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1955 Cadillac Eldorado
Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards that began to appear on the front bumper/grille assemblies of certain American automobiles following World War II. They reached their peak in the mid-1950s.
The term evokes the prominent bosom of Dagmar, a buxom early-1950s television personality featuring low-cut gowns and conical bra cups. She was amused by the tribute.
As originally conceived by Harley Earl, GM Vice President of Design, the conical bumper guards would mimic artillery shells. Placed inboard of the headlights on front bumpers of Cadillacs, they were intended to both convey the image of a speeding projectile and protect vehicles' front ends in collisions. The similarity of these features to the then popular bullet bra as epitomized by buxom television personality Dagmar was inescapable.
As the 1950s wore on and American automakers' use of chrome grew more flamboyant, they grew more pronounced. The black rubber tips they gained on the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and other models were known as pasties.
Postwar Cadillacs began sporting conical bumper guards in the 1946 model year. In 1951 models, some were raised into the grille. In 1957, black rubber tips appeared. The element continued to become more pronounced in size through 1958, but were eliminated in the 1959 Cadillac redesign.
Mercury sported Dagmars in 1953 through the 1956 model year. Lincoln added Dagmars in 1960, with a black rubber ring separating the body from the chrome tip.
Buick added Dagmars on its 1954 and 1955 models, in 1954 as part of the bumper assembly, and moved into the grille in 1955.
Packard included large Dagmars on the bumper in 1955 and 1956 models.
Full-sized Chevys in 1961 and 1963 also had small rubber Dagmars on the front bumper, and 1962 Ford Galaxie had small rubber Dagmars as an option.
1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria Hardtop.
Powered by a Thunderbird Special 312 cu in V8.
This car had just about every factory option available in 1956 including the Ford-O-Matic 3 speed automatic transmission, factory air conditioning, Ford tissue dispenser and flashlight, Ford barbecue grill with charcoal in the trunk, Spotlight mirrors, Continental kit, Ford Deluxe bumper guards and last but not least, very rare after market dealer installed matching stainless side trim.
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertable with Continental kit.
As seen at the Nemacolin Casino Cruise.
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I took this Photo with my Canon 40D Digital SLR Camera in the Ridgemoor Subdivision of the Unincorporated Area, commonly called East Lake because it is located on the East Side of Lake Tarpon. The photo illustrates one of the East Lake Fire Chief's SUV.
There are three Fire Houses within the East Lake Area and the area is called (Unincorporated) Palm Harbor by the US Postal Service.
Downtown Palm Harbor, where the Post Office is located, is on the West Side of Lake Tarpon, several Miles West of East Lake, which is on the East Side of Lake Tarpon..
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
This Photograph shows a 1952 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Pickup Truck on display at the Oldsmar Days Festival Car show in R. E. Olds Park, which is located at 107 Shore Drive West, Oldsmar, Florida.The Hoodside Emblem identifies it as a Model 3100 (aka: 1/2 Ton) and the Outside Door Handles are Push Button operated. Notice the Front Bumper Guards! For additional information about Chevy Trucks, see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Advance_Design
I took this photograph on March 28, 2004 at the Oldsmar Days Car Show in Oldsmar, Florida with my first Digital Camera. a Canon Digital Rebel SLR. Ransom E. Olds, who invented the Oldsmobile and REO Automobiles was instrumental in establishing the town which is now called Oldsmar. For further information, see:
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
Blaine Police Department, Washington. Check out the homepage for the AJM STUDIOS Northwest Police Department! Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association. Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association Homepage. 2011 Photo. 2012.
I built something!
Few years ago I was handed some printouts of very rough LEGO cars built digitally for the LEGO BATMAN MOVIE with the words ‘do something about it’. I was given a short brief, and at least two of these cars (the cop car and a taxi), should be treated like a regular product, meaning they had to be designed in such fashion that if so desired, they would withstand all the tests LEGO has for new products (in case people would pause the movie and reverse engeneer these things, which happened quite a bit), and they had to obey all the LEGO rules.
I built a bunch of different cars, all on a similar and rugged chassis that I initially invented for the Batmobile that is in 76052 Batcave, only tweaked a bit for the different cars.
I built probably something like ten? Maybe Fifteen passenger cars in many variations, plus the taxi that was inspired by a Checker and which could have almost infinite number of different versions by changing hubcaps, trim, position of the numberplates, adding or loosing bumperguards and whatnot.
To my surprise all of my designs were in some way incorporated in the movie, and if you watch carefully you can make out the different builds.
The most prominent is the taxi of course (people were joking back then that I was responsible for 80% of LEGO Gotham’s traffic just because I came up with the taxi), but this is also the one I can’t show, because it’s using one piece that was moulded only for me at the time when I was designing it.
I can however show the Dodge Monaco/Ford LTD flavoured cop car that is all over the net anyway because people keep reverse engeenering it (it was also printed on several promo items), I can show the Gremlin which was shown in the ‘making of’ book and which is parked in the Arkham lot in the movie, and I can show Axel Foley’s (Beverly Hills Cop) Nova.
All of these cars use painted bits and pieces here and there, plus Foley’s Nova got a weathering straight from a spray can (in the movie it’s of course all unicolored), but they can be built and played with (which my kid does alot when he visits me at the office). No new elements there, no glue, no other cheats...
This old Ford and the older Dodge behind it (to the right) are surrounded by a couple dozen Chevrolet, GMC, International, Studebaker & Jeep pickups. They all sit amongst the trees, rusting away, covered in pine needles & moss. This is why I love Blanchards Auto Salvage... they crush most of the new econo-boxes & boring modern cars but the classics are left to sleep amongst the trees, even many that have no hope of restoration.