scooters Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Ironically, given that it's a kids cartoon in which cars can talk, the Disney-Pixar films Car and Cars 2 are pretty spot-on when it comes to vehicular nerdiness. In fact, a major plotline revolves around the type of head bolts that Rover/Buick V8 engines use (although I admit I don't actually know how accurate this is). I spent quite a while on geeking up Cars 2 online on Boxing Day having watched it with the family. I thought having Hugo the Yugo as the master criminal was a brilliant stroke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Every car seems to have a remote central locking 'BLIP' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancashireclamper Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Closing scene of 'Ice cold in Alex' a series one Land Rover is parked in shot, quite an achievement for 1942.'Let him have it' the film about Craig and Bentley opens with the two main characters breaking into a warehouse in Croydon set in November 1952, look out for the Allegro parked at the far end of the street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormee Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 ...and all other cars are NEVER locked after being left. Did anybody notice that? No actor ever uses a key to lock their vehicle! Every car in each movie is ready to use and unlocked all the time. If not, hotwiring does the job despite steering locks enable after attempt to turn the wheel in real life. Good luck to a thief who really manages to hotwire even an 80s car (BMW, Audi etc. which is almost impossible), set off and being faced with a locked steering column! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Oh and the drivers side window is always open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Slightly o/t but it bugs the hell out of me when people are seen jumping on motorbikes and not doing their helmet up and also when people drive along and contantly look at the camera or passenger in the other front seat. WATCH THE FRICKING ROAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I was watching "Near, far away" on C4 the other day, it's a documentary about Father Ted and the writers do a bit of a location tour and meet some people IN A FECKING MK2 GRANADA! They even intercut shots of them driving with bits of the show and no-one notices or comments at all that they are in the wrong car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtd2000 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I watched the original 1970's Gone in 60 Seconds last week. There is a treasure trove of old shite in there that I didn't know was even sold in the USA! Including a MK1 Cortina and one of those Austin/Morris 1100/1300 things - you know like in Clockwise Worth a watch indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Life on Mars Ashes to Ashes.... HOW MANY wrong modern cars and vans pitched up in these? Rover 400 anyone? VW Luton van? LDV pick up? Mk4 Ezzy, Talbot Alpine Mk2 appearing too early, 1985 Transit appearing in 1981! Sheeesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That's a Rover 600 by the looks. Also the Ashes Toi Ashes series featured a sloping front mk2 Audi Quattro on old plates. I think the car was about a D-reg they used, plus the Cortina was a 1600E with a GXL front grille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Another entire series of TV cock-ups - did anyone see that series where Richard 'I don't believe it' Wilson attempted to drive around nice bits of Britain in classic cars? I say attempts because he clearly had not got a clue how to drive these old cars and just made a complete meal of it. A great idea in theory, but perhaps it would have been nice to allow Mr Wilson some more familiarisation time with these old cars? If you don't spend much time driving them, they really do not behave like moderns! I'm not sure he'd ever used a column gearchange in his life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That series was deeply disappointing, I don't think I even managed to watch it all. Even when he wasn't driving he never seemed at ease. As far as I know Richard Wilson learned to drive at a fairly advanced age, and only because he had to. I think he stated early on in that series that he hadn't even got to grips with manual gearboxes (which is possibly why his Avenger needed a new one in one Foot in the Grave). There must be countless celebrities who are into cars. Robbie Coltrane is probably too obvious but there must be others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbottomley Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 That series was deeply disappointing, I don't think I even managed to watch it all. Even when he wasn't driving he never seemed at ease. As far as I know Richard Wilson learned to drive at a fairly advanced age, and only because he had to. I think he stated early on in that series that he hadn't even got to grips with manual gearboxes (which is possibly why his Avenger needed a new one in one Foot in the Grave). There must be countless celebrities who are into cars. Robbie Coltrane is probably too obvious but there must be others. yea good thinking remake the series ... i vote for both the cheeky girls in bikinis washing the cars to start with followed by Kylie driving them as she is older and would appease the older watchers I think it sounds like a hit to me??