Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Events Driving the Green Hornet's Famous "Black Beauty"
Posted by Vance Lauderdale on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:05 PM
The picture here shows Frank Murtaugh, our managing editor, behind the wheel of the 400-horsepower behemoth (a 1965 Chrysler Imperial in an earlier life).
The ride certainly wasn't as cushy as the rich velvet seats in my Daimler-Benz, but I was mighty impressed with the dual, hood-mounted .50-caliber machineguns, and think I'll add those to my own vehicles.
The rocket launchers below the bumper are another nice touch, as is the flame-thrower mounted in the grill (visible in the photo below), but I think I'll keep those features in mind for the front entrance of the Lauderdale Mansion.
You can never be too careful.
Here's another view of the car, with my pal Hall Prewitt behind the wheel.
TOP PHOTO BY HALL PREWITT. THANKS, HALL!
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Awesome! I had one of these as a toy when I was a wee tot. The original (TV program?) was never on in the UK but all boys had one of these that shot rockets, and the grill popped open to reveal a cannon. Also the required toy to go with it was the Batmobile, which also shot rockets out of the exhaust and had a circular saw that popped out of the front. Of course this was back in the late '60s when toy cars were made of skull-splitting metal, probably with lead paint and all toys for boys shot armament that would put your eye out ... happy times!
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Someone told me it was there and I tried to get over to see it but didn't make it. Argh!!
