Jul 28, 2020 · To answer your question, the Topper car was at the time the most famous movie car ever to hit the screen. It was initially designed on a 1936 Buick Series 60 chassis and then later underwent a Chrysler chassis and drivetrain update along with exterior styling changes.

For me, the biggest star of the movie was the Topper car - a 1936 Buick Series 80 Roadmaster (131" wheelbase) customized by Bohman & Schwartz and fitted with special controls – including a second hidden steering wheel. As a stuntman drove the car using the hidden wheel, it would appear as if the vehicle was being driven by a ghost.

Mar 30, 2015 · As for Topper’s car, it was indeed at the time the most famous movie car ever to hit the screen. It was actually a 1936 Buick Chrysler … yes, a combination of the two cars built by Pasadena...

Topper, a wealthy bank president, is oppressed by boredom and routine, compounded by his social-climbing wife Clara’s obsession with presenting a respectable façade. On a whim, he buys the late Kerbys’ car.

Mar 22, 2019 · Topper’s roadster movie car was a combo of several cars built by Pasadena Coachbuilders Bohman and Schwartz to be featured specifically in the Topper movie. Anthony Gerrity, then a well-known designer who worked for Bohman and Schwartz, designed the car.

The 1936 M/B 540K which appeared in the movie, "Topper Returns" is arguably one of the most beautiful automobile designs ever, but I would imagine that the producers of the movie later regretted their choice.

Mar 11, 2019 · Topper’s roadster movie car was a combo of several cars built by Pasadena Coachbuilders Bohman & Schwartz to be featured specifically in the “Topper” movie. The car was designed by...

In 1936, prominent Pasadena coachbuilder Maurice Schwartz, constructed the “Topper” car for Hal Roach on a Buick chassis, following a design by Anthony Garrity of Hollywood. Many theater-goers across the country came out of “Topper” remembering little more than the dream speedster.

During WWII, it was used by the Gilmore Oil Company to publicize a wartime rubber scrap drive. Then, after the war, the car was again modified with '40's Buick lines and Cadillac taillights. Note the Gilmore Lion license plate topper; very cool.

May 13, 2021 · Topper’s roadster movie car was a combo of several cars built by Pasadena Coachbuilders Bohman & Schwartz to be featured specifically in the 'Topper' movie. The car was designed by Anthony Gerrity, then a well known designer who worked for Bohman & Schwartz.