I woke up this morning and American Graffiti was on TV.  IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT!!

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

I watched it too! Never get tired of it. I always wondered if the story was based upon some real life charecters.

Rono

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

It is!  I saw a documentary on it and George said that Milner, Toad, Curt and Steve are all a bit of him and most of the others are people he knew, that's why it is based around Modesto and Turlock.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

One of my favorites also. I think we all can see either ourselves or people we knew back then in the film. The end of the movie that shows "what happened" to the characters kind of shows the end of that era. Just us oldtimers left.

Dan      Kingman Az.      86409

Tim, it is the bible of hotrodding culture and just growing up in those mystery years, and if we all think about it, we could almost identify some of our friends as most of these characters and have a chuckle about it! ha,ha.

 Tim, after writing nice reply yesterday to your pm etc, it just disappeared, forgot to add bla, bla. Frustrating.

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  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

I know how it goes.   Did you at least see the Sedan Delivery?

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Yes tim, i was impressed how rare  a body style in that year or most later years it was, i,m guessing it might be workshop truck or weekend ride? i commented it could make up the trio of larry, moe and curly or elwood, jake and earl?? Eitherway i would love to own it, hope we can enjoy the build. best regards bill.   bla bla.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Great film and is what started my love of classic cars. If anyone's interested in what happened to the white '56 bird:

http://kathyschrock.net/graffiti/tbird.htm

Don't know what happened to the 'bird' driving it though!

Richard

UK

She moved in with Jack and Janet.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

I had read somewhere that Lucas had the coupe built for the move and after filming it sat on a movie lot for a while and the was sold for $1500.00!!!!  You can't even buy a 32 body for that now.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.