20th Century Fox commissioned two Black Beauties for The Green Hornet television show
20th Century Fox commissioned two Black Beauties for The Green Hornet television show
Dean Jeffries chose the 1966 Chyrsler Imperial as a base vehicle, then threw a Mythbusters episode full of gadgets at it...
He had 30 days to get them both done. When the #2 car came back to him in 1993 in wretched condition, he spent two years restoring it
The sail panel was extended 14 inches to create a more limo-like profile from the side. Otherwise, only the door handles have been changed in the side profile
The rotating headlights revealed a green set for Kato's infra-green vision
To the left of the rockets, note the retractable rams that were deployed to hold the car upside down on the rotating table in The Green Hornet's garage
The Imperial's actual roofline was untouched, only the sides extended. Note the cutouts for shooting bad guys behind
Another gun in back shot oil, grease or smoke
Keystone Alloys with Green Hornet center caps
Dean Jeffries built the only two original Black Beauties in The Green Hornet TV show. Others, such as those built by George Barris, were replicas
A truly mobile phone...
Behind the center armrest in the back seat...
in case The Green Hornet needed to design a bridge... or something...
The gadget panel built into a cabinet behind the front bench. Toggles, anyone?
A second screen in the back seat. Like we said, The Green Hornet loved tracking things...
another panel of buttons to control the working gadgets
If the gadgets didn't cut it, there were always guns - two of them hid in compartments in the C-pillar...
