The 1965 Shelby Cobra that Iron Man’s Mark II armor landed on in the first Iron Man movie has been added to a museum in Elkhart. Read more of the story below!
“Every superhero starts out with a few scrapes and bruises, and one of the first casualties of Iron Man’s vigilantism will be on display in Elkhart.
The Hall of Heroes Super Hero Museum recently acquired the 1965 Shelby Cobra that was destroyed in 2008’s “Iron Man.” In the film, billionaire industrialist and inventor Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., falls on top of the car while testing one of the first prototypes of the Iron Man mechanized suit.
The movie prop, which is valued at $75,000, was donated to the museum, though owner Allen Stewart said the donor did not wish to be identified yet.
The automobile will make its debut to the public during Avengers Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the museum at 58005 C.R. 105 in Elkhart. For a minimum donation of $5, visitors can get their pictures taken in the dent Iron Man made in the car while wearing his mask, Stewart said. Another donation of $5 gets attendees a picture with Captain America’s shield, which was one of the six shields used in the 2011 superhero film “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
In addition, Walt Disney and Cartoon Network animator Scott Rosema, who has also drawn for Marvel and DC Comics, will sign and sell prints and sketches of his work during Avengers Day. Solution Squad comic book creator and Pierre Moran math teacher Jim McClain will also attend the event.
Admission to the museum is $6 for ages 10 and older and $4 for ages 9 and younger. Donations will go toward restoring the museum’s 1941 original copy of the first Captain America issue, which features the superhero punching Hitler in the face.
“We’re only one of two museums that have one from 1941 — ourselves and the pop culture museum in Baltimore, Md.,” Stewart said. “Ours is a little rough, though, so we need to raise about $10,000 to have restoration work on that book because it is so key historically.”
Stewart is also accepting donations for the restoration through a GoFundMe page.
The money that’s not used for restoring the comic book will go toward a new location for the museum. The 2,500-square-feet building doesn’t have space to exhibit the car, Stewart said.
He said they’re looking for a place north of Elkhart so the museum can draw travelers off the toll road.
“We’re a huge tourist draw for the Elkhart area, and I don’t think people know that we’re such a huge draw,” Stewart said, “because 70 percent of our attendance is out of the area, out of state, because of how unique we are. … We have the largest superhero collection in the world.””
Here’s a question: is it worth more or less now that it’s been both wrecked and featured in a top grossing superhero movie?
Source: ElkhartTruth
