Just a quick update, a few of our LA cars will be WAY down south for two shows this weekend. If you live in the Temecula, San Diego, Oceanside areas and wanted to meet some of the Star Car Central gang, here’s your chance! (Otherwise there is always Charger Steve’s Wild Ride’s and classic Car showdown in August!)
FIRST SHOW: Friday, March 14th/15th (Friday & Saturday) – “El Centro Air Show”
EL CENTRO, CA STAR CARS!!!
Event Title: El Centro Airshow and Food Fest Date: March 14 (Food Fest-evening Event) AND March 15 (All day Airshow ) Call time: 3pm for Food Fest, 7 am for Airshow (to get us in the gates before the public lines up!) Duration of event: Food fest is 4-5 hours. The Airshow opens on Saturday at 9 am. We conclude about 3:30pm-4:30pm Address: El Centro Naval Aviation FieldNaval Air Facility El Centro, El Centro, CA 92243
NOTE: REQUIREMENTS FOR GETTING ON BASE:
Must be a US citizen OR have a passport Must have a valid picture ID
JERRY – HERBIE THE LOVE BUG
OBI SHAWN – STAR WARS H WING
SECOND SHOW: OCEANSIDE, CA!
March 15th (Saturday) – “South O Elementary Bike and Car Show”
9am – 3pm 1806 S. Horne St. Oceanside, CA 92054
This is a Hot Rod, Rat Rod, Custom Car and Bike Show.
Last year, they had over 200 participants & just about 6000 people through the door. This year they are anticipating 300 cars & about 60 to 80 bikes. They also have 3 Top Fuel Dragsters from the Cackle Car Association coming.
JULY 4TH HACIENDA HEIGHTS PARADE MAGNUM P.I. FERRARI KNIGHT RIDER SUPER PURSUIT MODE KITT BACK TO THE FUTURE DELOREAN TIME MACHINE THE A-TEAM VAN JURASSIC PARK EXPLORER KNIGHT RIDER KITT PEE WEE HERMAN BIKE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE VAN JAMES BOND DB5 BMW JAMES BOND CAR HERBIE THE LOVE BUG TRANSFORMER’S BUMBLEBEE
The Hacienda Heights 4th of July Parade takes place on July 4th at 9:00 am in Hacienda Heights, CA on Stimson Avenue starting at Colima Road and ends at Steinmetz Park. The Parade consists of bands, floats, equestrian, drill teams, VIPs, local school and church groups AND FAMOUS MOVIE CARS!!!!.
Come out and show your Hacienda Heights support on July 4th at 9:00am.
I have to admit I am a sucker for fan stuff like this! Being able to stand in the very place where movies or shows that I loved actually shot is just a fun “touchstone” to bring me closer to the action that I remember seeing on the big and little screen! Below is super Rockford fan Jim Suva’s write up on his trip to Rockford Files locations! The Herbie owners are planning a three day event to do pretty much the same thing for their Sothern California locations next month, so any group of fans can pull this sort of thing off, and if you do, well tell me about it with great info and photos like Jim does! Enjoy! Nate Truman
Rockford Files Locations
Written by Jim Suva
In July 2011, Pat McKinney and I went to find the locations that were used on The Rockford Files. Below are some of the locations we found.
Here is the original location of Jim Rockford’s trailer in the parking lot by the Malibu Pier on Pacific Coast Highway.
The first two pictures are from the show. Last two are 2011.
First picture below is Lankershim Blvd. in 2011. A number of scenes of Jim driving down this street have been used. The second picture is St Charles Boromeo. The inside of the church was used while filming “Find Me If You Can”. The church is located on the corner of Moorpark and Lankershim Blvd.
“The Real Easy Red Dog” First picture is from the episode. It shows the Services entrance to Ruehmanm Pontiac in 1975. The next picture is of the dealership today. It now sells BMW’s. The third picture is the house where Stefanie Powers character lived in 1975 and the fourth is 2011.
Jim entering the house and the side view of 4265 Denny Ave. North Hollywood.
“The Trees, the Bees, and T.T. Flowers” The church is located on the corner of Cahuenga and Whipple in Toluca Lake. The first two picture are from 1976. The third picture was taken 2011.
“Beamers Last Case” This is Tony’s Body Shop located at 4730 Blix Street in North Hollywood. First picture is from 1977 and the next two are 2011.
