[Alvin]

Remember that Brewster 1973 TA in John Wayne's last movie McQ?

[Alvin]

Pretty sweet looking Pontiac

[Alvin]

"Bird Takes Flight"

[Alvin]

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[Alvin]

[GRX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHtTwacRpTI

[Alvin]

Yeah...that's a great segment of the movie.

Notice the I-5 Vancouver B.C. ramp is the one that is backed up with traffic and McQ slams it into reverse to continue his pursuit...

[niceta]

Originally Posted by GRX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHtTwacRpTI

"Suckula Blu" Drive it like ya stole it

[Icefan71]

Mr Wayne was not very nice to that car. And on an unrelated note, he speaks French beautifully.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Icefan71

Mr Wayne was not very nice to that car...

...you make as to said treatment of his TA.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Alvin

...you make as to said treatment of his TA.

[Wareagle]

Alvin - should have used a Butler 535-541 ci. Pontiac engine in that YO McQ T/A - There good for 850 pump gas hp and its still Pontiac powered - like this Clone 70 T/A

[Mattman]

Originally Posted by Icefan71

Mr Wayne was not very nice to that car.

Ya, he probably smoked like a chimney it and threw the butts on the floor.

[Drag Star Le Mans]

The plate number of the car sitting on tracks does not match the one getting some air.
Probably the one that gets smashed near the end of the movie.

[muscle_collector]

ive always assumed they took all the trans am decals off of it to avoid any kind of royalty payments????

[REEDRACER]

A Schab has the actually car. See the thread.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=716976

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

ive always assumed they took all the trans am decals off of it to avoid any kind of royalty payments????

IIRC - appears presented as a HOOD BIRD decal delete T/A. Look closely and you can see the Small Bird decal on the nose and "Pontiac" emblem in the front drivers side grill.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

ive always assumed they took all the trans am decals off of it to avoid any kind of royalty payments????

Originally Posted by Alvin

IIRC - appears presented as a HOOD BIRD decal delete T/A. Look closely and you can see the Small Bird decal on the nose and "Pontiac" emblem in the front drivers side grill.

M_C was referring to the missing TRANS AM decals that would have been on both fenders , and the rear spoiler. Big Hood Bird was an extra cost option.

i think they removed them because Pontiac wouldn't supply the cars for free.
So they reduced the amount of free T/A publicity by yanking the decals ?
idunno

But they did the same thing to The Judge in 2 Lane Btop

[gtoric]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

ive always assumed they took all the trans am decals off of it to avoid any kind of royalty payments????

I can't imagine that the producers would have to pay any sort of royalty to any organization. Pontiac already paid the SCCA for the use of the Trans Am name when each car was built. Pontiac wouldn't care how the cars were presented, in fact leaving the hood bird on the car would have been great, free advertising for the new showy option.

Also, giving a discount on the purchase price of movie vehicles is pretty common. The car maker considers this practice a form of cheap advertising.

I think that it was a deliberate decision by the producers/director meant to fit the mode of transportation that would have fit Wayne's police detective character's personality. A bad ass car with a rollin' under the radar appearance.