The Autoshite Xmas Quiz

[lancashireclamper]

Very very close!

[warren t claim]

Mondeo Ghia?

[lancashireclamper]

Bit bigger

[Father Ted]

Keeping in the Vauxhall theme, and given it was 98 - I vote for a Vectra

[warren t claim]

Scorpio?

[lancashireclamper]

Afraid not FT, think more luxury barges

 

Edit, yep Warren spot on a 2.0 in silver.

 

The Cortina was driven by Basil, the unfortunate Postman/Minicab driver played by David Ross who went on to play Elgin Sparrowhawk, Farm manager in 'The Green Green Grass'

[warren t claim]

Afraid not FT, think more luxury barges

 

Edit, yep Warren spot on a 2.0 in silver.

 

The Cortina was driven by Basil, the unfortunate Postman/Minicab driver played by David Ross who went on to play Elgin Sparrowhawk, Farm manager in 'The Green Green Grass'

 

Yay! What car was advertised as being a "Mean Little Mover?"

[lancashireclamper]

Total guess (again) Renault 5?

[warren t claim]

Total guess (again) Renault 5?

 

Same size and era!

[Richard]

Fiat 127?

[Father Ted]

Talbot Samba

[warren t claim]

Talbot Samba

 

Well done!

 

Question please!

[Father Ted]

Ummmm

 

Bugger - I hadnt got one prepared

 

OK, in the 1990's tat fest of weird and wonderful vehicles that was BBC TV's Bugs - what was the first car that Ros Henderson has which was subsequently destroyed and replaced with a string of Yellow Cabrios?

 

I want exact make, type and year of registration for this one please.

[Richard]

I have a feeling it was a J plate Peugeot 205 GTi, but I could be completely wrong.

[Father Ted]

I have a feeling it was a J plate Peugeot 205 GTi, but I could be completely wrong.

 

Very very close.... I mean incredibly close....

Ah, shit, you can have it -

 

In the program its a K plate 1.6 GTI, but in reality it was a J reg 1.6GTi - in the TV series the number plates on the cars were swapped with plates from production team cars ( the K plate used on the 205 belonged to the lighting directors Sierra) - F'rinstance Jessie Birdsalls Jeep (17 LPJ) was in fact on a van used by the camera crew and still exists on a Transit to this day....

Your turn...

[Father Ted]

Oh - and the Talbot...

[Richard]

An easy one. What kind of car does Dustin Hoffman's character drive in Straw Dogs?

[lancashireclamper]

Triumph Stag, white I think

[Richard]

It certainly was. When I was checking (I did know but I wanted to make sure) I discovered that there's a 2011 remake.

[lancashireclamper]

Bloody remakes, why can't they leave things alone

 

Anyway, should be an easy one this;

in the mid 90's Imogen Stubbs played Anna Lee, an ex cop turned PI (now theres a novelty)

What type of car did the character drive?

[Lufthansa-Terminal]

Bloody remakes, why can't they leave things alone

 

Anyway, should be an easy one this;

in the mid 90's Imogen Stubbs played Anna Lee, an ex cop turned PI (now theres a novelty)

What type of car did the character drive?

 

 

Was that the fit piece with the Sunbeam Alpine?

[warren t claim]

Bloody remakes, why can't they leave things alone

 

Anyway, should be an easy one this;

in the mid 90's Imogen Stubbs played Anna Lee, an ex cop turned PI (now theres a novelty)

What type of car did the character drive?

 

 

Was that the fit piece with the Sunbeam Alpine?

 

Indeed. Fitted with a Ford crossflow and autobox 'cos the lovely Imogen can't drive a manual.

[lancashireclamper]

Bloody remakes, why can't they leave things alone

 

Anyway, should be an easy one this;

in the mid 90's Imogen Stubbs played Anna Lee, an ex cop turned PI (now theres a novelty)

What type of car did the character drive?

 

 

Was that the fit piece with the Sunbeam Alpine?

 

Indeed. Fitted with a Ford crossflow and autobox 'cos the lovely Imogen can't drive a manual.

 

Sorry if that was too easy, should point out that in the pilot episode the car looked quite distressed, apparently to reflect the characters free wheeling lifestyle (it also broke down on her way to her first day in a new job) but, for the series proper the car gained a more restored look in blue iirc.

[Lufthansa-Terminal]

What did the Project Apex become?

[eddyramrod]

Total guess: Rover 75?

[Shep Shepherd]

The Hillperson Imp

[Lufthansa-Terminal]

Total guess: Rover 75?

 

No we are looking at a 1960's release that carried on untill the mid 70's. It has a Rover trait though

[Lufthansa-Terminal]

Shep's got it h.g.f being the Rover trait

[Shep Shepherd]

My turn:

 

What was name given to the first Volvo car built in 1927?

[eddyramrod]

PV4, nicknamed Jakob