Here is Jack Kelly’s characters home at 4365 Forman, Toluca Lake. First picture is the gate to the property in 1977. The next picture is the gate 2011. Third picture is the driveway 1977. Fourth is the driveway 2011.
“Hotel of Fear” Here is the Mob Bosses Nova’s house located at 4256 Navajo, Toluca Lake. First two pictures are from 1977 and the last two are 2011.
“Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead” The intersection is at Cahuenaga and Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake. This is where Abe Vigoda and Robert Loggia’s characters met. The first two pictures are from 1978 and the last two are from 2011.
This is Rocky’s House located at 3654 Lankershim Blvd., Studio City. The house has had an addition built on the front of house. It now has a row of trees in front.
This is Bob Morse’s Beach Cafe, Paradise Cove. It use to be called the Sandcastle. It has changed quite a bit over the last few years. Jim Rockford’s trailer use to be parked in the parking lot. That part of the parking lot is now a sandy beach with tables. Below are pictures of Paradise Cove, July 13, 2011.
I hope you enjoyed these pictures. It is always nice to see what the locations look like today.
OK star car fans, I have been asked to post more info on where we will be appearing so here ya go! Here’s the line up for the rest of August!
This Saturday Aug. 20, 2011 join Nate Truman and a big chunk of the Star Car Central gang for a FUND RAISER for a youth center in Montery Park.
Show Time: 3pm to 9pm
Location: Praise Alive Worship Center 201 S. New Ave., Monterey Park, Ca. 91755
Star Cars Confirmed so far:
1) Paul – BTTF DeLorean
2) Jason – Ratchett
3) Brian – Herbie or Bond
4) Oscar – Magnum PI
5) Jason – Herbie
6) Jon – Bumblebee
7) Sue – Get Smart
7) Ari – Jurasic Park Jeep
8) Mark – Adam 12
9) Alex – KITT
10) Nate in Batmobile! He’s actually going to bring it out of the garage, even after getting the right rims on his A-Team van! (I’ll believe it when I see it!)
So join us for some music and star car fun this Saturday!
Bikini Contests, star cars and great San Diego weather, what more do you want? Check it out!Aug 28th SUNDAY this yr. 9-4 ANIMAL ADOPTION EVENT
Ventura County Animal shelter. event is on August 28.At the shelter in the Camerillo Airport.This will be our 7th year and anywhere from 150-200 animals find homes that day. Event is located at: 600 aviation drive in Camarillo.
The shelter is located on the property of the Camarillo Airport.There will be signs that will be posted they will say adoptathon.Off ramp off the fwy is Los Posas. Starcars attending as of today: Jon’s Transformer BUMBLEBEE Camaro and Brian’s Die Another Day
007 JAMES BOND CAR! If you want to adopt a pet and can’t make it, send my pal Craig Nadel an email!
Starcar fans are all around the world, and starcarcentral.com is trying to keep up with all of our members and chapters so you can find the famous movie and TV car events near you!
One of the most active groups outside of Nate Truman’s Hollywood division is run by Dee up in the upper left corner of the USA! He has even started a “starcar Concourse”. After searching for star cars all over the U.S. Dee and Nate found several owners and they all started hanging out together up north! So heres the info on their upcoming event!
Its time for the big 5th Annual ‘Star Car Concourse Classic” show at the Americas Car Museum.
The show is always the last Saturday in August, this year the 27th, and is held at the LeMay Museum’s Marymount location in the Tacoma/Spanaway area. This will be a ‘sanctioned’ AMCA event, hosted by the International Movie & TV Vehicle Owners Association and madmaxcars.com. The larger event, the LeMay/Americas Car Museum’s “Openhouse” that we are featured at, is a VERY COOL annual event even if it were not for the moviecars contribution, so it is well worth the trip. You can find the basic details on our events page here: http://www.madmaxcars.com/events.shtml
Then out in the middle of the USA Michael Knight has a great group that is now doing Comic cons and features one of the two original Monkeemobiles! Here’s a few shots of them sharing the star cars with fans of all shapes and sizes at a recent con!
"Robin, you seem.... Different?"
Original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson showed up to see and sign the Ghostbuster tribute car (Hey, before you point out it’s not the right body style, not everyone can find a 1959 Mercury Meteor Ambulance, ok? )
Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson and SCC chapter leader Mike Knight!
Everyone had a great time chatting up Ernie about his time as a ghostbuster, and he even signed their car!
"To StarCarCentral.com, thanks for the cool car... what? I don't get to keep it?"
