For some more stills from the movie American Graffiti: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/great-movie-american-graffitti-cars.html#links
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George Lucas during the filming of the movie "American Graffiti"
For some more stills from the movie American Graffiti: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/great-movie-american-graffitti-cars.html#links Looks like Anthony Hopkins on the movie set for "World's Fastest Indian"
The license plate is close, but not the one on Burt's trailer http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/burts-trailer-simple-and-effective.html , and the tall guy is wearing new sneakers, nothing looked like those in the 60's, and Burt was skinnyfound on http://ihatemotorcycles.tumblr.com/
I think I located Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage
This isn't much evidence, but it's at the general location that is commonly known (by the Burbank Airport) and Jay is supposed to have more than one building, one for working on the collection, at least one for storing them, and the sign above the door says "Service entrance"
And the amount of rubber on this side street in front of that gate, well... draw your own conclusion... but the people I asked while taking this photo said Jay is always on these streets. Soooo, I'm figuring I've found it. Not like that is going to do anything for me, but it's neatDean Martin's cars, quite a variety
the Facel Vega I posted about last year http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/dean-martin-and-facel-vega.html
Accoding to http://www.dexigner.com/product/news-g12107.html Dean owned one of these 1967 Ferrari 412P on exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
a 1976 Stutz Blackhawk 
from what I could learn in searching the internet, Dean owned this Ghis L 6.4, a 1967 De Tomaso Mangusta Fantuzzi Targa, a 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC, and a 1972 Cadillac station wagon: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/1972-cadillac-station-wagon-1-of-2-made.html If you loved Dean Martin, and want to check out a really cool laid back blog about him, his movies, some stills, and some video clips, ya gotta go see http://ilovedinomartin.blogspot.com/
Ferrari 250 GT Police Car
Believe anything Hollywood says and you’ll already be thinking all the cool coppers drive around in Ferraris – they certainly do in Magnum, Miami Vice and Bad Boys 2. But back in the ‘60s the Italian police drove one for real.
The lucky driver’s name was Marshal Armando Spatafora, something of a legend in Rome it seems, and his car was a 250 GTE. Together, they patrolled the streets of Rome for nearly a decade, hunting down serious criminals in the kind of heroic chases Hollywood directors would kill for.
For its day, the car was seriously quick, with a 240bhp engine that could sling-shot it speedily round the tight Roman streets. As you’d expect, no car of the day stood a chance, especially as the GTE shared its roots with the 250 GTO, one of Ferrari’s finest supercars and racers. The 250 GTE was also the first mass-produced four-seat Ferrari, so there was actually a bit of space to stick any arrestees. But it looked so damn cool you’d probably want to commit some crime just to see it in action. These days it's as rare as a straight politician but the actual car used still survives in a museum of police cars in Rome.
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