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13/08/2002 4:29 pm
Anybody here remember the Bobby Darin Dream Car?
I remember seeing this car at a show in Cincinnati in the early 60's and was wondering whatever became of it. Are there any pictures of it on the net? Thanks,
Dan
14/08/2002 7:26 am
I am sure that Charlie Tobin and his buddies can give you a lot more detail about it:
Hardtop-Convertible status, exactly how much diamond
dust was used, what the current mileage is...and all
from memory!:O
14/08/2002 8:44 am
great find, Bill..........
I'm suprised the article doesn't say what car/engine/chassis was used. I'm amazed the design was done in '53. My first thought was it was a late fifties Imperial.
14/08/2002 9:34 am
Being one of Charlies close buddies, I want to thank you for the compliment, Charlie and all of our other buddies really enjoy sharing our memories and knowledge of cars big and small with our fellow members. And likewise, we enjoy learning and hearing about cars from their sharp memories and recollections too.Once again, thank you for the compliment; and I am sure Charlie is just as thrilled.
Oh, I think the milage on Bobby's Dream Car (Andrew Di Dia) prior to restoration by Mike Manus was 3,426. However, it has been so many years. Can you be a dear and look it up for us. Thank you.
14/08/2002 9:40 am
I'll take your word for it...you probably were driven to school in it...LOL
14/08/2002 9:52 am
That seems more logical.
...maybe there had been a proposal sketch before that.
But Bobby Darrin was only 17 in 1953 and was not an
entertainer yet. They imply he commissioned the
car. One of the pictures talks of his having taken receipt
of it in 1961. There is also a conflict as to price
between the two stories. So was it $90,000 or
$150,000? However we all know how reliable those
Hollywood folks are...they do create fantasies.
14/08/2002 11:46 am
Thank you again, I love flatery just like any one else; you are a precious angel.e
Your volumes and volumes and volumes and volumes of words are truely a blessing to the ink industry and for those with enough stamina to read them. Thank you again for your support.
14/08/2002 11:49 am
Nightmare at National Museum of Transport...
Yes, it is there. Wretched excess.
If you visit the museum, ask for a ride in their '64 Turbine car that someone arranged to get running for them...
14/08/2002 1:13 pm
Gee, BilliePaul, the INK INDUSTRY! That would mean people are printing them out. Please folks...save a tree,
read them on the net....ROTFLMAO.
And this humbleness from the KING? Are you married
to Leona Helmsley?:p
I am still waiting for the pic of the ad of the 57 Chevrolet
Bel Air four-door Hardtop-Convertible...along with some
other people.
14/08/2002 3:10 pm
yeppers... the age thing seemed a bit odd......
and the design seems more the late fifties "Forward Look" on acid. Outside of the wacko tail fins, there's certain italianate elements, especially in the rear, that smacks of Ghia, Bertone and the likes. Being not an automotive designer, one would expect the overall design to be somewhat derivative. The '53 date suggests that the the designer was way ahead of his time, and young Bobby either came from money or had one helluva paper route!!!
14/08/2002 5:26 pm
Considering where he came from...one of the woist neighborhoods in da Bronx, and his fadda who
was also his grandfadda spent most of young Bobby's
life in Sing Sing while Bobby laid in bed with Rheumatic
Heart Disease, more likely a string of Ponygirls...B-)
15/08/2002 1:36 am
Bill, thank you! Your friendship and kind words mean a great deal to me!
15/08/2002 7:55 am
Go through your 600 books Tommy dearest, you'll find it. Someday.