Like I mentioned before, They also have one of the two Monkeemobiles from the old TV series, and it showed up at a live Monkee show!
Well what did you expect them to be rolling in?
Meanwhile, over in Europe, France specifically, Claude has been hosting a great star car get together each year, and it keeps getting bigger each time!
And an article in the french mag “La Vie de l’Auto” The N°1 for the collectors in France! 🙂
Thanks to guys like Michael, Dee, and Claude – fan boys and girls around the US and the world have opportunities to see and get up close to their favorite movie and TV cars!
Where ever there are two or more starcars gathered in the SCC name, you are sure to have a party with some fun loving people! So to all those who are lovers of cool creations for the screen,
thanks for being part of the star car movement in your neck of the woods! TO THE BATMOBILE! Transformers, ROLL OUT! If you see a star car, or better yet, a bunch of them together,
Make sure you say “HI” and tell them you saw them here first!
Wizard World Conventions are all over the U.S. and Canada and over the last few years I have sent a few area chapter members out to appear with their movie or TV car, mostly on the East Coast and Canada. But when Adam West and Burt Ward, the original Batman and Robin make a rare appearance here in nearby Anaheim, well the batsignal goes up, and starcars roll out! More of the original Bat cast was in attendance as well, Lee Meriweather who was catwoman in the Batman Feature film, Malichi Throne who played the villain “False Face” as well as a host of celebrities and artists from all walks of fandom!
Nateman (That’s me!) and my Natemobile were up near the entrance, and right in front of Batman and Robin! Even though I was a bit lonely without my star car pals, it was a fun time meeting all the batfans and helping to raise money for the “Friends of Angels” Autism Camp. We are in our eighth year and going strong!
Paul agreed to a rare interview about his car.... 🙂
When it comes to any comic con, you never know what “crossgeeking” surprises you will see. (Crossgeeking means a fanatical pursuit or interest in two divergent areas of traditional geekyness, Such as owning a Herbie the Love bug, and also speaking klingon – copyright Nate Truman 2001! Go ahead and google it!) Here is an example that popped up, a Flux Capacitor in a Magnum P.I. Ferrari!
The fans crowded in to see the star cars we had on display, and lots of interviews for various media outlets, both TV and online sites were constantly quizzing the star car owners in front of the cameras.
The crowds were non stop all day long, and everyone had a great time checking out costumes, artists and celebrities that they got to spend time chatting with in person. Hey, I got to talk with the 80’s Captain America about the release of the new one. Reb Brown is still in great shape and could pick up the shield!
But you can’t see the cars, so here is a shot of the set up before the doors opened up.
Rockin' the 80's... well Herbie spans several decades!
My A-Team van was on display for Friday only, then we swapped out the van for Brian’s James Bond BMW Saturday and Sunday along with three day attenders Oscar and his Ferrari from Magnum P.I. Paul’s BTTF Delorean, Alex’s KITT from Knight Rider and Brian’s Robo-Herbie. (Also there were two classic “Snake and Mongoose” funny cars! )
Being inside with fans who “get” our cars is always a treat. Plus, the fans are a lot more interesting to talk to and people watch at a comic con too!
Even Kermit the Frog came by to do some interviews!
Lots of dinner’s out and buying stuff we just had to have as well as meeting old friends made for a great weekend of fun fandom!
Look for us in November at the Los Angeles Comic Con, Danny’s BTTF Delorean inside at the San Diego Comic Con! When this many fans line up to see us, well, we are always glad to share our famous movie and TV cars!
Last Friday night in the worst rain and traffic I have been a part of in years, three intreped StarCarCentral.com members braved the weather and conditions to support GAMERS UNITED.
Harvey Levin’s TMZ TV show had a camera crew at the Beverly Hills event for the first L.A. ComiKaze Comic Con party where three SCC members came to support the cause of the night, giving out comic books and video games to sick kids! Michele Rodriguez was a celebrity guest and was really sweet to all three of us, she loved the cars!
Nate and Paul caught by TMZ
Jon Bumblebee, Paul BTTF, and Nate Knight Rider all braved the rain and REDONKULOUS traffic but all got there before the party and the rain started. Various camera crews were on hand to cover the party thrown by Regina Carpinelli CEO Comikaze Expo and was held at her art gallery “The Celebrity Vault” at 345 North Canon Drive Beverly Hills,Ca 90210 that specializes in celebrity and rock and roll star limited edition photography.
