They say the internet can answer any question.......

I have a really obscure question. I happened to catch a snatch of a really bad old Elvis Presley movie, called "Spinout", on TV. The bit I saw was of Elvis driving a Cobra round a race track, and then trying out a gold painted canam style mid engined car that looked like a Mclaren M6 with slightly modified bodywork. Does anyone know anything about what that car actually was?

Google came up with some info on the Cobras used in the movie, but nothing on the canam style car. Apparently the race scenes were filmed at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

I attach a photo from the movie of Elvis and a cobra I found. Amazing how ratty the cars looked in period!

Cheers

Fred W B



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[Edited on 21/7/06 by Fred W B]

[Edited on 21/7/06 by Fred W B]

rather an unsual driving position!! but I guess Elvis was more famous for his singing not driving

His facial expression suggests his frustration with putting the driving essentials on the wrong side...

I thought he had a porta-potty behind the seat

Don't know about the canam. Chaparral might be worth an investigation.

is the car in a lake?

Rupert

Also have a look at Scarab

Andrew

"A really bad elvis film"!!!!!!!!!!
How dare you, he is one of the greatest actors to ever grace our screens

i don't think i'd wanna borrow any of your films ....

next you'll be saying he was a great singer

Happened to come across the answer to my question.

HERE

Cheers Fred W B




[Edited on 16/3/08 by Fred W B]