On May 8th, I went to the annual Car Show in Culver City. I’ve attended a few years earlier as Batman. This year they had a replica of the Black Beauty from the Green Hornet TV series. So it was a great opportunity to show my support for my friend , Anthony Taffuri and his great replica if I attended it as the Green Hornet. This was the first time since the 2006 San Diego Comic Con that I put on the green duds and meet the public. It was surprisingly mild weather for early May, so I didn’t cook too badly with all the layers of clothes I had. It turned out to be a great time and folks enjoyed themselves.
Here’s some pictures from the show:
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The car show was across the street from the Culver Studios. The original studios where Batman and Green Hornet were filmed.

Look familiar? It was used as an exterior to a few Green Hornet episodes as well as Batman.

Anthony Taffuri, ladies and George Barris

With one of my GH board members pweakley. She liked my friend Billy’s gas gun.










I love your costume. Can you tell me where you got it all. I want my son and I to be the Hornet and Kato for Halloween. We started watching the original and are huge fans.
I got the mask from CY Productions. The rest was found, pieced together and modified from here and there but not from the web or a specific GH vendor. Good luck! 🙂
Thanks for the info. I see that they have the hat and coat on there as well but it’s a bit rich for my blood at the moment. I will be getting a mask though.
Scott,
I have been searching for a replica black beauty for some time. One that is is running order. I’m not a wealthy man but have been searching. In your travels, would you provide any leads helping me find my car?
Thanks,
John
Hi John,
I’ve never come across one for sale and never researched building one. I’ll try to keep you in mind if I do.
Nicely done! How did you construct the ‘Hornet’s Sting’ – was it something you built or bought, and are there any other pix on your site?
Thanks!
Hi Jamie,
I cobbled together the sting back in 2006 from what started out as a kid’s light saber. It’s not accurate or very good at all up close but works as a general prop for pics from a distance. Maybe someday a proper one will become available.