Amelia

balinwire wrote: July 24, 1897
On this date in 1897, pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart was born. The aviatrix gained worldwide acclaim in 1932, when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, it was her mysterious disappearance in 1937, during an attempted solo flight around the world, which resulted in her having a place in esoteric lore.

My mom was born on Amelia Earhart's birthday in the year she disappeared.

Sigh--I suddenly feel discouraged. It has struck me that Amelia's Electra may be in better condition than my poor old Westchester...

Sounds good ! <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

Here's the trailer. Coming (sometime) soon to a theater near you. No Cord in the trailer but its gotta be in the movie someplace.

moviechopshop.com/2009/06/26/ame ... ane-flick/

July 24, 1897
On this date in 1897, pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart was born. The aviatrix gained worldwide acclaim in 1932, when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, it was her mysterious disappearance in 1937, during an attempted solo flight around the world, which resulted in her having a place in esoteric lore. The ultimate resting place of Earhart and her plane remains a hotly debated topic to this day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

What ever happened to the movie?

These guys have been searching for years. Somebody better tell them an advertising agency found it already. www.tighar.org

cbsIII wrote: Easier to get her original Cord than to get her original Lockheed Electra.

Really? Here it is! It's right behind Bill Curtis, who just found the Internet!

Easier to get her original Cord than to get her original Lockheed Electra.

Why don't they just get Amelia's phaeton for the movie. It is in Plano, Texas just north of Dallas. It is actually two cars now since the engine is in the second phaeton.

Club member Ray Foster owns them. I think he added pipes to one of them so that one is out.

Wasn't Amelia's a renumbered 810 in the factory, and if so built as a '36, during a time period before Cigarette Cream (pale yellow) was available on a Cord?Of course Cigarette Cream was available on A-852s, but her car must have been Palm Beach Tan or Ivory by my reckoning. We know she preferred yellow on her automobiles, though.How about it?

anyone have a contact for these film people. why i have a 37 cord s/c 812 right here in toronto, ontario. no need to go anywhere or ship anything. and it actually runs. and doesn't overheat. its a miracle.

Hi! A friend of mine is supplying a '29 or '30 Packard phaeton for the shoot in downtown Toronto. He told me they had brought the Cord in from California. He told them there was one closer, mine. Asked me if I wanted to have my Cord in the pic too. Unfortunately it is still a few weeks away from having its rebirth party. I leave on July 25th for Seattle where I will be in the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic Tour. Then I will be enjoying all the events of and around the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. I am a participant and will be judged! I think I feel like Anthony Hopkins in the World's Fastest Indian. I sure am excited! When you get your poster from Kruse for the Auction, it's my Cord! I can't take much more! Ric.

I sold some old style white cotton herringbone coveralls a couple of weeks ago to the crew of a Curtiss Jenny that will have a part in this movie. Also talked with another party who will be furnishing some period equipment for this project.

Looking forward to seeing the show!

A fella named Henry Farronato just wrote me. He works at Toronto's Pearson airport where filming of the 2009 movie 'Amelia' is going on. They shot some aircraft footage there. The film stars Hilary Swank (as Amelia, no doubt) and Richard Gere. Gere shot some scenes driving producer Ted Waitt's yellow 1936 Cord phaeton. We may see Swank in or with it in other scenes.

So mark your calendars, film buffs. A Cord will star in another movie, with some famous people in supporting roles.