JOYRIDE 1/18 1958 PLYMOUTH FURY "CHRISTINE"

 

Christine was four-wheel evil in the 1983 horror film that bore her name. The fatal '58 Plymouth Fury was acquired by character Arnie Cunningham, but she truly belonged to no one - instead demanding Arnie's devation and wreaking vengeance on anyone who dared to cross her.

The highly detailed diecast model of Christine features opening doors, opening hood, detailed replica of the engine, detailed interior, working headlights, opening trunk and operable steering. See more

1958 Plymouth Fury Christine Movie

Three "survivors" of the many red-and-white 1958 Plymouth Fury stunt cars used in Christine

now reside in private hands, one in Clifornia, one in Florida and one in England

Although the 1958 Plymouth Fury is identified as the car in John Carpenter's adaptation of the Stephen King novel Christine, two other Plymouth models, the Belvedere and the Savoy, were also used to portray the malevolent automobile.
Several statements about the car in the book version were factually incorrect for the 1958 Fury, referring to features that were found on the Belvedere model and not on the Fury. Some of these include:
"rear doors" (Christine is referred to as a four-door, but the Fury was only available in a two-door model until 1959)
the automatic transmission (called a Hydramatic in the book—a GM transmission; Chrysler Corporation transmissions were called TorqueFlite)
"gearshift lever" (refers to the transmission shifter; all 1958 Chrysler automobiles with automatic transmissions used push-button drive).
Another slight inaccuracy was shown in the film version of Christine: In the scene where Leigh Cabot chokes on a hamburger, Arnie is locked out of the car and can't help her. The door lock button clearly goes down by itself, yet these cars did not have lock buttons. They required the door handle to be rotated counter-clockwise to lock them.
However, the author did note that Christine was "a special order", which could explain these inconsistencies. Also, since the car is possessed by a supernatural force (the previous owner in the book and an unknown force in the movie) it is possible that the car could do just about anything it (she) wanted.

1/18 Scale ERTL Diecast 1958 Plymouth Fury From Chrintine Movie

JOHN CARPENTER'S CHRISTINE

Christine (also known as John Carpenter's Christine) is a 1983 horror film about a supernaturally malevolent automobile and its effects on the teenager who owns it, adapted from a novel written by Stephen King. The film was directed by John Carpenter, and set in 1978.

Highschool geek Arnie Cunningham falls in love with "Christine", a bright red 1958 Plymouth Fury which has seen much better days. Setting himself the task of restoring the car to its original condition, his friends notice that the car is not the only thing that is changing. Arnie seems to spend more and more time with his car. He's also developed a sort of cocky arrogance which does not seem like the real Arnie at all. Written by Murray Chapman {muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au}