David Conwill
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I don’t know if this counts, but I’ve always wondered what “American Graffiti” would be like with the automobile characters cast a bit differently - when I look at Falfa’s ‘55 or Milner’s ‘32, I always see 1972, not 1962.
I’d have put Milner in something like Alex “Axle” Idzardi’s metallic blue, Pontiac-powered Deuce coupe, and Falfa in a brand-new ‘62 Impala SS-409. One of the themes of that story is that the ‘50s are over and the ‘60s are beginning. What could be more symbolic of that than a homebuilt ‘50s-style hot rod getting challenged, and nearly beaten by a brand-new factory-built performance car?
I’d have also at least put wide whitewalls on the Pharaohs’ Mercury and taken the nose-down rake out of the suspension. Those guys were stuck in the ‘50s even worse than John Milner, and should have been rolling in something more akin to the Hirohata Merc.
-Dave
I’d have put Milner in something like Alex “Axle” Idzardi’s metallic blue, Pontiac-powered Deuce coupe, and Falfa in a brand-new ‘62 Impala SS-409. One of the themes of that story is that the ‘50s are over and the ‘60s are beginning. What could be more symbolic of that than a homebuilt ‘50s-style hot rod getting challenged, and nearly beaten by a brand-new factory-built performance car?
I’d have also at least put wide whitewalls on the Pharaohs’ Mercury and taken the nose-down rake out of the suspension. Those guys were stuck in the ‘50s even worse than John Milner, and should have been rolling in something more akin to the Hirohata Merc.
-Dave