![]() It is powered by a Chevrolet 350 topped off with a set of dual quads. Volo Auto Museum wrote Known as Greased Lightning, this wild custom started off as a 46 Ford Coupe. and they claim it started out as 1946 Ford. The original movie car is now displayed at Volo Auto Museum of Volo, Illinois. Greased Lightning, the red edition - I brought my groom broom, let's clear this one up: Various replicas exist and various model years from 1946 to 1948 as well as various body styles (coupe or convertible) are mentioned by different sources, with one replica even being described as having started out as 1941 Ford. but only for this oneĪ real petrol-head wrote Well all cars from 1940's and before are uglyĪn example of how a car should look - Link to "en.m." (Though I will agree, Greased Lightning isn't exactly beautiful, but where would we be without cars before 1950?)Īgree for this one. Well all cars from 1940's and before are ugly Kaijuforceneo wrote It's a heavily Customized Super Deluxe.īy George Barris & Dick Dean according to Jay. Turns up in S4E1 of "Jay Leno's Garage" on CNBC. You think this car is ugly? You ain't seen nothing yet: /vehicle.php?id=3236 Kindstone wrote This car is ugly as sin in my opinion I does look like a hat full of monkey's *rseholes I think a much uglier car would have to be a Pontiac Aztek crossed with a Ford Edsel. Stpaulcarguy wrote WOW is it me or is that an ugly car? How the hell was that car able to fly at the end of the film? I have to agree with you, I think Greased Lightning's beautfiful. I always thought it was a older and bigger modified variant of one of these: ![]() It's only seen in a fantasy sequence and briefly at the end. SnotRodFanatic wrote UGLY?! I called it a magnificent piece of art. UGLY?! I called it a magnificent piece of art. Especially when you consider what a great car they started with! ![]() Especially when you consider what a great car they started with!Ĭar nerd wrote I agree stpaulcarguy. Le haut de la calandre est bien Ford, mais là, je pense qu'il ne s'agit que d'un décor sans mécanique (Elle est montée sur chandelles). (Kinda makes you wonder what Justin Bieber is going to look like in 30 years, after the alleged remake of Grease.Ça ne serait pas par hasard la Ford de l'autre capture après transformation ? He was taken off life support on May 26 and died May 27.įor a brief ride down memory lane, here's a look at the "Greased Lightning" musical number, starring a very pre- Battlefield Earth John Travolta. Conaway, however, wasn't completely enamored of the vehicle: he said that accidents during the filming of the "Greased Lightning" number ultimately led to his long-term back pain, which in turn led to his addiction to prescription painkillers.Conaway was still fighting those demons when he appeared on Celebrity Rehab years later.Ĭonaway was found unconscious on May 11, after what may have been an overdose of painkillers. The "Greased Lighting" musical number is one of the high points in Grease, a movie that was arguably the high point in Conaway's career. It's ironic that this news came to light last week - the same week that actor Jeff Conaway died. The museum agreed, and even had the shop finish the restoration job. Through various legal channels, the shop took possession of the vehicle and offered to sell it to the museum, which had been wanting to add a car from Grease to its collection. One of the rides used during the filming of the "Greased Lightning" scene recently became available, and Illinois' Volo Auto Museum has purchased the car for its collection.Īccording to TMZ, the car was in the process of being restored at a shop in California when its owner died. It's car that John Travolta and his pals restore over the course of a rousing musical number and turn into a.well, we won't use the term from the song, we'll just call it a "chick magnet". If you've seen the 1978 movie Grease, you know Greased Lightning.
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