Difference between revisions of "Cars mentioned in Inherent Vice"

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"a bright red '69 Camaro"
 
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==1968 El Camino==
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The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupe utility vehicle produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1959 through 1960, with production resuming in 1964 and continuing through 1987. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_El_Camino Wikipedia]

Revision as of 08:58, 17 August 2009

There are so many, very specific, references to cars in Inherent Vice, so I think there's a strong case for collecting them here (not that I mean to replace the very good work already being done on the page-by-page annotations). Particularly for non-American readers, it's often very hard to know what a 1964 Dodge Dart or a 1949 Mercury Woodie looks like, etc. So this page is intended as a handy all-in-one reference. And I am of course hoping that someone else is going to do the spade work...

64 Dodge Dart


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1949 Mercury Woodie


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1949 Mercury Woodie © Ken Leonardused with permission

Morgan


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"Morgans from the showroom up in Westwood with hoods held down by leather straps" (p. 298). This one is a '63.

289 Mustang


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Sauncho's classic beach-town ride (page 117).

SS396


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Luz drives it at page 143, though it belongs to her brother (or is it a boyfriend?). The reference isn't specific, as the "SS 396" label was applied to various models of Chevrolet that had the "Super Sport" option package and a 396 cubic-inch engine. The Camaro or Chevelle is the most likely, though I believe the Chevelle was the only instance where the SS396 was marketed (at least some years) as if it were a separate model.

'59 Cadillac Hearse

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Photo courtesy Mark & Debbie Teague

Mercedes-Benz Sedan

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1960 Mercedes-Benz W128 Sedan, image from Wikipedia ten-year-old Mercedes sedan with a roof panel

1969 Oldsmobile

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Photo by Stripedtomato
Leo and Elmina Sportello's 1969 Oldsmobile

1962 Bonneville

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photo by Jack Snell / Creative Commons
"a stolen '62 Bonneville parked in a cul-de-sac off Sunset"

1969 Camaro

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© BrokenSphere / Wikimedia Commons
"a bright red '69 Camaro"

1968 El Camino

68Elcamino.jpg
The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupe utility vehicle produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1959 through 1960, with production resuming in 1964 and continuing through 1987. Wikipedia

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