Go-Kustom Films Begins Building Race Car for New Film - The Legend of D.B. Petty
Go-Kustom Films commissions Hot Rod Fabricator Chris Darland to build D.B. Petty's 1966 Hemi Charger Gasser.
Medford, OR, April 06, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Located in the quiet town of Medford, Oregon, Chris' Garage is an unassuming little hot rod shop that churns out some of the wildest street iron cruising these United States. Owner Chris Darland has been building kustoms and traditional hot rods for years and first worked with Go-Kustom Films on their first feature film, Hot Rod Girls Save The World, as both actor and stunt coordinator.
When Hot Rod Girls Save The World was in Post Production, Director D.A. Sebasstian conatcted Chris about finding a 1966-1967 Dodge Charger for the prequel film.
Said Sebasstian, "As I was developing the back story for Hot Rod Girls Save The World, I created the D.B. Petty character. He is the father of Hot Rod Girl, Betty Petty and befoe I knew it, he had taken on a life of his own. I wanted him to have a unique and hardcore darg racer, so I decided his ride would be an early Dodge Charger- I really love the looks of those cars. For Hot Rod Girls I built a 1/25th scale model and photographed it, turning those photographs into fake newspaper articles that are seen in the film. Later when I decided to develop the prequel, we needed a real car. We asked Chris if he could pull it off and he said yes."
The D.B. Petty Charger is no show car. It is being built as a pure mid-1960's straight axle racer, with stripped interior, roll cage and period correct drag slicks. Darland found the Charger body shell in a local junk yard and after consulting with Sebasstian towed the car to his shop. After several months of work the Charger has been cleaned of rust and has most drivetrain components in place. The finished car will sit almost as tall as a four wheel drive and barely be street legal.
Said Sebasstian, "The cars were crazy back- almost anything went. This was the Drag Racing Era that led into the late 1960's Funny Cars. Teams were doing anything they could to lighten their cars and get better traction. I knew this Charger project would take some time, I mean we are not shooting The Legend Of D.B. Petty until middle of 2010!"
A chronicle of the D.B. Petty Charger build will eventually be at www.go-charger.com
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When Hot Rod Girls Save The World was in Post Production, Director D.A. Sebasstian conatcted Chris about finding a 1966-1967 Dodge Charger for the prequel film.
Said Sebasstian, "As I was developing the back story for Hot Rod Girls Save The World, I created the D.B. Petty character. He is the father of Hot Rod Girl, Betty Petty and befoe I knew it, he had taken on a life of his own. I wanted him to have a unique and hardcore darg racer, so I decided his ride would be an early Dodge Charger- I really love the looks of those cars. For Hot Rod Girls I built a 1/25th scale model and photographed it, turning those photographs into fake newspaper articles that are seen in the film. Later when I decided to develop the prequel, we needed a real car. We asked Chris if he could pull it off and he said yes."
The D.B. Petty Charger is no show car. It is being built as a pure mid-1960's straight axle racer, with stripped interior, roll cage and period correct drag slicks. Darland found the Charger body shell in a local junk yard and after consulting with Sebasstian towed the car to his shop. After several months of work the Charger has been cleaned of rust and has most drivetrain components in place. The finished car will sit almost as tall as a four wheel drive and barely be street legal.
Said Sebasstian, "The cars were crazy back- almost anything went. This was the Drag Racing Era that led into the late 1960's Funny Cars. Teams were doing anything they could to lighten their cars and get better traction. I knew this Charger project would take some time, I mean we are not shooting The Legend Of D.B. Petty until middle of 2010!"
A chronicle of the D.B. Petty Charger build will eventually be at www.go-charger.com
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