Google search away.
@@DerekCastleSr. dude all of the originals have been destroyed or crashed one way or another. All cars that look like it are fakes or fan made ones even this one
@@DerekCastleSr. they were all destroyed beyond repair you ain't repairing a borderline crushed car. None were restored all are fan made builds. Done more research then you.
I'm looking at a picture of both 55 cars used for the movie. Car 1 looks good n car 2 is set up with running boards for filming n has two shades of paint. Both 55 are parked along side of the orange GTO on a movie studio lot. Theirs an image of car two being pulled by a truck for filming scenes. It doesn't look as good car 1. Was car 1 taken for American Graffiti?
This is the biggest steal for a car BJ has ever seen. I think as time goes by, the current owner will see an increase of its value. I cant believe the car didnt get over 200k. I bet there was at least 80k in the restore.
don't feel bad,i've owned over a 11 of them,everytime I'd get one road ready some sob come up and offer me more money than I ever had,i was 19,don't beat yourself so much,go get another one
Lol, I owned 15, 55 Chevy's from 92 - 02 it was like a dream, never thought I would build one much less own that many of them. Love O'l 55's, met a lot of nice people.
NoFive.o Kevin You crazy the studio did not put more that to or three grand make that car it was a low budget film there are junk car's all over the studio.
Jerry I saw the GTO at a Pontiac convention in Charleston WV in the late 90s it was documented to be the driver from Two lane blacktop it was a numbers matching 455 HO judge I couldn't see the block no. but it had #64 D port heads they are correct for a 70 455 HO also had the correct exhaust manifolds The car was completely original down to the paint and decalsThe owner was not named the man showing the car said the owner wanted to remain anonymous ( for all I know he was the owner)
Jim did come up with that all by yourself They may have been over rated back in there day but the GTO in two lane blacktop would've easily won the cross country race against the shoebox now in a drag race the modified 55 wins hands down Now with both vehicles in factory stock condition the GTO would easily win either a cross country or drag race against a stock 265As for 1970 GTOs if you bought one with the RA IV 400 and a good rear gear it would hold its own even against the mighty HEMI
Wouldn't it have been cool if James Taylor would have been there and bought the car himself? Classic cool ass movie. If you are a gear head, this movie should be in your collection.
Wouldn't it have been cool if James Taylor was there and he got in it during the auction and did a burn out and crashed it into the bidders and killed a bunch of them and stole the car crashing it after a high speed chase by the cops.
