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Old 22-06-2008, 05:09 AM
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Genevieve, must be near the top of the list.

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Spender is spot on.Just couldnt think of the title.cheers
I should have said you spotted the odd one out.

Vegas ford thunderbird
miami vice ferrari daytona cabro/tessarossa
the new saint jaguar xjs
the A team van
magnum ferrari 308
burkes law rolls royce silver cloud?
The bond cars are a list all on there own, but the icon has to be the
aston martin DB5
My top 5 cars the star

Herbie
chitty chitty bang bang
batmobile
genevieve
trotters robin
I think the top 5 are a hard call as 3 have films about them and I have
left christine out.
The prisoners Lotus 7 was a good call.
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Old 22-06-2008, 07:00 AM
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It's a Reliant Regal, not a Robin.

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Thanks Nick
I didnt even know that.I am sure even corgi call it a robin.
Still an icon of tv.
Even if its only got 3 wheels.
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Old 22-06-2008, 07:19 AM
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A famous Reliant Regal ...


A not so famous Reliant Robin ...
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The Prisoner...... Lotus 7.
or the Minimokes.......................?

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Old 22-06-2008, 11:24 AM
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gosh theyre beautiful arent they ?how much do they cost ?
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gosh theyre beautiful arent they ?how much do they cost ?
You can't buy a new one because they don't make 'em anymore.
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There is an interesting article in this months "Classic and Sportscar" magazine (July 2008 issue) written by motoring journo Martin Buckley. He road tests a classic 1969 Lamborghini Islero S, but this isn't just any old lambo. Its the actual car used in the Roger Moore film "The Man Who Haunted Himself" and which Buckley describes "as stealing a remarkable amount of screen time as the vehicular representation of the repressed hero's more flamboyant alter ego" The car is in showroom condition which is nice to hear though it has since changed colour from the pale blue as it featured in the film to silver, and the interior has been re-trimed in red leather,and it looks a very good combination. There were only a handful of cars in right hand drive, this of course being one of them, the current reg of the car is MDM 262G so I shall be looking out for it as it lives in London, so a good chance it may turn up at the odd classic car show. Original price in 1969 was £7400, the other classic Lambo of that year was the "Muira" driven in the opening credits of "The Italian Job" The Muira cost £9500 in 1969 so the Islero was considered a bargain at the time. Current values are £90k for a show condition Islero and £200k plus for a Muira. Its a tough decision as to which to buy, I think I'll go for the Islero! (when I win the lottery)
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Spender is spot on.Just couldnt think of the title.cheers
I should have said you spotted the odd one out.


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The new Bond film 'Casino Royale' has been awarded a Guiness World Record for the most cannon rolls in a car.
The scene, which features in the film, is performed by stunt double Adam Kirley in the Bond Aston Martin DBS.
The car flipped and rolled seven times (what a waste!) after a nitrogen cannon was used to propel the vehicle through the air.
It beat the previous record of six rolls performed by a 'Top Gear' stunt man last year.

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it was a fluke and special effects men were unsure if they could get the car to roll at all...certainly 7 rolls after a sharp turn are one of the ridiculous moments in CR
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There is an interesting article in this months "Classic and Sportscar" magazine (July 2008 issue) written by motoring journo Martin Buckley. He road tests a classic 1969 Lamborghini Islero S, but this isn't just any old lambo. Its the actual car used in the Roger Moore film "The Man Who Haunted Himself" and which Buckley describes "as stealing a remarkable amount of screen time as the vehicular representation of the repressed hero's more flamboyant alter ego" The car is in showroom condition which is nice to hear though it has since changed colour from the pale blue as it featured in the film to silver, and the interior has been re-trimed in red leather,and it looks a very good combination. There were only a handful of cars in right hand drive, this of course being one of them, the current reg of the car is MDM 262G so I shall be looking out for it as it lives in London, so a good chance it may turn up at the odd classic car show. Original price in 1969 was £7400, the other classic Lambo of that year was the "Muira" driven in the opening credits of "The Italian Job" The Muira cost £9500 in 1969 so the Islero was considered a bargain at the time. Current values are £90k for a show condition Islero and £200k plus for a Muira. Its a tough decision as to which to buy, I think I'll go for the Islero! (when I win the lottery)

very very cool
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an almost Bondian car here if anyone recognizes it..colour is wrong for the movie
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an almost Bondian car here if anyone recognizes it..colour is wrong for the movie
Thats an "Iso Grifo" manufactured from 1963.
The Italian "Iso" company were famed for making scooters but decided to build cars to rival Ferrari and Lamborghini by blending Italian styling with American engineering to produce a 5 litre + petrol guzzling monster. Very stylish cars without a doubt but possibly not much good to Bond in a chase situation as the petrol gauge would visibly race towards zero in proportion to the speedos race to the higher figures on the dial which would mean a detour every few miles to the nearest petrol station for our hapless hero!!
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Thats an "Iso Grifo" manufactured from 1963.
The "Iso" company were famed for making scooters but decided to build cars to rival Ferrari and Lamborghini by blending Italian styling with American engineering to produce a 5 litre + petrol guzzling monster. Very stylish cars without a doubt but possibly not much good to Bond in a chase situation as the petrol gauge would visibly race towards zero in proportion to the speedos race to the higher figures on the dial which would mean a detour every few miles to the nearest petrol station for our hapless hero!!
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