‘Legend’-ary wheels
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Will Smith stars in Warner Bros.’ December release ‘I Am Legend.’ Looks to me like the biggest co-star in this one is the bright red Shelby Mustang GT 500, with its signature white stripes.
Smith plays the sole survivor of an apocalypse, all alone in New York City. So what to drive? Well, if you have the streets to yourself and all the gas there is, why not go for the guzzle? The shots of the Mustang blasting around totally traffic-free New York will be the envy of every urban driver. I lost myself in that dream just with the sound of that car growling through the city streets, forgetting I’d have to fight off those darn pandemic-surviving bloodthirsty mutants. Wait a minute! Where have I seen this before?
Oh, yeah This story has been adapted on film more than once. Charlton Heston went through this in the 1971 adaptation of the Richard Matheson novel ‘The Omega Man.’ Incidentally, Heston drove a bright red 1970 Ford LTD convertible in that film. Maybe red Fords will survive the apocalypse!
My insider’s note: There’s more reason to support this car choice, beyond its obvious flash....
My insider’s note II: Look out for the stealthy customized Expedition.
-- Josh Hancock