 Prior to filming, Johnny Depp (qv) swapped his car for  Hunter S. Thompson (qv)s red Chevrolet convertible and spent  weekends driving it around California in preparation for the role.  Meanwhile, Thompson spent that period in Depps car with a woman  named Heidi, writing an essay called "Fear And Loathing In  Hollywood: My Doomed Love At The Taco Stand" that was partially  published in Time Magazine, along with a new  Ralph Steadman (II) (qv) drawing of a gargoyle