Here is some information regarding American Graffiti Hot August Nights, Reno, NV, August 2-7, 2010Clay Daily shared his photos and information from this event. (Thanks, Clay!) He told me that his 1956 T-bird and the 1932 Ford were the only original cars from the movie at the event, but there were repros of the police car (built by the group in Petaluma), a white Impala and the Pharoh's Merc. Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Lynne Stewart, Bo Hopkins, and Cindy Williams were signing at the event. Clay also shared that he was interviewed by ESPN Classic for a show to air in the November/December 2010 timeframe. Watch for it!
Petaluma Salute to American Graffiti, May 13-15, 2010Clay Daily writes, "We were at the 2010 Salute this year on May 13, 14 and 15. It was again a very nice event with over 20,000 attending the main event on Saturday the 15th. There were over 350 cars at the show. The only car from the movie was our Thunderbird. We drove the Thunderbird again this year up there and back, just about 1000 miles. There were a couple of the Stars from the movie signing pictures again this year...Candy Clark (Debbie) and Lynne Stewart (Bobbie)." Thanks for sharing, Clay!
Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom ShowThis event was held on December 6, 2009 in Yokohama, Japan. Kenji Yoshioka sent in these photos of his restoration of the '58 as well as Candy Clark signing his car at the show! (The show site with a movie. AG was well-represented!)
 
 
Jay and George BarrisGeorge Barris joins Jay and his car at a show in July of 2009.
2nd Annual Bob's Car Show, Newport City, WAThis event was held on September 6 and 7, 2009 in Newport City (WA) Park. Thanks to Chris Johnson for the photos! (http://bobscarshow.com)
 
Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada (Summer 2009)Clay Daily, the owner of the '56 T-bird, sent me these pictures from the Reno Summer 2009 show. This year, the show included appearances by Henry Winkler, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, and Bo Hopkins. The orginal 32' Ford Coupe and the '56 T-bird were there, as well as replicas of the '55 Chevy and the '58 Impala.
 
Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada (Summer 2008)Clay Daily, the owner of the '56 T-bird, sent me these pictures from the Reno Summer 2008 show. Look at the number of stars who showed up, including Richard Dreyfuss, and the four cars that were shown! (The Pharoahs car is just peeking out in the back.)
 
Petaluma California's Salute to American Graffiti, May 15-17, 2008Petaluma celebrated the 35th anniversary of American Graffiti with their annual event in May. This year's event was dedicated to the late Manual Padilla, Jr. There was a Classic Car Extravaganza and an American Graffiti Downtown Cruise on the streets of Petaluma, where most of the scenes in the movie were filmed in the early summer of 1972. Thanks to May and Clay Daily for sending the photos below from the weekend of cruisin'! 
 
 
Here is a link to Brain Toad's Flickr photo set from the May 2008 Petaluma event. Petaluma California's Salute to American Graffiti, May 17-19, 2007Thank you to Clay Daily for sending the photos below from the Petaluma event. It sounds as if a great time was had by all! 
Drive-In Showing American Graffiti!The Galaxy Drive-In Theatre in Garrett, Texas, presented American Graffiti from July 8 through the 14th, 2005.Thanks to Randy Carlisle, the photographer and owner of the pictures below, for sharing. It looks as if a great time was had by all!
A Show in EnglandThe '56 T-Bird, the '32 Ford coupe and the '55 Chevy were at a show in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, in England on September 11 and 12, 2004 for the "Americ-Car Indoor American Car Spectacular." Thanks to Andy Inglis and Clay Daily for sending the pictures below!
One of American Graffiti's Biggest Fans!Dirk from Germany is a big fan of American Graffiti. He flew to the Stoneleigh Park show in England just for the day to see the cars and meet the stars! He is pictured below with Clay Daily, the owner of the T-bird, and with Paul Le Mat (John Milner) and Rick Figari, the owner of the '32 Ford. He sends his "virtual" regards to all of them and the promoter of the show, Peter Carrick. Dirk is also interested in being contacted with any information about the other cars or items that appeared in the movie. He can be reached here.
End of Summer Cruise, Dallas, Texas (Summer 2004) Cindy Williams (a.k.a. Laurie Henderson) signing autographs at one of Rocky's sessions.
Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada (Summer 2004)Clay Daily, the owner of the '56 T-bird, sent me these two pictures from the Reno Summer 2004 show.
Litchfield (IL) Annual Route 66 Car Festival (June 26-27, 2004)Jennifer and Pat Bremer, classic car enthusiasts from Indiana, sent these pictures along of their trip to the first Route 66 Car Festival in Litchfield, IL. Thanks for sharing!
End of Summer Cruise, Dallas, Texas (Summer 2003) Lynne Marie Stewart (a.k.a. Bobbi Tucker) signing autographs at one of Rocky's sessions.
Route 66 Drive-In Event (Summer 2003)Thanks to Clay and May Daily, the owners of the Thunderbird, for sharing these pictures from the event!Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, and Bo Hopkins pause in front of the T-bird.  
American Graffiti 30th Anniversary Celebration, Boise, Idaho (July 4-6, 2003)Thanks to Clay and May Daily, the owners of the Thunderbird, for sharing these pictures from the event!
 
