Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Among the best of the herd is a 1966 shelby cobra 427, a 1972 ferrari 365 gts4. Perhaps the most famous 427 cobra in movie history, csx3243 is the real star of the 1976 movie the gumball rally. Movie bloopers that will have you cracking up for years. What made this car even more unique, was the role it played in the 1976 movie the gumball rally.
The main protagonist, michael bannon, played by sarazzin, is a wellheeled but. The character of lapchick a shout out to silent film star, charlie chaplin. The gumball rally is a 1976 film about a coasttocoast road race. I was 10 years old when this movie came out and i cannot even be sure if my parents actually let me see it at a theater. The gumball rally 1976 michael bannon michael sarrazin, a wealthy but bored businessman, issues the code word gumball to his fellow automobile enthusiasts, who gather in a garage in new york city to embark on a coasttocoast race with no catalytic. Seeing this car in the movie, right from the opening scene where it thundered out of nyc, was literally a lifechanging moment for me as ive been a cobra guy ever since. The gumball rally 1976 michael sarrazin as michael. Bannon competes in a splendid 1966 shelby cobra 427, smitty in an exquisite 1974 ferrari 3654 daytona spyder. They shoot horses, dont they owning a pair of the most incredibly soulful and searching eyes youll ever find, michael sarrazins poetic drifters crept into hollywood unobtrusively on little cats feet, but it didnt take long for him to make his mark.
The gumball rally 427 cobra csx3243 colins classic auto. The allure of competing in a foottothefloor, crosscountry road race has mesmerised all manner of gearheads for decades. As i neared irvine, i noticed in my rear view mirror a. The ferrari and the cobra finally dodge the freeway traffic by heading into the l. When ever he appears on screen, silent movie piano music plays, the character has no dialogue save the final word in the film, the star who plays him, harvey jason, bears a resemblance to chaplin, and if you scramble the letters in lapchick, you can almost spell chaplin.
Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time. The gumball rally 1966 shelby cobra 427 stay safe and healthy. With michael sarrazin, tim mcintire, raul julia, norman burton. Gumball cobra cars movie, shelby cobra, shelby cobra 427. The rules of these races are more stratified than the movie, and speeding or demented driving is discouraged. The transmission in the cobra yes it was a real 427 cobra was a four speed toploader. It was inspired by the actual cannonball baker seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash run held by brock yates that inspired. Riverbed, the concretelined water control channels where the giant ants live. Of ford gts and the gumball rally 427 shelby cobra.
Team cobra crosses the finish line first, but team ferrari is right behind them and crosses the finish line just a second or two after team cobra. The gumball rally is a 1976 american comedy film directed and cowritten by charles bail, a former stunt coordinator also known as chuck bail, about an illicit coasttocoast road race. The gumball rally was one of those road epic favorites that i heard people returning to when it played as a perennial second feature. Lieutenant roscoe as normann burton gibson camaro team. The gumball rally was a seminal cinematic moment for me as a pretty young kid. The gumball rally is silly, but the main characters drive a real 1972 ferrari 365 gts4 and a real 1966 427 shelby cobra, and the action is spectacular. The gumball rally 1976 michael sarrazin as michael bannon. One of the standouts from the shelby cobra s gathered that morning was this guardsman blue, 1966 427 shelby cobra seen below. They shoot horses, dont they owning a pair of the most incredibly soulful and searching eyes youll ever find, michael sarrazins poetic drifters. When ever he appears on screen, silent movie piano music plays, the. New york film locations from the movie the gumball rally starring michael sarrazin.
Driving a 1966 ford shelby cobra 427 side oiler bannon and his codriver held the record from the previous years race. White ac cobra is a piece of digital artwork by david kyte which was uploaded on march 27th, 2011. This movie here was a lot of fun, it was full of gags and it gives the meaning of the word coast to coast. Um, for those of you who never done this before, i think i better go over the rules. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Quiet yet uninhibited, the lean, laconic, fleshylipped actor with the intriguingly faraway look and curiously. An eclectic group of people take part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race. That means team ferrari started and finished 10 seconds before team cobra, which means team ferrari won by at least 8 seconds. There is a small bug in between the poster and glass. It includes highspeed early morning runs through nyc, the cars screaming engines echoing off the buildings, and a 3000mile battle between the daytona and the cobra, sometimes wheel to wheel.
The gumball rally 1966 shelby cobra 427 tv cars, cars. Shelby cobras, mustangs, camaros, even a motorcycle. The digital art may be purchased as wall art, home decor. Two genuine cobras were used in this 1976 comedy that remains the best movie made about transcontinental street racing. The gumball rally is a 1976 american comedy film directed and cowritten by charles bail. Gumball rally 1966 shelby cobra 427 tv cars, cars movie. Easily within the pantheon of excellent car movies, that for me includes the modern gone in 60 seconds, the fast and the furious 1, bullitt the chase only, the movie is pretty terrible, and dukes of hazard, though the gumball rally tops them all. From the movie the gumball rally 1966 shelby cobra 427. Jun 19, 2014 the gumball 3000 is an exciting thing to be a part of, but when you get hundreds of nice cars together to go on a 3,000mile road trip, there is bound to be some carnage and general mayhem. The gumball rally 1976 michael sarrazin as michael bannon cobra team.
The gumball rally, movie, 1976 internet movie cars database. The spirit of the gumball rally has inspired road rally enthusiasts to create local versions of the gumball in individual states. Before cannonball run, there was the gumball rally. Furthermore, the gumball rally can be credited as being the genesis for, and archetype of, every point a to point b race movie made thereafter, such as the cannonball run series of films, need for speed and countless others. There are annual gumball rallies in michigan, florida, and california. The barnaby chronicles we uncover two lost cobras after decades hidden away only to find that the 427 cobra from the movie the gumball. It was inspired by the cannonball baker seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash run by brock yates, which inspired several other films, including cannonball 1976, cannonball run 1981, and speed zone 1989. The gumball rally, movie, 1976 pictures provided by.
If the two movies had gotten into a terrific collision somewhere in missouri. Top 16 of hardest crashes nurburgring nordschleife fail compilation m3 csl audi r8 spa francorchamps duration. The plot of the gumball rally is, like many films of the genre, pretty straightforward. The gumball rally 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dec 06, 2007 the gumball rally is a 1976 film about a coasttocoast road race. The most obvious difference between two current movies, the gumball rally and cannonball, is that the first is about an illegal road race from new york to california, and the second is about an illegal road race from california to new york. One of the standouts from the shelby cobras gathered that morning was this guardsman blue, 1966 427 shelby cobra seen below. May 18, 2018 the gumball rally is silly, but the main characters drive a real 1972 ferrari 365 gts4 and a real 1966 427 shelby cobra, and the action is spectacular. Other cars featured in the film included a 1974 ferrari daytona, a 1974 porsche 911 targa, a 1971 dodge polara 440 police car and a 1970 chevrolet camaro z28. Dec 08, 2007 the gumball rally is a 1976 film about a coasttocoast road race.
As far as the sounds of the cobra 427 and the ferrari daytona v12 being worth watching the movie to a true car nut this is a 100% accurate statement. Converted to sc specs early in life csx3243 was exactly what warner brothers was looking for as the hero car for their new movie. May 24, 2016 and on the topic of automotive action, the gumball rally does not disappoint, featuring a bevy of the greatest cars of the era. The gumball rally 1976 the gumball rally 1976 user. The gumball 3000 is an exciting thing to be a part of, but when you get hundreds of nice cars together to go on a 3,000mile road trip, there is bound to. Before there was the cannonball run theres the gumball rally.