Professor Fate's "Hannibal 8"

hellnbak

yeah, probably shouldn't have posted this, it's just that I was so excited to find out that yet another of the Hannibal 8's has survived.

I tend to get emotionally involved with my projects, should probably seek professional help about that

pbacot

I like your version better!

david_h

Push the Button Max!

HornOxx

I bow to this work and thank you for returning this beautiful movie memorie

@david_h said:

One of my all time favorite movies. . .

this is true!
a film category to which also belongs "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes"

ric323

The gaudy gold structure you can see in the background of the second photo is part of a Wurlitzer organ that was also restored at the Stahl Museum. You can see it being played in Mar 2015, with the Hannibal 8 and a Leslie Special in the background here:

david_h

ric323

Pity they didn't play that on the Wurlitzer.
Did you notice the back end of the moose at 2:48 in that video?

ric323

@david_h said:

...Professor Fate's Heat Seeking torpedo.

NOISE seeking!

Very nice work. Where is it now?

david_h

you're right. . .forgive moi. Note the 19th century ear horn.

right now it's in our Pinewood Derby mothballs where it has been for the past 20 years--right next to the Lost Ark.. I guess I oughtta get it back out and spiff it up.

Nah.

david_h

@ric323 said:

Did you notice the back end of the moose at 2:48 in that video?

Oh yes. Always good for a chuckle or two. A nice bit of Blake Edwards' subtle wit.

BTW . . .I could probably do this in Sketchup. Professor Fate's Noise Seeking torpedo. My son and I did this years ago for his first cub scout pinewood derby car. great little conversation piece. It lost in the race. .but won first place in Design.

ric323

I've just started a new website & forum, dedicated to the cars and characters from the movie.
If you do get it out, I'd love to see some photos of it posted there.
http://leslie-special.info/

hellnbak

Richard,

Nice website. I do have some interesting stuff about the movie I came across when researching the Hannibal 8, I'll try to post some of it to your site.

Steve

ric323

@hellnbak said:

Richard,

Nice website. I do have some interesting stuff about the movie I came across when researching the Hannibal 8, I'll try to post some of it to your site.

Steve

Great, thanks Steve. I was going to ask your permission to repost some of your material from here