#1958 Plymouth Fury

[quotesandzensome]

“There she sat with her rust-flecked sides and her new hood and her tailfins that seemed a thousand miles long. A dinosaur from the dark ditty-bop days of the 50s when all the oil millionaires were from Texas and the Yankee dollar was kicking the shit out of the Japanese yen instead of the other way around.” ― Stephen King, Christine

In this 1983 horror/thriller flick, Arnie is a seventeen-year-old boy full of complexes with very oppressive parents. When he falls in love with an old car, he decides to buy it to put it back on track. Christine, as Arnie has called the machine, is indeed a very special car as injured a worker and killed another one in the past. What's more, the previous owner's family has been mysteriously exterminated. Arnie dedicates to Christine a lot of his free time and considers the car his only love. The machine returns the boy's love in a strange way, proving it is very jealous of his young owner."

[visionarylocomotiveworks]

Jeez, has it really been 40 years since one of my all time favorite movies was released?

I still think CHRISTINE is a film that is not only a big reason I'm a film buff, but has seriously aged better as the years go by as a commentary on our obsession with cars and rose-tinted nostalgia.

It's also one of my favorite films by one of my most favorite directors - John Carpenter - complete with fantastic direction, incredible atmosphere, widescreen visual flavor, and his excellent haunting synthesizer score.

If you haven't seen this movie, please give it a watch when you can. 40 years, and it still holds up amazingly!

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

1958 Plymouth Fury

"Christine" with Keith Gordon as Arnie and John Stockwell as Dennis.

According to the filmmakers in the DVD documentary, 28 Plymouth "Furys" (which in reality were Belvederes or Savoys) were purchased and restored for the film. A few were "showcase" cars that were used whenever Christine is just sitting there "looking pretty" or whenever Arnie is driving her. There were "hot rod" versions with souped up engines and airplane landing lights for the headlights for Christine's rampages. And there were "junked" and "shell" cars for the versions of Christine in disrepair or for her "death" scene. There is one way to tell which cars are the showcase hot rod cars and the stunt cars: if you look at the under grill beneath Christine's front bumper, the showcase cars have a chrome under grill while the stunt cars have a red painted under grill.

[duranduratulsa]

Spooktober Car of the day: 1958 Plymouth Fury from Christine (1983) #cars #classiccars #moviecars #Plymouth #plymouthfury #1958plymouthfury #christine #stephenking #johncarpenter #50s #80s #spooktober #halloween #october

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[detroitlib]

Close-up view of the rear tail light of a 1958 Plymouth Fury automobile. Woman leans against car in background. Label on sleeve: "Chrysler Corp., Plymouth Fury, rear end tail light, 1958."

Mickey McGuire and Jim Northmore Boulevard Photographic Collection

National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

[ademater]

Christine

(John Carpenter - 1983)

[ask-steven-stevenson]

poor 💧lol

anyways how’s jakes leg doing? Are you guys at the hospital yet?

…

do you even have a car?

“….I do. However, considering the age, I will assume it’s probably not the best to drive. It’s a 65-year-old car. It’s also technically a sports car, so. That's fun! As for Jake.. uh. Yes!"

[creativecuquilu]

Last weekend I've finished reading Christine.

I really liked reading the last half of it. The way King wrote down the bit where Arnie was eating pizza inside Christine and found himself rapid aging until he begun rotting was very nauseating. Not to mention, Dennis and Leigh confronting her was such an adrenaline rush!

Christine is no ordinary car. She is a red and white Plymouth Fury from 1958 who, once you fix her, she will run over your loved ones...All because she is possesed by Lebay's spirit! To make matters worse, Lebay is the jerkiest man in Pennsylvania. I also hated the bit where Arnie broke up with Leigh, specifically since his mindset was taken over by Christine and Lebay, and not even his parents nor Dennis could snap him out of it. But I did enjoy Christine's hit and runs on Christmas - specially Don and Will, her last victims. King may constanly write by the seat of his pants, but it's hard not to feel scared when reading any of his over 60 novels.

I'll be watching the movie adaptation on October...pretty sure it'll be scarier than the book, thanks to John Carpenter!

And say whatever you want about my rendition of Christine. I just that I can't draw cars.

Hope you like it!

Artwork (c) CreativeCuquiLu Christine (c) Columbia Pictures, Stephen King and John Carpenter WATCH IT - www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4DaHG…

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[lav-3nd-3r]

When you start shipping a rarepair but the amount of fanfics for them is below 20 and you've read all of them so you start seriously considering writing a few to contribute to your current brainrot

[cherocarofficial]

1958 Plymouth Fury

[luvrinne]

୭ SOME BOOKS THAT RORY GILMORE READ ׂ  𓈒

— 1984 by Orwell George

nineteen eighty-four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that portrays a totalitarian society where personal freedom is non-existent. It warns against the dangers of totalitarian power, surveillance, propaganda, and thought control, in a powerful critique of modern society.

— atonement by Ian McEwan

atonement by Ian McEwan is a gripping novel that delves into the complexities of guilt, redemption, and the power of storytelling. Set in England during World War II, it follows the lives of three characters whose fates become intertwined after a tragic misunderstanding.

— the bell jar by Sylvia Plath

the bell jar details the life of Esther Greenwood, a college student who dreams of becoming a poet. She is selected for a month-long summer internship as a guest editor of Ladies' Day magazine, but her time in New York City is unfulfilling as she struggles with issues of identity and societal norms.

— christine by Stephen King

christine tells the story of a car apparently possessed by malevolent supernatural forces. A love triangle involving 17-year-old misfit Arnie Cunningham, his new girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury. Dubbed Christine by her previous owner, Arnie's first car is jealous, possessive and deadly.

— the virgin suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

the story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five doomed sisters, the Lisbon girls. The novel is written in first person plural from the perspective of an anonymous group of teenage boys who struggle to find an explanation for the Lisbons' deaths.

— to kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

to kill a mockingbird is a coming-of-age story about a girl named Scout. Scout and her brother Jem try to understand and relate to their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer charged with defending a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.

— sybil by Flora Rheta Schereiber

sybil is a gripping true story about a woman with multiple personality disorder. Written by Flora Rheta Schreiber, the book delves into the life of Sybil Dorsett and her 16 distinct personalities, as well as the therapy sessions with her psychiatrist, Dr. Cornelia B. Wilbur.

— pride and prejudice by Jane Austen

pride and prejudice follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. They must overcome the titular sins of pride and prejudice in order to fall in love and marry.

@ luvrinne

[duranduratulsa]

Die Cast Car of the day: 1958 Plymouth Fury (Christine) by Johnny Lightning #toy #toys #cars #diecastcars #plymouth #plymouthfury #1958plymouthfury #christine #darnellsgarage #johncarpenter #stephenking #johnnylightning

[hearmeoutworthypoll]

christine from christine (1983). beautiful car & theres also a possession thing happening and she kills people but its FINE

A 1958 Plymouth Fury. Possibly evil from its creation or possessed by the original owners who died in it, maybe also absorbs souls of its victims.

Possessive of its owner and makes the them obsessed in return like a toxic relationship. Kills anyone who threatens Christine or the owner. Regenerative powers

Reminder, the premise is “would a normie think it’s weird to find them attractive?” (Would they have to “hear me out?”)