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 A group of Dodge Challenger enthusiasts is preparing to set off on an
excursion to visit the sites used in the filming of the cult-classic
movie, Vanishing Point, known to most muscle car fans, thanks
to the white 1970 Challenger driven by the main character, known simply
as Kowalski. Andy McCraner of Denver, Colorado, filled us in on the trip
and the story behind it.
It seems that several years ago, Andy, who owns a 1970 Challenger, was regularly visiting a web board dedicated to the model, The Dodge Challenger Board,
and met a few other enthusiasts who were also big fans of the movie. As
it turned out, the board was actually started by a British Challenger
fan, Dave Robson, who, not surprisingly, was also a fan of Vanishing Point.
According to Andy, it's not as unusual as it might seem to Americans
for Europeans to be familiar with the film, as it was released and
enjoyed far greater success in Europe than it had in its home market.
After a number of discussions about the movie, Andy, Dave and some
other board regulars began to talk about a road trip in the States to
trace the route of the film. Because Andy was a native of Denver, the
launching point for journey undertaken by Vanishing Point's
protagonist, he began to investigate the movie's actual locations, in
the process meeting Ed Kocoran, who'd actually moved to the United
States some years earlier from Czechoslovakia in a pilgrimage motivated
by his own infatuation with the film. Ed has indeed sniffed out most of
the more obscure locations, and pretty soon the road trip was taking
shape.
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