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Triumph TR6 - british Cars in the movies

I am making a crossword puzzle for a car club meeting. I was hoping to collect British cars in the movies as clues. Could you give me some movies and the cars used?

Jerry
Jerry

Good looking MGBGT parked in the gansters drive way in one of my favorate movies "Get Carter" with Michael Caine, Alan Alda drives a TR6 in "Sweet Liberty" nice TC for a brief moment in the black and white movie where Alex Guinnes steals gold from his employer. Can't remember the name of the movie. There is a MG parked next to the garage where the gangsters hide the loot in "A Fish Called Wanda". On the MG BBS there was a movie trivia thread.
Hope this helps.
richard Porter

Austin Healey 3000 - The Royal Tenenbaums, Father of the Bride

Aston Martin DB5 -Goldfinger, Thunderball

Aston Martin DBS, RR Corniche - On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Aston Martin Vantage - The Living Daylights

Lotus Esprit - Spy who Loved me

Lotus Esprit Turbo - For you Eyes Only

Sunbeam Alpine- Dr No

Morris Mini - Mr Bean (TV)

Sunbeam Tiger - Get Smart (TV)

Jaguar XKE - Austin Powers

Jaguar XJC - New Avengers (TV series)

Cooper S - The Italian Job

MGTC - Love Story, Back to School

Triumph TR6 - Tear for Fears (Rock Video) 'Everyone wants to rule the world"

steven

Try this website that references British cars in movies
http://www.team.net/www/triumph/
Steve

E-Types and Minis in The Italian Job
E-Type in 52 Pickup
TR6 in the first 10 mins of Electra Glide In Blue
Jaguar Mark One (or Two) in tv show Inspector Morse
Charlie

Come on! This a Triumph site!

"Soft top Hard shoulder", a 1993 British comedy road movie starred Peter Capaldi, music by Chris Rea AND, playing "Crazy Horse", a 1972 13/60 convertible.

Any more Triumphs?
JohnD

Okay JohnD

How about 'Throw Mama from the Train' and '3 Men and a Baby' that both featured a TR6.

That should make you happy!!
steven

More, more!

I could mention "Absolute Beginners", another British film but set in early 60's, that used Heralds and a Spitfire as background, and the early Cliff Richard flicks, that were MADE in the early 60's, ditto. "Featured", I don't think so, but "Summer Holiday" did feature a London double-decker bus!

Oh, and "Anoraks of Fire", but that was about trainspotters.
John
JohnD

My guess is you're looking for american movies featuring British Cars.

How about Christine. In the final chaos in the workshop the Plymouth is ramming everything in sight. It hits a Mark 2 Ford Cortina in the side. If memory serves me correctly it is white with a green stripe!!!! Possibly a Lotus Cortina but we hope not.

Regards

Trevor

'65 12/50 Herald
Trevor White

MGA Blue Hawaii
Steven O. Vandal

Vacation with Chevy Chase. I saw a yellow Spitfire with a hardtop parked in one of the hotel scenes.
Mike Munson

One more, but not a film.
British TV has a commercial for the new "twisted seam"(?) Levi jeans. A group of people get out of a car at a US Diner, and proceed to untwist themselves - FX as for Goldie Hawn in "Death becomes her".
The car is a Triumph 2000.
Why? (Is this a reference to the LBC syndrome? I suppose even a 2000 is an LBC in the US)

Seen this ad Stateside?
JohnD

This thread was discussed between 01/01/2002 and 08/01/2002

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