The Wraith

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Has anyone ever seen this Movie. It is fairly old, has a lot of mopar stuff in it. Along with the Chrysler Turbo Interceptor concept. I finaly found the movie online at circuitcity, it was back ordered and it just now came in. Check it out if you haven't seen it before. Not too bad.

[tbirdsc357]

Is that the one with Charlie Sheen, he gets killed and then comes back? If it is.....kinda cheezy:D

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yeah it is, but come on, the car is cool. Chrysler actualy built it. I found it some write ups about it online somewhere.

[JAFO]

There are very few car movies that aren't cheesy. ;) It's not about the movie, it's the cars man!

That one has a good selection. Notice that the blower on the TA isn't turning? LOL!
I love the look on that guy's face when he opens the hood to see that pulsing, back lit motor with electricity shooting all around it. Classic! That was a cool car, too. I think it was a Dodge, can't you just barely see it in phantom letters on the back of the car, but kinda big, "DODGE"? Cool flick, I give it a thumbs up.

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yeah the blower doesn't move.

The movie featured several Dodge Daytonas, gave a first glimpse of the the Plymouth Sundance (about a year before it was introduced) and a battered '65 Plymouth Barracuda. However, it was the 1984 Dodge M4S prototype sports coupe that stole the show in the movie (donated by Dodge to the film makers).

The 'Turbo Interceptor' 1984 Dodge-PPG Twin Turbo M4S Prototype. The vehicle was originally a pace car developed by Chrysler and PPG in 1984. Over 30 cars were constructed for the film for various stunts and crash sequences. The beauty version of the car featured a $30,000 paint job. The M4S was a slippery teardrop sports car design that was seriously considered for production. However, Dodge did not produce it because of high manufacturing costs (the marketing people in 1984 saw no market for a high-performance Dodge sports car for about $50,000 -- although the Viper proved otherwise).

The vehicle was track tested and achieved a top speed of 194.8 miles per hour. The car's drivetrain utilized a 5 speed manual transmission out of the '85 Dodge Turbo Daytona. The engine was a stock block, the durable 2.2 liter Inline four used in other Dodge offerings like the Dodge Daytona and Aries. This engine made 400 horsepower thanks to twin Garrett T25 turbos, a twincam Cosworth 16-valve cylinder head and Bosch L-Jettronic fuel injection (this research was later used to developed the 2.2 liter Turbo 4 used in the Iroc Daytona and Spirit R/T). Under normal driving conditions, this engine combination averaged around 27 mpg in the city and over 30 at highway speeds (mileage dropped to around 23 mpg past 150 mph).
Other Notable features on this car are Gullwing doors and its clam shell hood. The really nice part, this vehicle featured a mid-engine layout (very unique for a Mopar). Actually, the Dodge Designation M4S stands for Mid-engine 4 Cylinder Sport. The car also featured a perfect 50/50 weight distribution between its front wheels and rear wheels. It rolled on 15 inch aluminum wheels (depicted with a gold tint in the film). These same wheels soon became optional on Daytona, Acclaims and Chrysler minivans.

That is from the site I found on it.

http://moviemopars.www6.50megs.com/wraith/car.html

[thundersc]

http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/thewraith/Turbo.html


http://members.tripod.com/mcwalkerusa/dalesar.html

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sweet. Wonder if they are still using the 2.2 Turbo. I think the car looks great. Way ahead of its time. I think it would sell today.

[thundersc]

Dalesar's fiberglass kit car used a V8 ZX? transaxle, Ferrari suspension, Ferrari windshield. He was asking 9,000 for frame and fiberglass body non-finished back in early 90's. Rumor has him building turnkeys for $50,000. His body is made from movie molds just larger for every day living.

Chrysler still has the concept car on display in Michican. I have a link to it somewhere...

[talon660]

Yeah, I loved that movie when I first saw it. Loving that Corvette look ever since--Twin turbo hood, wide tires and gfx. Almost thought the Daytona was a Mercury Capri at first, don't see any of those on the road. One thing I never did figure out was what was that metal thing that kept disappearing after every crash and reappearing on his arm? Anyone notice the large wheel gap in the rear, uh! Wish my car did "special things" like never break or leak stuff.

You can get the DVD for cheap on ebay if you want it. It's worth it.

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You can also get it real cheap from www.circuitcity.com and they are more trust worthy. :)