A former car dealer in France has built an impressive collection of movie cars
and some of the fleet is available for short-term rentals
which is housed in the Movie Cars Central museum in Etrechy
was formed by Franck Galiegue and includes more than 40 vehicles
Among them are car that appeared in various “Jurassic Park” and “Fast and the Furious” films, as well as the “Herbie” Beetle and “Back to the Future” DeLorean. Naturally there's also a Batmobile, in this case a replica of the one in the films by Tim Burton
In an interview with Reuters published last week
Galiegue said one of his most prized collectibles is a Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu that Ryan Gosling drove in 2011's "Drive." Three of the cars were used for filming
One was destroyed during production and another is still owned and sometimes driven by Gosling
According to Reuters, eight of the 12 vehicles forming the "Fast and the Furious" ensemble are also genuine. One of the original cars is a Dodge Charger. The Nissan Skyline GT-R is a replica. Galiegue is fully transparent with what is genuine or a replica on his website.
Many of the cars can be hired for events and true fans can book a test drive, though some cars, due to their value, are limited to a handful of laps on a private track.
"I wanted to do something like a museum, but it must be a living thing, so that people can drive the cars, either here on our terrain or even on the road," Galiegue said in his interview with Reuters.
Galiegue hasn't finished growing his collection. Three new vehicles are on the way, including one from the 1987 “RoboCop” movie.
but Galiegue's Movie Cars Central operation offers paying visitors the chance to take a spin in more than 10 mostly U.S.-made vintage car models that have featured in movies."I wanted to do something like a museum
either here on our terrain or even on the road," he said.One of those cars for hire is a DeLorean
transformed to resemble the time-travel machine from the 1985 film "Back to the Future".Galiegue also owns two Batmobiles
including a replica of the one in the 1989 Tim Burton-directed Batman film
a Ford Gran Torino from the series Starsky & Hutch
He owns 12 cars from the Fast and Furious series
eight of which are originals.The museum will soon have three new cars including one from the 1987 RoboCop movie.Reporting by Noemie Olive; Editing by GV De Clercq and David Holmes
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There are so many famous movie cars we’ve adored through the years that the only chance we have of ever getting behind the wheel of one is in our dreams
Whether it be one of the many “Fast and Furious” street racers
or the iconic Delorean from “Back to the Future”
is allowing tourists to take famous cars from his collection out for a spin
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a collection of 43 classic movie cars that appeared in the actual films or are replicas
In addition to being able to see these famous cars up close and personal
paying visitors are offered the opportunity to select a handful of American-made vintage cars out for a joyride that was featured in many popular films
Galiegue began collecting cars when he was 21 years old. Now 39, he told Reuters that one of the most beloved cars in his collection is one of the two remaining 1973 Chevy Chevelle Malibus driven by Ryan Gosling in the 2011 film Drive
many action films will have multiple backup cars as part of the production
especially if stunts are involved and if one is damaged beyond repair
In the case of his ’73 Chevy Chevelle Malibu
there were three involved in the filming of Drive
Some of the other movie cars in his collection include two Batmobiles
one of which is a replica from the 1989 Batman film directed by Tim Burton
a Ford Gran Torino from Starsky & Hutch
as well as 12 cars from the Fast and Furious films
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