Cars in film/TV that still exist

[sheffcortinacentre]

Not so much the star cars but background chod.

Dunno why but the plate on one in 999 this evening on talking pictures caught my eye 

SLL 1 on a large saloon.

The episode was from 1958 , turns out it's a 57 Bentley S1 & it's still taxed!

I believe there's an episode of minder with a yellow MK1 me ico in a row of parked cars that's still about.

So do you know of any???

[AnnoyingPentium]

I'm going to have to start tax and mot checking the cars from the auld episodes of Still Game now. 😆

[sierraman]

I thought it was just me that spent evenings watching repeats of Crimewatch on YouTube. 🤣

[Wibble]

Lol, I’ve been watching stuff filmed in London in the 70s to see if I can spot my Cortina😆

[bangernomics]

  On 17/05/2022 at 20:17, AnnoyingPentium said:

I'm going to have to start tax and mot checking the cars from the auld episodes of Still Game now.

Navids van?

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 17/05/2022 at 21:22, bangernomics said:

Navids van?

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Earlier episodes it was a Bedford IIRC, later it was a Nissan Vanette (see Dial-A-Bus S4:E3).

Not only that but there's some class background shite, such as the nice sad-face Fiesta Ghia in the episode where Winston ends up eating the cat food, episode being 'Scones' S1:E6, spotted it today.

[bangernomics]

Aye sadly the wrong reg is on this.

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 17/05/2022 at 21:33, bangernomics said:

Aye sadly the wrong reg is on this.

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Aye, it's fae a Volvo 700 series... mibbie like the one in the back of that frame?

Or is that a 900?

[Richard_FM]

  On 17/05/2022 at 21:15, Wibble said:

Lol, I’ve been watching stuff filmed in London in the 70s to see if I can spot my Cortina😆

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Or this reg Fiat 850 couple that can be seen in a lot of episodes of The Sweeney.

y.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

The Abbey Road Beetle was found and restored many years ago.

[Split_Pin]

The guy whose 75 I work on from time to time has a mate who owns BU03AHA which was used by Det. Ch. Insp. Barnby in Midsomer Murders for quite some time. The final 75 he had which was a black facelift example like mine was still on the road as well, the last time I checked.

The 2003  film by Shane Meadows called Dead Man's Shoes (one of the best films I have ever seen) where the local goons (quite literally) all cruise about in a green and white Citroen 2CV. In the film the gearbox expires after they retreat from a failed assasination attempt at speed but in real life the car is still on the road.

 

[RayMK]

'The Royal, ' a hospital based series on Yorkshire TV which was filmed in 2009 (shown in the UK about a year later) featured a Reliant Regal MKVI van.  PSL879 is still road legal.  

[Pieman]

Well according to DVLA it's on SORN.  I want to believe...

[Dyslexic Viking]

Does anyone know the fate of this Morris?

[primeradoner]

  On 18/05/2022 at 06:12, Dyslexic Viking said:

Does anyone know the fate of this Morris?

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AFAIK it still belongs to the chap who used to supply most of the cars for Heartbeat, George Gently and other northern based dramas. At least he still had it the last time I was at his yard near Lanchester . 

[crad]

  On 17/05/2022 at 21:39, Richard_FM said:

Or this reg Fiat 850 couple that can be seen in a lot of episodes of The Sweeney.

y.

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if memory serves i read once that the red fiat was a gag as it was one of the production crew's car

[sierraman]

  On 17/05/2022 at 22:03, Split_Pin said:

The guy whose 75 I work on from time to time has a mate who owns BU03AHA which was used by Det. Ch. Insp. Barnby in Midsomer Murders for quite some time. The final 75 he had which was a black facelift example like mine was still on the road as well, the last time I checked.

The 2003  film by Shane Meadows called Dead Man's Shoes (one of the best films I have ever seen) where the local goons (quite literally) all cruise about in a green and white Citroen 2CV. In the film the gearbox expires after they retreat from a failed assasination attempt at speed but in real life the car is still on the road.

 

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Agree, excellent film, the twist at the end was brilliant as well. 

[sierraman]

  On 18/05/2022 at 10:41, JeeExEll said:

The first thing that comes into mind is TripleRich's resto of the Sweeney Consul 3000GT.   Will try to sort out link to the thread but am idiot.

Hope the coupe is being used.

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The sweeney Consul survives.

[JeeExEll]

  On 18/05/2022 at 11:00, sierraman said:

The sweeney Consul survives.

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It most definitely does.  Thanks to TripleRich on here and the owner of the car.

Can someone post a link to the resto?  I only have phone at the moment.

[Bren]

  On 18/05/2022 at 11:00, sierraman said:

The sweeney Consul survives.

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I don't think any of the other cars that featured are still around.

I think one of the capri's from the professionals survived.

[Yoss]

  On 17/05/2022 at 21:33, bangernomics said:

Aye sadly the wrong reg is on this.

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If that was a real G reg Škoda the engine would be in the other end. I assume that's what the guy at the back is looking for. 

[JeeExEll]

  On 18/05/2022 at 12:04, Bren said:

I don't think any of the other cars that featured are still around.

I think one of the capri's from the professionals survived.

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There are a couple of restored Capris around, but make your own mind up as to originality there.   The X-pack Mk2 3-litre Capri and TR7 and Dolly Sprint and the SD1 3500 seem to have disappeared   Long time ago.

[junkyarddog]

[colnerov]

  On 18/05/2022 at 12:39, JeeExEll said:

There are a couple of restored Capris around, but make your own mind up as to originality there.   The X-pack Mk2 3-litre Capri and TR7 and Dolly Sprint and the SD1 3500 seem to have disappeared   Long time ago.

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Hi, The TR7, Sprint and SD1 were BL  press fleet cars. They were on loan for filming but were often recalled for press events and this disrupted filming and continuity.  Ford saw an opportunity and gave them long term use of their cars, an example of product placement in action.

Colin

[Boycie]

A guy tried to find Cowley's black Granada and tracked it down to a scrapyard ......2 days after it had been cubbed ...sob 

[tooSavvy]

@colnerov..... Product Placement!

How many people don't know what an 1100 is... But DO know "ahh, that's what Basil was beating with a stick!"

*Yes... NOT 'Basil'.... You see?? 😉

[Boycie]

One top of my want list is Dempsey,s 500sl , it's plates were false so it's prob still knocking about 

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 18/05/2022 at 12:31, Yoss said:

If that was a real G reg Škoda the engine would be in the other end. I assume that's what the guy at the back is looking for. 

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Plus that Felicia had a fridge dropped through the roof at the end of the episode. So it's highly unlikely that it lived on.

 

[sierraman]

  On 18/05/2022 at 12:39, JeeExEll said:

There are a couple of restored Capris around, but make your own mind up as to originality there.   The X-pack Mk2 3-litre Capri and TR7 and Dolly Sprint and the SD1 3500 seem to have disappeared   Long time ago.

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SOO636R the 3.0 X pack survives, I read that it’s in being restored

[Richard_FM]

  On 18/05/2022 at 07:38, crad said:

if memory serves i read once that the red fiat was a gag as it was one of the production crew's car

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Yes I've heard that suggestion.