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[dugalblues]

Hey folks,
I have seen a lot of 74 Monaco blumo's done up and most have had the siganl light indicators mounted on the top of the front fenders. Did the real movie car have these ? It is hard to see from any pictures I have seen.
cheers
dugal

[TK826]

The movie car did not.

But... nearly every replica does.

[sigmfsk]

Here
http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum/bluesmobiles/9041-140mph-certified-speedo-restoration-feedback-2.html#post113622
is some interesting info. Fender mounted turn signals, and idiot-light LEDs in the ammeter and fuel gauge were all part of a package. You could only get them all together (at least per the documentation). The bluesmobile clearly doesn't have LEDs in the instrument cluster in the lower-wacker-drive shot, which indicates that it shouldn't have fender mounted turn signals. And, indeed, other pictures show that the fenders don't have the turns signals on them.

I'm thinking of mixing it up and not having fender mounted turn signals, but having LEDs in the instrument cluster. How's that for wacky!

[Steam McQueen]

sigmfsk said:

How's that for wacky!

That's wacky to the nth degree, brother!

:D

[Mr Mercer]

If you want wacky just put in one fender light .

[Steam McQueen]

Mr Mercer said:

If you want wacky just put in one fender light .

Now that's wacky, Mr. Mer. That post was just plain wacky.

[sigmfsk]

Steam McQueen said:

Now that's wacky, Mr. Mer. That post was just plain wacky.

hehe, I think Mr. Mercer was suggesting having fender mounted turn signals for which the appropriate signal automatically raised into position during a turn, and then lowered out of sight after the turn. So there would be only one signal visible at a time. Wacky? Maybe. But it would be like the batmobile of bluesmobiles. I think the bluesmobile may have actually had this option. I don't think there are any shots in the movie of the bluesmobile fenders while the turn signal was on. I heard that the director carefully avoided the shots to keep the option secret.

your friend in totally making things up,
arthur

[Steam McQueen]

sigmfsk said:

your friend in totally making things up,
arthur

That was an absolutely wacky post, Arthur. It appears to have registered in the 8.5 range.


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I'm pretty sure what was being suggested here for Dugal's Monaco is to keep the passenger side fender turn signal intact, and the driver side fender turn signal is to be mounted on the driver side wiper arm. Should look great at night. In the rain.

:o

[dugalblues]

Hahaha, good feedback !!! Think I will leave the fender mounts off of the fenders
cheers
dugal

[TI4438]

TK826 said:

The movie car did not.

But... nearly every replica does.

This was discussed at the Blumo Reunion.We all came to the same conclusion.We just like 'em.

[Ghostbluesman]

ALL of you guys are wacky........:D
Rob

[Steam McQueen]

Ghostbluesman said:

ALL of you guys are wacky........:D
Rob

Which Wacky racer are you, Rob?



Complete List of Wacky Races Cars and Drivers

I think you're Sergeant Blast. I'd be in the Ant Hill Mob. A high school teacher used to call me Mac, plus I think Mac is usually (or at least sometimes) the driver so yeah ... I'd be Mac. lol



YouTube - Wacky Races

http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum2/public/style_emoticons/default/icon_cool.gif

[sigmfsk]

Here's my favorite wacky racing team.

Did you ever wonder how Jake's ex-fiancee could fire more than four rockets from a four-tube rocket launcher? There was a second shooter.

(p.s. If you go to Steam's bluesbrotherscentral profile page, there's a link to this video where he gets hit by an Impala)
YouTube - StuntingSteamMcQueen's Channel

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[Ghostbluesman]

Steam McQueen said:

I think you're Sergeant Blast.

I can see that.
Rob

[Steam McQueen]

sigmfsk said:

There was a second shooter.

A second shooter??!! LOL !! :eek: That should rock the wacky meter.



(Now that's wacky)

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