1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country 3 Seats Wagon [RC3-H 879]

1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country [RC3-H 879] in Cape Fear, Movie, 1962

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
DAF555 ◊ 2006-06-19 21:38
explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-06-19 21:55	Thats a Chrysler??? I'd have said DeSoto.
DAF555 ◊ 2006-06-19 22:07	It´s a Chrysler, there were no De Soto Wagons.
sky81 ◊ 2016-01-09 02:26	Only Chrysler had the distinctive fishbowl instrument panel shown in the car interior picture that DAF555 provided. I had noticed in this scene, where Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is about to reach in through the open window and take the ignition key, that the instrument panel glass is silvered over. I assume this was because the glass would have worked like a convex mirror and reflected all the filming crew.
portacker ◊ 2016-03-05 23:32	Rare body design, a wagon without b pillars, made it easier to shoot the car interior. Cool pic of the Speedo painted over.