Arriving in theaters tomorrow (as of this post) is the superhero flick The Green Hornet starring Seth Rogan and Jay Chou as the Hornet and Kato. But for us black car buffs the undeniable star of the movie is the Hornetmobile dubbed ‘Black Beauty’. Built from a 1965 Chrysler Crown Imperial, Black Beauty comes with a few nice features you won’t get at your local dealership:
Weapons Specs
- Dual hood-mounted 0.30 caliber M1919 machine guns
- Suicide doors with 12 guage AR-15 modified guns
- Concealed 0.30 caliber M1919A6 Browning machine gun in trunk
- Grill-mounted M2 flame thrower
- 12 front and rear FIM-92A Stinger missiles
- Retractable anti-riot spikes
Defense Specs
- Ballistic certified polycarbonate glass
- Run flat tires with regulation system
- 4.6mm Armox Ballistic steel reinforced exterior
And performance-wise here are the specs:
- Based on 1965 Chrysler Crown Imperial
- Engine: Chevrolet ZZ/454 Custom V8
- Transmission: Racetrans Turbo 400
- Dyno tested @ 507 HP
- Weight: 5680
- Length: 227.8 inches
- Wheelbase: 129 inches
Twenty-nine cars ranging from the 64-66 models were built for the movie for stuntwork, etc. I got the specs and a pic from Carreview.com so check them out-it’s a pretty good site. Some caps I took from Speed’s SEMA show where it was displayed with a Royal-Purple promo thing. More caps later after the dvd drops. Really cool-looking car, and nice they went retro with it instead of something new. I also added a movie showing construction and shooting of the car for the movie.
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