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmicro Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The Day of The Jackal movie featured a mark 1 Escort, but was supposed to be 1966, and I think it was The Odessa File where the book featured Peter Miller's Jaguar, but he had some old pintail Merc in the movie. *PFAKKT: my Mum's friend Betty is Freddie Forsyth's cousin. Another thing that annoys my geek radar is inaccurate ringtones. EastEnder's Jack Branning has an HTC Desire, yet it makes the ringing sound of an old Motorola 3788e. And computers that take 3 seconds to boot in movies - my computer has dual EFI BIOS, 32 gigs of RAM and solid state hard drives, and it can't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 ...it bugs the hell out of me when people are seen jumping on motorbikes and not doing their helmet up... You've never been to Thailand then Billy? About the computer thing, I HATE the way ALL computers in films etc bleep and chirrup and whizz with EVERY little function. WTF is that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ah the amount of times I have been told off when watching heartbeat etc and pointing out car / model errors. The one I hate the most is when a car drives over a cliff or is blown up by a bomb - and you can see the engine and gearbox are missing Or a roll cage in an accident scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ah the amount of times I have been told off when watching heartbeat etc and pointing out car / model errors. The one I hate the most is when a car drives over a cliff or is blown up by a bomb - and you can see the engine and gearbox are missing Or a roll cage in an accident scene. If they really do have to destroy classic cars for the sake of crap TV programmed, then I'd say that's a good thing really. At least something's been salvaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Totally agree there Wilko - just one of those hold on thats not right spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The Day of The Jackal movie featured a mark 1 Escort, but was supposed to be 1966, The soundtrack for the Alfa in The Day of The Jackal was actually an Escort BDA overdubbed afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ronin. M5 in chase scene, lesser model rolled/smashed up......alloy wheels are RONG. I'm so sad, i was going to kill myself, but after reading the preceding 4 pages, you're all as bad as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The Day of The Jackal movie featured a mark 1 Escort, but was supposed to be 1966, The soundtrack for the Alfa in The Day of The Jackal was actually an Escort BDA overdubbed afterwards.Chris Sclater's to be exact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Ronin. M5 in chase scene, lesser model rolled/smashed up......alloy wheels are RONG. I'm so sad, i was going to kill myself, but after reading the preceding 4 pages, you're all as bad as me. Yep. Nice chase, shame about all the pillocks flashing their headlights miles before they can possibly see that anything's amiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I think its weird how people on the TV don't say hello or goodbye when they use their phone. I spotted an automotive MISTAKE on Gavin and Stacey the other day, they were all in that Citroen Picasso and you could see part of the trailer it was sat on through the drivers window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I remember on The Bill that for every car horn sound, they used an old single tone Austin/Morris item, even if it was a big Audi or BMW that someone had stepped out in front of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Diamonds Are Forever. Yes, even in a Bond they can get it wrong: when Bond takes over Peter Franks' Triumph Stag at the hovercraft terminal, listen to the car pulling away. No way is that a V8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtd2000 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 And computers that take 3 seconds to boot in movies - my computer has dual EFI BIOS, 32 gigs of RAM and solid state hard drives, and it can't do that. The fastest booting (computer) device that I have is my HTC Flyer running on Gingerbread - it's more like it's been in standby mode rather than booting up - quite an impressive device overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ross Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 ^^^ wrong thread cock up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ross Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Anyone remember "Forever Green"? There was an episode where a Series Land Rover was in it's normal "bonnet up" mode, where John Alderton asked the driver what the problem was.... the reply was "injectors"...... he then said that was rubbish, as Land Rovers didn't have injectors.... Erm.... John. The diesels rely on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Sound overdubs often get my goat. Whether it be Magnum PI's Porsche engined Ferrari, or the sound of a Harley being applied to any old motorbike (the Zovirax ad with the lass on the Honda Blackbird a few years back being a case in point). Bond's Aston squealing its' tyres on sand (never mind the selectivity of the amount of noise his smart shoes make on hard floors) and many others.Then there's self-healing motors. I want one, 'cos last time I jumped an orange Dodge across a dry river bed, escaping J.D.Hogg, it near enough folded in half on impact, and it stayed fucked*. Ditto for the A-Team; altho' it may be nit-picking, but when they launched the van in clouds of tyre smoke, the axle would be tramping like mad, but it would sound like a nice smooth takeoff. Always did sound quite dragstrip-ish to me.I'm sure I read in a copy of Rod + Custom years ago, that the crash of the '55 Chevy at the end of American Graffiti wasn't intended. If so, that was a monster cock-up!I've tried not to watch Heartbeat at all over the years, but I was bored one night, and sat down to look for errors. They duly obliged in a matter of minutes. There was some reference to it being 1964 (iirc), but a few minutes later Black Sabbath's Paranoid is on the radio. Better record that chaps, Ozzy and chums won't want it for another 6 years... *Caution: may contain lies, half-truths or outright bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Life on Mars Ashes to Ashes.... HOW MANY wrong modern cars and vans pitched up in these? Rover 400 anyone? VW Luton van? LDV pick up? Mk4 Ezzy, Talbot Alpine Mk2 appearing too early, 1985 Transit appearing in 1981! Sheeesh Yes. I noticed that, theres also a bit where Gene Hunt dumps a criminal into the back of a supposedly French Lorry which is actually an early '90s Leyland roadrunner/daf 45 with a renault badge crudely nailed to the front grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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