A donation of comic books or cash and an invitation got you into the party, but there was only room for three stars outside: Bumblebee from the Transformers, Back to the future Delorean and KITT from Kinght Rider were parked out in the elements! The buzz and photography around the cars was non stop through the night, but after a few turns in front of the camera we went next door and the three of us had a New York Style Pizza and caught up on a few stories! After some more rain and a few more times lighting up KITT for the cameras I decided it was time to go home, as Monster Jam was the next day. Kitt had other ideas! It let out a terrible sound and the starter decided it didn’t want to play any more! So what does every good Knight Rider do in that situation? TURBOBOOST!!!!
"TURBO BOOST? I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE START BUTTON!"
Actually, I just called AAA and they sent out a tow truck to take KITT back to the Knight Industries repair truck.
Paul and Jon stayed a while longer while the paparazzi never stopped taking photos of KITT even while being loaded on the truck!
I got KITT safely home, dropped him in the driveway and got the A-Team van out for Monster Jam the next day. (see previous blog!)
Sadly it was Paul’s turn next to have some bad star car incident, he made it fine to the Monster jam the next day, but on the drive home hit a stalled truck in the road and tore up the side of his BTTF car!
When you play with your toys, stuff like this happens! Luckily the F.L.A.G. mechanic was over on Monday (aka Alex!) and had a new starter in KITT in no time flat and we went out for a nice lunch all before noon! That man has skills and connections! But I don’t think he can get Delorean stainless panels.
Here’s a look at Pauls car before the accident. I am not sure I want to see what it looks like now! 😦
Paul vows to be all back together and rolling by our next event! Many of your favorite star cars will be on display in November at www.comikazeexpo.com
TMZ was also at another SCC event but didn’t get any of the Knights of the West Coast on Camera on Valentines day. A few fans of the Hoff showed up with Knight Rider stories for a new series where stars trade places with celebrities who have their same name!
David Hasselhoff looks different! (click the link to watch the TMZ video)
Thanks to Charger Steve, Star Car Central Los Angeles and San Diego Chapters have been part of the attraction at Monster Jam shows for the last four years. Most shows we drive a parade lap inside the stadiums for the fans as part of the pre-show. This year we appeared at three Monster Jam shows in San Diego, Anaheim Stadium and a first time ever at Dodger stadium with different members of the famous television and motion picture car group at each event.
Back in black! Bandit, KITT and the A-team van! I Pity the fool who don't like black star cars!
In the shadow of the famous Dodger Stadium we eventually lined up our cars, hoping the rain would pass over us and we could drive the infield of Dodger stadium!
Our first stop of the day was to gather in the nearby police academy parking lot, not just because it was close and a big open area to gather but also because it was a movie and TV location used many times. Most notably in the opening sequence of “Charlie’s Angels”
So in another instance of “Cross geeking” (tm nate truman 2003) Here’s a shot of Paul’s Back to the Future delorean under the Academy arch!
"1976 pilot shoot of Charlie's Angels! Where's Farrah?"
So we all parked in the historic lot until everyone arrived!
Then we all drove around the stadium, stopping to admire a few closed gates and lined up for the driver’s area display.
'NEW JURASSIC PARK EXPLORER! LOU, WATCH OUT! IT'S BIGGER THAN IT APPEARS IN YOUR SIDE MIRRORS!
We also welcomed Scott with his Jurassic park Explorer for the first time! Everyone agreed he was an easy addition to the SCC team! Lou was a trooper and came all the way to the event, and after a call from his wife and a look up at the sky made a wise decision and went home! Little did we know what was in store for us!
Charger Steve led us in and lined us up, then lined us up again, then finally got us where he wanted us!
"Rain? What rain?"
Lou was the first to leave of the 15 cars that made it to the stadium. We lost about three cars in the days leading up to the show, and another three before the main event started! It was going to be 20 cars! Darn Rain!
Magnum P.I. Ferrari and Back to the Future Delorean, with Knight Rider bookends!
Jenn’s SPM Kitt lead the display, Paul’s Delorean, Oscar’s Magnum P.I. 308 GTSi Ferrari followed by Alex’s KITT at the start of the row of movie and TV cars. Before the big show started, Oscar and Alex had headed for cover with their cars due to leaks! Thanks for staying for the fans as long as you did!
Herbie the Love bug, Star wars, and James Bond?
