[ausev] I finally own an electric car! (GEM E4)

[Vern Graner]

ojas wrote:
> Cool!
> 
> I don't have any technical advice, but the seller is incorrect: This was 
> definitely used in Idiocracy <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/>, a 
> Mike Judge movie released last year that was mostly filmed in Austin. I 
> always wondered what they used for donor cars in that movie - now I know.
> 
> "Brawndo - it's got what plants crave!" was a dead giveaway. =)

Wow! You're spot on! I went through a copy of the movie and this is 
clearly the "hero" vehicle! I cut together a quick set of clips that 
show the car being used in the film and then adds the stills of how the 
car looks now:

http://www.notepad.org/GEMcar/Gem-Car-Idiocracy(3m).wmv

Thanks for the heads up! :)

Vern

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