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The Godfather Car
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12/08/06 09:38 PM
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Don Cardi  Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: Don Cardi]
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12/08/06 11:48 PM
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Bar Vitelli, Queens, NY
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Wow - that looks gorgeous! Can it be ordered with optional bullet holes and shattered windshield?  Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: Signor Vitelli]
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12/09/06 12:56 AM
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Wow - that looks gorgeous! Can it be ordered with optional bullet holes and shattered windshield? Signor V. Funny that you should say that. Earlier this evening I was talking with Mig about this car and I said that they should make a series of them : Santino getting shot by a bullet ridden car, Carlo getting strangled by Clemenza with a shttered windsheild, Vito and his three sons standing by the car.  Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: Don Cardi]
#348750
12/09/06 11:48 AM
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Muscat, Oman
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Nice car - but who is the character sitting in the back of it? Yes, I agree. A terrible rendition of Vito Corleone. Never the less it still looks pretty cool.  Rumor has it that Mark Winegardner is the one who sculpted that figure in the back seat. Don Cardi The car looks just SO COOL... but the toys ruins it, it would be GREAT if it's bullet holes and covered with blood of Santino! 
"Pain has no tendency, in its own right, to proliferate. When it is over, it is over, and the natural sequel is joy."
- C. S. Lewis
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh"
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Re: The Godfather Car
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12/09/06 09:26 PM
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Bar Vitelli, Queens, NY
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Nice car - but who is the character sitting in the back of it? Yes, I agree. A terrible rendition of Vito Corleone. Never the less it still looks pretty cool. Rumor has it that Mark Winegardner is the one who sculpted that figure in the back seat. Don Cardi I thought it was Raymond Burr. But that is a pretty neat toy. I need some Godfather paraphernalia for my basement. I think it looks a little like Luca Brasi.  Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: Signor Vitelli]
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12/09/06 09:38 PM
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I think it looks a little like Luca Brasi.
... with a cannoli in his mouth.
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Re: The Godfather Car
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12/09/06 09:43 PM
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Re: The Godfather Car
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12/09/06 09:44 PM
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Bar Vitelli, Queens, NY
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I think it looks a little like Luca Brasi.
... with a cannoli in his mouth.
"Yeah, yeah..."Must've been one of them deleted scenes! Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: dontomasso]
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12/11/06 03:14 PM
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Vito didn't smoke, so it must be a cannoli. good point
"From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street. Now it's my turn." (King of New York)
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: Don Cardi]
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12/13/06 03:57 PM
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Bar Vitelli, Queens, NY
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I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread, but the cars are available from a few sellers on eBay. I've noticed that the prices for the car seem to vary - the lower the opening bid (or Buy-It-Now price), the higher the shipping charges - one seller's vig...er, S/H can be up to $20. That seems excessive to me, to put it mildly. But if you look at the prices and the postage together, they all seem to add up (more or less) to around $40, or a little higher. "Don't like the shipping charges? F*** you, pay me!" Sorry...wrong movie. Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: The Godfather Car
[Re: Don Cardi]
#349689
12/13/06 08:45 PM
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Bar Vitelli, Queens, NY
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I did an Internet search with the words Godfather diecast car and found more vendors for comparison shopping. Some are real ripoffs, I have to say. As the proverb goes, "One who has choice, has troubles." As far as Amazon, here is the link: Amazon.com: Godfather car The vendor seems to be iDcow Inc. rather than Jada Toys themselves (unless I don't know where to look - which is always a distinct possibility). One interesting thing about the scale of this car: 1/18 scale was larger than I expected, having grown up with stuff like Matchbox and Corgi. From the descriptions I've read, it's almost 4" wide and nearly 12" long. Maybe it should've been called Sonny's Car!  Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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