2/15/2023 0 Comments I am gangster 2016![]() Not to mention the 3/4" inch of dust on the car covering the 1967 Corvette blue the car was painted in 1968. Stories of the early offers on the car and then obviously people just forgetting it still sat in the garage. Talking with the Son and his Mom, stories of dozens of bed sheets and blankets dry rotting and literally falling off the car was told, stories of the tires being inflated with the pressure checked once a year, the water being drained from the radiator and engine. The owner had passed away and his Son and his Widow had decided to proceed with selling the '57. ![]() The car was last driven and parked in the owners garage in September 1974, when discovered the battery was still connected and had the date code bubbles removed indicating June 1972. Rare items don't stop there, the 327 cid wears a set of original Dougs Headers long tube headers with collectors! The mufflers are original Smittys! Items like the water pump, intake manifold, distributor, thermostat housing all correct for the period! The gauges are all Stewart Warner date coded 1968, the Ansen Top Eliminator wheels were still wearing the tires date coded 1967. The car is geared 3.70:1 using the original differential and axle housing.Įvery casting date code has been checked and documented, the brake drums and even the wheel cylinders were all original. Already a factory optioned V8 car with power steering, the L79 327 was slid in, a 1962 bellhousing was used, and the Muncie M20 from the 'Vette was reused too. Originally hot rodded in 1968 with the drivetrain from a 1967 Corvette, the owner had a vision and was really up on "what was cool". This 1957 Chevy Sedan Delivery is beyond a remarkable find. ![]() ![]() Always hunting, always looking for the classics. I AM GANGSTER brings a non-judgmental/non-apologetic portrait of life on the streets of the City of Angels.Gangster Choppers drug another nice piece home. Rechenberg was inspired by their stories, as well as by legendary Los Angeles filmmaker Charles Burnett and his classic KILLER OF SHEEP. And now, eight years later he's come full circle with this powerful feature length film that comes straight from the heart. I AM GANGSTER was birthed from a collaboration with members the Teen Club of Hazard Park in East Los Angeles, when Rechenberg and these teenagers created a short film called TICKED back in 2008. Now, Rio could be easily swayed to enter the dangerous life that looks so inviting. Meanwhile, rebellious and easily influenced teenager Rio faces bullies at school and pressure at home, when he meets up with his old childhood friend who is an active gang member. This pressures Lito to begin seeking more power on his own. At the same time, hardcore gang member Lito seeks retaliation for the shooting of a fellow gang member by the police, while gang matriarch Tia refuses to let him do so and rejects his request for more organizational responsibility. David, an idealistic correctional officer able to keep his family safe, deals with excessive use-of-force incidents at the jail and is challenged to make a fateful decision between the lesser of two evils. "I AM GANGSTER" tells the story of three young men in East Los Angeles trying to survive on a daily basis. Writer-director Morits Rechenberg, producer Ralf Weinfurtner, and actors Marlene Forte, Gilberto Ortiz and Rick Mancia talk with Jesus, #Thisfunktional of, about "I am Gangster."
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