What was The Wraith in reality then? Well I remember seeing “The Wraith” way back in the 80’s for what it’s worth. Yeah before I really know enough about cars but, I still thought it was a Volkswagen Chassis/ Kit Car of some sorts 😕 Full movie at the bottom!
M4S Pace Car
Well I just recently saw a post about “The Wraith” so I decided to see exactly what the car from “The Wraith” was actually made out of!
Better View
So it seems I was right on one account at least. Still didn’t find it’s exact build up for the Movie Car clones but did find this bit of information.
The Tuned mahki-engine
It would seem the true car was a Dodge M45 that was supposed to be a Pace Car. However that never came to be except for one example that was used and copied for use in “The Wraith”. Of course then a bunch of copies where then created either for destruction scenes or driving scenes as the real car was just used for stills. The Actual Pace M45
The driving scene cars used (wait for it) Volkswagen Engines! You can almost tell from the way the transaxle sits in some of the scenes. That is because the real Dodge M45 used a Turbo 4 cylinder that powered anything from K cars to any other front wheel drive Mopar Product in the 80’s.
wraith-engine in M45
OK it wasn’t just a plain old K car engine but, an actual tuned 450 Horse Power Turbo engine. So the car would actually be a fun car to drive and this is from way before the import craze ever started too! Was this the original Wraith Color?
Again I wouldn’t mind having this car today but, it doesn’t have to be “The Wraith” movie car. I would take any lightweight 4 cylinder car making 450HP anyday of the week to show off and take to the track 🙂
Located in Central NJ I wind up at lots of Car Events. Be it at Englishtown, Island or Atco Dragstrips or Somerville Main Street on Friday nights. If it involves High Performance cars I am most likely at the event!
Author: trc
