Marauder Prototype???

[Bowman9]

After much searching of the web I have finally found an image of the "6000 SUX" from the first Robocop movie (1987).
It fits the bill of Big, Bad, and Black even before the Impala SS came out, so who is copying who.

I wonder if I could get "6000 SUX" badges made up for my Marader?
I have also posted this pic in the gallery section.

[TAF]

Here's the guy that help design the cars for the movie. I've never seen the movie (I think there's been 6 of them, right? J/K). Looks like they were based on a Camero/Trans Am body...but, I DO remember flipping by the movie late one night, and I thought they used Taurus'...or was that for the "Classic" Judge Dredd with Stallone?

http://www.robertwebb.com/robocop.htm

[GarageMahal]

That car in the movie always made me smile :) I think the cop cars were horrible however, the remind of a Taurus. IIRC the movie was out before the Taurus was in production.

jta

[GarageMahal]

Sure, an hour goes by without a reply and TAF has to beat my Taurus comments by seconds :lol:

[TAF]

Sure, an hour goes by without a reply and TAF has to beat my Taurus comments by seconds :lol:
I can't be here ALL the time....like RF, sniffin for "oil threads" :lol:

[jgc61sr2002]

Todd - I concur it is either a Firebird or a Camero.

[Petrograde]

That car in the movie always made me smile :) I think the cop cars were horrible however, the remind of a Taurus. IIRC the movie was out before the Taurus was in production.

jta


hmm,... ok this date is off the top of my head ...but... I'm really good at this stuff. Robocop came out in 1987 (maybe late '86) The cop cars used in the film was a Ford Taurus.

Tom

[SergntMac]

I don't know what movies y'all been watching, but RoboCop's cop car was a stock Taurus, no disguises.

You don't see a lot of the "6000 SUX" on screen, but it's a '76 Pontiac LeMans under all that bondo.

[CRUZTAKER]

Touche! Right on Mac.

I'd been followin' this thread, but had nothing to offer:P

[BlackHole]

I don't know what movies y'all been watching, but RoboCop's cop car was a stock Taurus, no disguises.

You don't see a lot of the "6000 SUX" on screen, but it's a '76 Pontiac LeMans under all that bondo.

No would you beleive a Continintal Thats right. See Ford had the License so it was mostly Fords on screen. Heres one that you can catch in the 1st movie.
Know the seen were the bad guys was in front of the TV store with the .50 cal rifles well look real close as Brodcker puts the rifle in back of his SUX and slaps the roof. The rearview mirror falls off. Boy they were not kidding about it being a POS!!! :lol:

[Donny Carlson]

I cringe when I think how much money I spent on laserdiscs. Back before DVD's, if you wanted the best possible picture, great sound, and extras not seen on VHS, you shelled out $35, usually more, for LD's. I bought the Star Wars Trilogy boxed set, which set me back $150. Collectors item now .. these are pre "special edition" versions, though, sadly, laser rot has taken its toll.

One in my collection is a special edition "uncut" version of Robocop. This came with an extras disc that explained that the first generation Taurus, which was new to the market, was used rather than the specially created cop cars because Verhoven felt they looked sufficiently futuristic, were cheap, and were reliable. All they really did was paint them matte black and add logos. Another factor -- the special made cop cars made it difficult for the actor to get in and out of the car wearing the Robo suit. The first suit was rigid, heavy, and cumbersome. Peter Weller could actually get in and out of a Taurus wearing the suit.

Oh, and if you're wondering, the uncut version is considerably more violent, with more graphic gore. Two scenes in particular - when ED209 opens fire in the presentation, shooting some of the junior executives, and the "execution" scene of Murphy. The bad guys really, really put the hurt on him. Verhoven explained on the disc that the MPAA demanded the cuts, otherwise they would give it an X rating (no NC-17 in those days).
So, snip snip, R rating, the rest is history.

[dwasson]

I saw Robocop in a sneak preview about 6 weeks before it was released. We were asked to fill out a short questionaire and I remember that many of us in the theater were upset at how violent the movie was. When it was released I was surprised how good the reviews were. I guess that the version I saw was different.

[TAF]

I saw Robocop in a sneak preview about 6 weeks before it was released. We were asked to fill out a short questionaire and I remember that many of us in the theater were upset at how violent the movie was. When it was released I was surprised how good the reviews were. I guess that the version I saw was different.
Dan...you mean you COULD have stopped it's release??!!

Too bad you weren't in the focus group for Gigli :lol::lol:

[Donny Carlson]

I saw Robocop in a sneak preview about 6 weeks before it was released. We were asked to fill out a short questionaire and I remember that many of us in the theater were upset at how violent the movie was. When it was released I was surprised how good the reviews were. I guess that the version I saw was different.
You probably saw the uncut version. I've never seen the uncut version on cable or DVD, though I wouldn't be surprised to see it on DVD some day. It's brutal.

BTW, I also have the SE Basic Instinct on laserdisc. This edition is also uncut, with an amazingly graphic amount of gore and violence (Verhoven had a realistic efx dummy made that was the receiver of the ice pick in the opening scene) and some explicit sex scenes that had to be cut. One thing I loved about my laserdisc player was the digital still frame and the ability to pan and zoom within the frame. The leg crossing scene comes to mind :)

[Bowman9]

In the movies they used Ford Taurus's as the cop cars.
In the TV series they used mustangs and Impalas as cop cars.

The 6000 sux was built out of a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

The cars that Robert Webb built were never used in any of the films, because of some "legal" issues.

http://www.robocoparchive.com/info/thecars.htm

http://www.robocoparchive.com/

[dwasson]

Too bad you weren't in the focus group for Gigli :lol::lol:

I work for the army and there is a rumor that a new superweapon is being developed using "Gigli" technology. Reports say that this is why Quaddafi agreed to reveal and halt Libya's nuclear programs.

It makes sense. If all you have is nukes and we have Gigli the bigger bomb wins.

[duhtroll]

All I have to say about the 6000 SUX is

"I LIKE IT!"

I think the quote was something like:

"I want a car - a big car, something that goes really fast and gets really sh**ty gas mileage!"

Sounds like a MM to me, except that milage part. :)

-A

[Geo]

Indeed SgntMac, my first thoughts were that it was a Pontiac A-body by the way it looks but that thing was so modified that looks can be deceiving. I was watching the Director's narrative on the DVD of RoboCop and they indeed mentioned that it was a Cutlass (Oldsmobile A-body).

Yes, the 94-96 Impala SS and 03-04 Marauders are the 6000SUXs of reality. There better be more. I thought the new 2005 Cadillac STS was to be a new American RWD beast. RWD it is but the pre-production pics show it to look like dulled-out version of the previous STS; too bad.