Why is it...

[MOPAR-or-NoCar73]

that muscles cars in movies always end up crashing or getting destroyed. It seems to be the trend in movies that have these type of cars.

Movies that come to my mind at the moment...
-In fast and furious, charger gets totaled.
-In the 2nd fast and furious, challenger and camaro gets totaled.
-In the 3rd fast and furious, mustang fastback gets totaled.
-In Vanishing Point, challenger gets totaled.

There are plenty others.
I understand that they are not crashing original Hemi cars and the like, but these type of cars are becoming fewer and fewer. There are plenty of Hondas, and the like go crash those.

So, what is behind them crashing them? Symbolism? Safety? Either way they should stop.

Restore them, not crush them.

[71bigblock]

-In Vanishing Point, challenger gets totaled.

Nope, its a Camero.  At the end the flat hood flying through the air is a Camero hood, lol. 

[67vertman]

To the movie companies these items, our beloved Mopars, are just props.   

They simple don't care that other may find desirable or that there will be fewer of them out there.  They just don't care.  Look how many chargers where ruined for Dukes of Hazard.  When a car cost them so little it becomes a throw away item. 

[HP2]

Exactly, and even at $15-20k a pop, they are a heckuva lot cheaper to crash than most european exotics.

[Carlwalski]

Nope, its a Camero.  At the end the flat hood flying through the air is a Camero hood, lol. 

Yup, 67. I've always wondered why they never even tried to paint some black vents on the hood, may as well.
I guess they never planned for the hood to go up and become so visible like that lol.


However, he is correct as he never stated which version; the 1997 Fox remake uses a real Challenger. 

[Madmax440]

I hate to admit it, but the destruction of the Charger in the first fast and furiuous bothered me more than all of the others - Even Vanishing Point's Challenger. That Charger was the ****. 

[426HEMI]

Do some research on the Vanishing point.  I seem to remember that it was actually a Camero that crashed. 

[MOPAR-or-NoCar73]

Do some research on the Vanishing point.  I seem to remember that it was actually a Camero that crashed. 

This was the version I was refering to...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_Point_(1997_film)

[Jacksboys]

Nope, its a Camero.  At the end the flat hood flying through the air is a Camero hood, lol. 

Also if you let the credits roll in the orignial movie, you will see the funny looking, non-ralley wheels as the police are looking over the wreck.   

[Carlwalski]

Just incase I was referring to:

71 Vanishing Point - 67 Camaro
97 Vanishing Point - 70 Challenger



As for fast and furious, never heard that before, shame on you. j/k The Charger was OK but at the end of the day it was a mashed up hack job 318 car with a 318 + blower. Bondo machine that was more than likely a 10-20fter. The Vanishing Point cars were all Challengers except the originals crash scene. 1 bondo Charger vs 7-9 real Challengers. I know which ones I'd rather save, and then some.