Memorabilia Collection Thank you to Gene who shared his extensive collectionof American Graffiti diecast and models with us.
Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada (August 5-11, 2002) Bo Hopkins, Mackenzie Phillips, Rick Figari and Candy Clark share a laugh at the Hot August Nights event in Reno during August 2002 while visiting the '32 Ford.
Music for Hot Rodders
I received Hot Rods and Custom Classics, a Rhino music set, for the holidays. Besides the totally cool fuzzy dice and stickers for your "rod", the music collection is absolutely awesome and lots of fun! Not your typical oldies compilation at all, these 118 songs will have you revving your car and tapping your feet!
Of course, you can still get the original American Graffiti soundtrack on CD, too!
Poster of the '55 Chevy for sale! (18"x24")
Find this poster, repro license plates from the movie, and more American Graffiti collectibles on Phil Morin's site locate at this URL: http://HotRodThug.com
Franklin Mint Replica is available!
On July 12, 1999, I received a note from Rick Figari, present owner of the 1932 Ford Coupe (seen in the picture to the right with Paul LeMat and Candy Clark at the 25th anniversary celebration).He states, " As for collectibles, the Franklin Mint photographers and engineers recently spent four days at my home photographing, measuring and drawing the coupe. They are due to release a limited edition, 1:24th scale model of the car which will come in a glass case with a copy of the video. Also Revell/Monogram is planing to release a model of the coupe in diecast in 1:25th scale." Thanks for sharing, Rick!
Johnny Lightning 1/64th Diecast Models!
Playing Mantis released a set of American Graffit cars in August of 2002.
Revell-Monogram 1/64th Diecast Models!
Revell-Monogram released a series of American Graffiti diecast models starting in January of 2002. They were as follows:
Revell-Monogram 1/25th Models are Here!
The long-awaited models were finally available as of September 2000. They cost about $17 each.The information from Revell's site is:
85-1510 METAL BODY "AMERICAN GRAFFITI" '32 FORD HOT ROD Skill 2
85-1511 METAL BODY "AMERICAN GRAFFITI" '55 CHEVY Skill 1
85-1512 METAL BODY "AMERICAN GRAFFITI" '56 THUNDERBIRD Skill 2
Revell models built by Rob Riley.
Ertl Diecasts are Here!
Hot Wheels Set The Hot Wheels set was available, in late 1998, through JCPenney and Sears.Nowadays, try visiting the eBay Auction Web.
Re-release The movie was re-released on September 15, 1999 on videotape, laserdisc, and DVD! This special edition of the movie includes short interviews with all the stars and the original movie trailer shown in theaters. The pan-and-scan (83616) video also contains the die-cut audio CD on the right which contains 4 songs from the soundtrack.The letterboxed (widescreen) version (83830) (or on DVD #20272) is the way to watch the movie! It is amazing to see everything we have been missing all these years on television and the original video (66010). The color has been enhanced in certain scenes, most noticeably in the clouds over Mel's Diner at the opening shot. Here is a review of the DVD version.
Books about American GraffitiThere have been two paperbacks published on the American Graffiti topic.
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