There was a Robocop 3? Apparently so, it even had theatrical release, but it should have gone directly to video. The most memorable thing from the Robocop franchise, at least for us, were the Taurus police cars. They featured prominently in all of the installments, 3 included. Now for those of us who had the AMT/Ertl kit (I had the SHO cop car, not the Robo 1), you can pick up the real thing. This isn't just a hand-me-down Taurus that got a rattlecan paintjob, either, but the last surviving automotive cast member from the final installment.
A longing for the movie and TV icon cars of the 1980s seems to be a common dork affliction – witness the fact you can buy flux capacitors and KITT, uh, kits. It takes a special breed to consider spending more on this '88 Taurus than it likely cost new. If you have no problem dropping $20,000 of today's dollars on yesterday's prop, the Volo Auto Museum has your ride. The car is fully documented and carries a George Barris signature (George seems to have signed any and everything...) and several other prop items. There's even a Robocop suit for an extra three grand if you want to go all-out.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kookr @ Dec 20th 2007 5:35PM
robocop voice*
"Drop it"
Matt Keller @ Dec 20th 2007 5:37PM
Heh heh, thats pretty cool.
Matt Keller @ Dec 20th 2007 5:37PM
Heh heh, thats pretty cool.
Jason @ Dec 20th 2007 6:00PM
Dead or alive, you're coming with me.
Clinton @ Dec 20th 2007 6:07PM
RoboCop 3 was not a direct-to-video release. It was in theaters.
Talisman @ Dec 20th 2007 6:41PM
Yea, I definitely remember seeing that one in the theatres
Dan Roth @ Dec 20th 2007 9:26PM
Wow, I didn't realize it'd actually made it to theaters. I'm sorry you spent money to sit through something so painfully bad. Even the trailer sucks, and trailers *never* suck.
Will @ Dec 20th 2007 6:42PM
I'll buy that for a dollar!
Paul Jackson @ Dec 20th 2007 6:46PM
Come Quietly Or Their Will Be.... trouble.
Benfolio @ Dec 20th 2007 6:56PM
For some reason I don't think that laptop is period correct for the car..... That and why the lack of exterior shots of the actual car? Why were they using an '88 Taurus in a '93 movie? Why not a SHO? Why am I asking so many questions? Why am I even posting this?
sk @ Dec 21st 2007 10:08AM
The first Robocop was filmed in 1986 and released in 1987. Back then the Taurus was futuristic.
check wicki
Philthy @ Dec 20th 2007 7:07PM
Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.
epilonious @ Dec 20th 2007 8:55PM
The chrysler SUX... an American tradition! (12 mpg)
SPG @ Dec 20th 2007 10:03PM
it was the 6000 SUX, not Chrysler.
It was actually a 1970's Oldsmobile sedan that was highly modified.
Benfolio @ Dec 20th 2007 11:04PM
Yes, and it was 8.2MPG: http://imcdb.org/vehicle_4112-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-1977.html
Zodiac @ Dec 20th 2007 8:56PM
FYI: Robocop 3 had a theatrical release, and I'm not afraid to admit that I saw it via theater!
Woot for Robocop Jetpack!
Will D @ Dec 20th 2007 11:22PM
"it should have gone directly to video"
....maybe direct to landfill...
Stiletto @ Dec 21st 2007 11:19AM
Seriously a total waste of money for an ugly car that looked "futuristic" for about 1 year.