1959 Imperial Custom Southampton Hardtop on Chevrolet Surburban 4x4 chassis

1959 Imperial Custom Southampton in Cobb, Movie, 1994

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
royalimperial ◊ 2007-05-09 05:13	This car was destroyed in this movie - placed onto a 4x4 Suburban chassis and then rammed into the '57 Buick in front. What a waste.
62imperial ◊ 2010-08-01 04:07	Don't feel too bad; according to the previous owner on the Imperial site, it was built from three rough parts cars the studio bought, and having seen it at Memory Lane where it ended up, I concur with him. See the whole story here: http://www.imperialclub.com/Movies/Cobb/index.htm -- Last edit: 2010-08-01 04:07:56
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-08-01 17:19	We need to keep in mind though the loss of parts will doom future restoration of existing cars. I keep hoping Hollywood will use computers to simulate actual crashes but so far the toll continues.
vilero ◊ 2010-11-04 19:33