Hey Indy! On Wednesday (1/26), you can take a ride in the actual Black Beauty that was used in the “Green Hornet” (details below). Hardee’s has a sweepstakes and you can actually win the car! I will take the version with the guns on it and roll the dice on the street legal part.
-wibia
Hardee’s has partnered with Sony Pictures around the theatrical release of The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen. The partnership, which unofficially kicked off in July 2010 at Comic-Con, includes a Hardee’s commercial starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou, who plays Kato in the film, as well as an instant-win game and sweepstakes, merchandise and themed food products (including a limited edition Kickin’ Asian Sweet & Sour sauce).
To get Indianapolis movie-goers excited about the film, Hardee’s is bringing the Black Beauty car to the its restaurant location at 8601 Allisonville Road tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26) from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This is the real Black Beauty that was used in the film. It’s based on the Chrysler Imperial Crown body style, which was produced in 1964, 1965, and 1966, souped up with a brand-new supercharged engine and top-of-the-line, stunt-ready accessories. The prop weaponry comes complete with hood guns and front and rear bumper rockets.
How to win:
Guests at Carl’s Jr. or Hardee’s restaurants can purchase a limited-edition 42-ounce The Green Hornet collectors’ cup co-sponsored by Dr Pepper®. The cup includes a unique code that guests can enter when they register for the promotion at the Carl’s Jr. or Hardee’s Facebook pages (http://www.facebook.com/carlsjr or http://www.facebook.com/hardees). The grand prize winner has the option to choose a Black Beauty complete with non-operational prop machine guns, rocket launchers and other faux-weaponry used in the movie, but that one’s not street legal – or a Black Beauty without the weaponry, which the winner can roam the open road.
Tags: green hornet, Hardee's, movie
thanks for posting this. it was really cool to see and i wouldn’t have known about it otherwise. they weren’t doing rides in the car – probably because it was the non-street-legal version – but it was still pretty cool. plus, hardees for lunch aint bad!