absorbable gelatin sponge, n brand name: Gelfoam; drug class: hemostatic; action: absorbs blood and provides area for clot formation; uses: hemostasis during and following surgery.
The car is a two-door convertible with beige exterior, red leather interior, Straight-8 Fireball 8 cylinders, 320 c.u. inches engine size and a 2-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission. On the market: The 1949 Buick, pictured, used in the 1988 film, 'Rain Man,' starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, is up for sale
About 10 1975-76 Ford Gran Torinos were totaled during production. Only two Torinos from the film were intact. One of them is a genuine 1976 Gran Torino with the Starsky and Hutch (1975) paint job, and the other was a base 1974 Torino which had been in storage. In reality, the 76 and 74 Torino which was used in the film was repainted with the white stripe resembling the one used on the TV show.