Obishawn and Yoda made a mad dash for cover, but Cliff and Justice in their Nascar Herbie and Brian in his James Bond BMW stayed for the show! (We did have a nice tent city to keep us dry during the worst of it thanks to Mater Mike!)
Next up was the Blues Brothers 2000 police car, and Tony’s perfect Smokey and the Bandit trans am! He even had the T-Tops off for a while! Tony’s bandit is spot on, even down to the Coors boxes!
This was the first SCC event for Scott and his dad Norm with their Jurassic park Explorer. We have to get Ari and his Jurassic park jeep together at a future event!
What's that Orange car next to the A-Team van? It should have a sign.
Down at the far end of the display was Jon’s Bumblebee, some orange car Steve brought ( he’s working on a sign so people know what show it’s from. It was a spin off from Smokey and the bandit I think…) and the A-Team van!
Charger Steve's General Lee, and Mr. T's A-team van! (Mr. Truman, that is!)
Due to the rain, most of the owners and drivers of the Star CarCentral.com cars stayed under cover and enjoyed great food and stories in a near by tent city, but the crowds still flocked to the cars to see their favorite movie and TV cars!
Not even pouring rain could keep the fans away from the famous cars!
Towmater and the A-Team, and some contructobot transformers at Starcarcentral.com HQ!
Bringing up the other end of the display was Mike’s Towmater tribute tow truck and Nate’s A-Team van! Those darn constructobots always are photobombing . They act more like decepticons than Autobots!
Even though the rain thinned the group throughout the day, hats off to all who came! Otherwise we would never have this cool shot of the rain storm with starcars at dodger stadium!
Next up, KITT turboboosts into the Knight Rider repair truck, and Back to the Future has a run in on the freeway on the way home….
Thanks to Monster Jam Fan Charger Steve, it’s now been three years that Nate Truman’s star car central gang and Steve’s San Diego star car owners have appeared with the monster truck drivers at Monster Jam events! Both in San Diego and Anaheim, and this year for the first time at Dodger Stadium!
Monster Jam 2011 Charger Steve leads the way around Anaheim Stadium with Nate Truman's StarCarCentral movie cars.
Charger Steve's Mystery Machine!
On Feb 12 10 famous movie and tv cars took a lap around Anaheim stadium and enjoyed the show, and this weekend on the 19th, EIGHTEEN star cars are in the line up to appear! (Let’s hope for no rain!)
STEPHEN BOGGS JURASSIC PARK MONSTER TRUCK!
ARI AND HIS JURASSIC PARK JEEP
NATE TRUMAN AND THE BATMOBILE
Paul WITH THE BTTF DELOREAN
JASON BUCKARRO WITH TRANSFORMER RATCHET
JON WITH HIS TRANSFORMER CAMARO BUMBLEBEE
OSCAR WITH THE MAGNUM P.I. FERRARI
LOU WITH THE STARSKY AND HUTCH TORINO
CLIFF AND JUSTICE WITH THEIR NASCAR HERBIE THE LOVE BUG
brian WITH HIS JAMES BOND BMW WITH NEW ROCKETS
Sue KESSLER AND HER GET SMART MACHINE GUN WIELDING SUNBEAM
ALEX AND SON WITH KITT FROM KNIGHT RIDER
PAUL MILLER AND HIS MAD MAX INTERCEPTOR
PLUS FROM CHARGER STEVE’S SAN DIEGO CHAPTER JOINING IN THE FUN WILL BE THE BLUES BROTHERS 2000
MIKE TOWMATER TRIBUTE TOWTRUCK
STEVES GENERAL LEE FROM DUKES OF HAZZARD
TONY’S SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT TRANS AM
AND OBI SHAWN AND YODA WILL BE THERE IN HIS STAR WARS CAR “H-WING”
Your ticket to Monster Jam includes entry into the drivers area where the star cars will be on display!
Come say you are a fan of the blog and meet the owners – and get a photo with your favorite movie or TV car! Pray for no rain on Saturday and we will see you at DODGER STADIUM at 2:00 pm! Then stay for the show, we will take a lap inside the stadium as part of the pre-show around 5-6 pm! Cheer on your favorite car! NITRO BURNING FLAME THROWING CRASHES!!! And that’s just you trying to get into the parking lot! Come say “HI” and we will see you there!
Television and Movie cars batmobile, Delorean, Ghostbusters exto-1, Knight Rider KITT, General Lee, Herbie, the love bug, scooby doo, the A-Team and many more all gather here!
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