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This is my favorite old car in the National Studebaker Museum. It was used by the Muppets to drive down the street in a movie. The actual driver was in the trunk; you can see the steering wheel - he had other controls and video screen so he could see what he was doing.

Photogoof · 08-17-2018, 11:08 AM

A Muppet car - that's the best!

reh321 · 08-17-2018, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by Photogoof

A Muppet car - that's the best!

And its kind of fun to find out how they did some things.

**foxandcrow** · 08-17-2018, 01:28 PM

What a crack-up I had no idea.

reh321 · 08-17-2018, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by foxandcrow

What a crack-up I had no idea.

Yup, this one was "for real" .... not done via "lab magic".
Thank you for your comment.

dubyam · 08-18-2018, 06:34 AM

Love it! Thanks for sharing the how behind some great comedy.

As a total gearhead and hot rodder, I've always wanted to find an old bullet-nosed Studebaker in that particular model, and paint it up in the rainbow color scheme. Of course, I'd add in a blown hemi, full cage, rear tubs, and effectively make it into a pro-street car with real speed, but it would certainly add meaning to the phrase, "Can you picture that?"

reh321 · 08-18-2018, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by dubyam

Love it! Thanks for sharing the how behind some great comedy.

As a total gearhead and hot rodder, I've always wanted to find an old bullet-nosed Studebaker in that particular model, and paint it up in the rainbow color scheme. Of course, I'd add in a blown hemi, full cage, rear tubs, and effectively make it into a pro-street car with real speed, but it would certainly add meaning to the phrase, "Can you picture that?"

Thank you for your comments.

I don't personally know how many of the bullet-nosed cars remain. Even in South Bend, we don't see very many .... other than the time once a year when they come back to town for a "reunion". I always thought it was a neat design also. My dad owned two Studebakers over time .... a slightly later one that over time developed such compression issues that it could barely handle down-state hills, and a bullet-nosed one that he never dared take out of town - eventually the floorboards of that car started rusting through, and he would terrorize my mother by talking about installing some "Flintstone-type" brakes.

Wasp · 08-19-2018, 08:49 AM - **1 Like**

It was a great movie. Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear were on a road trip across Ameria. The evil Doc Hopper was in pursuit. The Muppets were assisted by some friends who 'disguised' the tan colored Studebaker as a rainbow colored Studebaker. The remnants of that paint job is still visible in the picture, but time has not been kind to what must have been a quick job by the production team.

The reaction from Kermit and Fozzie upon seeing the pain job was something along these lines: "I don't know how to thank you. I don't know why I should thank you."

SSGGeezer · 08-19-2018, 09:01 AM

Is this a bullet nosed Studebaker? I have seen several up here in Maine if it is. Classic Studebaker and a Touch of Irony - PentaxForums.com

reh321 · 08-19-2018, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by Wasp

It was a great movie. Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear were on a road trip across Ameria. The evil Doc Hopper was in pursuit. The Muppets were assisted by some friends who 'disguised' the tan colored Studebaker as a rainbow colored Studebaker. The remnants of that paint job is still visible in the picture, but time has not been kind to what must have been a quick job by the production team.

The reaction from Kermit and Fozzie upon seeing the pain job was something along these lines: "I don't know how to thank you. I don't know why I should thank you."

Yes, that was a fun movie - I'm glad the museum was able to save this car.

reh321 · 08-19-2018, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

Is this a bullet nosed Studebaker? I have seen several up here in Maine if it is. Classic Studebaker and a Touch of Irony - PentaxForums.com

Yes, this was a bullet-nosed Studebaker - that neat Loewy design is probably the only reason they used a Studebaker.
Fozzie's Studebaker | Muppet Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
The Muppet Wiki article says the camera which fed an image to the driver was hidden in the nose.

**henrikpedersen33** · 06-28-2021, 08:32 AM

Originally posted by reh321

This is my favorite old car in the National Studebaker Museum. It was used by the Muppets to drive down the street in a movie. The actual driver was in the trunk; you can see the steering wheel - he had other controls and video screen so he could see what he was doing.

That's fun to see

reh321 · 06-28-2021, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by henrikpedersen33

That's fun to see

Thank you for your comments to this {I thought} long forgotten thread.

Yes, to see for historical reasons and to see how it was actually done.

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,186 Original Poster	Originally posted by foxandcrow What a crack-up I had no idea. Yup, this one was "for real" .... not done via "lab magic". Thank you for your comment.

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,186 Original Poster	Originally posted by dubyam Love it! Thanks for sharing the how behind some great comedy. As a total gearhead and hot rodder, I've always wanted to find an old bullet-nosed Studebaker in that particular model, and paint it up in the rainbow color scheme. Of course, I'd add in a blown hemi, full cage, rear tubs, and effectively make it into a pro-street car with real speed, but it would certainly add meaning to the phrase, "Can you picture that?" Thank you for your comments. I don't personally know how many of the bullet-nosed cars remain. Even in South Bend, we don't see very many .... other than the time once a year when they come back to town for a "reunion". I always thought it was a neat design also. My dad owned two Studebakers over time .... a slightly later one that over time developed such compression issues that it could barely handle down-state hills, and a bullet-nosed one that he never dared take out of town - eventually the floorboards of that car started rusting through, and he would terrorize my mother by talking about installing some "Flintstone-type" brakes.

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Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,663	It was a great movie. Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear were on a road trip across Ameria. The evil Doc Hopper was in pursuit. The Muppets were assisted by some friends who 'disguised' the tan colored Studebaker as a rainbow colored Studebaker. The remnants of that paint job is still visible in the picture, but time has not been kind to what must have been a quick job by the production team. The reaction from Kermit and Fozzie upon seeing the pain job was something along these lines: "I don't know how to thank you. I don't know why I should thank you."

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SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Is this a bullet nosed Studebaker? I have seen several up here in Maine if it is. Classic Studebaker and a Touch of Irony - PentaxForums.com

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,186 Original Poster	Originally posted by Wasp It was a great movie. Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear were on a road trip across Ameria. The evil Doc Hopper was in pursuit. The Muppets were assisted by some friends who 'disguised' the tan colored Studebaker as a rainbow colored Studebaker. The remnants of that paint job is still visible in the picture, but time has not been kind to what must have been a quick job by the production team. The reaction from Kermit and Fozzie upon seeing the pain job was something along these lines: "I don't know how to thank you. I don't know why I should thank you." Yes, that was a fun movie - I'm glad the museum was able to save this car.

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,186 Original Poster	Originally posted by SSGGeezer Is this a bullet nosed Studebaker? I have seen several up here in Maine if it is. Classic Studebaker and a Touch of Irony - PentaxForums.com Yes, this was a bullet-nosed Studebaker - that neat Loewy design is probably the only reason they used a Studebaker. Fozzie's Studebaker \| Muppet Wiki \| FANDOM powered by Wikia The Muppet Wiki article says the camera which fed an image to the driver was hidden in the nose.

06-28-2021, 08:32 AM	#12
henrikpedersen33 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,632	Originally posted by reh321 This is my favorite old car in the National Studebaker Museum. It was used by the Muppets to drive down the street in a movie. The actual driver was in the trunk; you can see the steering wheel - he had other controls and video screen so he could see what he was doing. That's fun to see

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,186 Original Poster	Originally posted by henrikpedersen33 That's fun to see Thank you for your comments to this {I thought} long forgotten thread. Yes, to see for historical reasons and to see how it was actually done.

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