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Jake's Car

posted 16 years ago by mrg_500
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Does anyone know what make and model of car Jake is driving in the film ? (The grey metallic convertible)

[–] Doghouse-6 16 years ago

Pretty sure it's a '49 Lincoln Cosmopolitan

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[–] andrewgage 16 years ago

With the meticulous attention to detail used in this film, I seriously doubt they'd have used a '49 car in a film set in '48...

[–] Doghouse-6 16 years ago

Nevertheless, it appears they did - only it was a Hudson rather than a Lincoln, as the post by Alogusz verifies.

Jake Berman does mention the date, "Oct 27, 1948" in the opening scene, so I guess the '49 models would have been out by then.

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[–] Alogusz 16 years ago

a 1949 Hudson Commodore 8 Convertible Brougham, estimated at $40,000 to $50,000, that was featured in the movie, "The Two Jakes". It sold for $41,800.

http://www.thecityreview.com/s07ccar.html

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/featured-in-the-motion-picture-the-two-jakes-mo-1-c-vl1ustk5uc

[–] Big_Boss_Ogg 16 years ago

WHAT??? That gorgeous automobile only fetched $42K at auction? It must not have been running, or was wrecked, or something. I see the Christie's page goes into scant detail, more's the pity. What a ridiculously low price for such a fabulous vehicle! I could have sworn it was a post-war Mercury at first glance, and have lusted after it ever since I first saw it. I'd even take it in it's pristine condition over that '50 (Merc?) in the Stallone film Cobra!

[–] Noir-It-All 15 years ago

This car WAS gorgeous! It just sparkles!

Getting any car soon after the war wasn't easy for most people.

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