Your fave car(s) - The Gumball Rally (1976) Discussion

[–] Dr_J 19 years ago

Couldn't agree with you more. And this one was real! The Miami Vice Daytona Spyder was a kit-car - a 1980 Corvette rebodied to look like the 365GTS.

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[–] sneakyboy 19 years ago

Right, McBurnie Coachcraft (or something) did that conversion and tried to market this but AFAIK there were plenty of other kit-car companies doing the same thing.

I guess the show's producers had the good taste to use a real Testarossa later in the series. EDIT: Holy moley! From FerrariClub.com:

"By the start of the third season (of Miami Vice), Ferrari executives were getting miffed that the ersatz Daytona was gathering so much attention. The television audience was unaware that the show cars were fake. The producers intended for the car to be treated as a genuine Ferrari and Crockett never hints that the Daytona is a replica. Given the constructed reality of television, it is no wonder that the fake car was treated as real. In any event, Ferrari North America offered to provide two bona-fide Ferraris for Miami Vice, and they chose their flagship model, the 12-cylinder muscle machine, the Testarossa."

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[–] kaiser858 15 years ago

The Testarosa was a Pantera with a body kit

Raul Julia.. OK Smarta Boy.... Ferrari . But I liked the RS 2nd Generation Camaro

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[–] HrundiVB 7 years ago

No. There were two real Testarossas (exterior shots star car & partly dismantled interior shots car with permanently attached huge 1980s cameras) and a (bad) replica based on a Pantera chassis. This was supposed to be the 'stunt car' but it was more of a stand-by last resort when they couldn't use the real ones and it was too late to change the script!

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[–] diskdoctor 18 years ago

My personal, realistic, favorite is the Yellow 1970 Split Bumper Camaro! If I were to 'let things get away from me' it would be the Ferrari Daytona Spyder!

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[–] darkvile 18 years ago

Cobra for me its a beautiful car the sound is great, being a v8, However if i were to go upper class ferrari is nice, i dont perticully like those models.

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[–] Avenger69 18 years ago

1971 Dodge Polara 440 -- Grandfather to the "Bluesmobile!"

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[–] darkvile 18 years ago

REALLY!!!!???! i didint know that

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[–] holmwrecker 18 years ago

I like the Bike guy. Although the bike changes brand and size a couple of times (anyone recall what the bike was supposed to be?), it clealry has a two stroke sound...gotta love the old street two strokers.
He was absoloutely the funneist person in the movie! Poor guy got pounded, burned, frozen, ate bugs, flew the bike more than once...totally hilarious.
But he did finish!!

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[–] OC47150 18 years ago

The Cobra, without a doubt.

The Porsche is a second.

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[–] charliesafari 11 years ago

The Bike is a 1970's Kawasaki 750 (mach 3?) two stroke triple. They were awesomely quick, but had laughable brakes and suspension, plus they blew up all the time, the middle cylinder used to sieze.
My mate had one and we called it the widowmaker, fortunately it spent most of its time being fixed :)
Would be worth a fortune now.
Great Movie and the silent Hungarian nearly stole it :)

I come in peace, Shoot to kill!!!

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[–] ThatsNotPopcorn 18 years ago

The Ranchero the two cowboys were driving (hey, it 'caught' the Porsche)!
Second, the Cobra. Yes, it's uncomfortable and unrefined, but in the good way.
Third, the Kawasaki. I remember when those big bore Kaws showed up in the '70s, I had to get me one of those!

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[–] tmac396 18 years ago

1. Big-block, split bumper, screamin' yellow Camaro!!
2. T-Bucket. Had an L.A. Roadsters decal in the windshield.
3. Cobra...awesome!
4. Cowboy's Ranchero.

"How fast is that thing?"
"Depends on who's around."

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[–] nightynightjill 18 years ago

Well, My Favourite cars were the Cowboys Ranchero, the cop's Dodge highway patrol car, but number one for me was the beautiful Rolls Royce silver shadow 1, it absoulutley pained me to see it in all those near misses, get keyed by a scummy biker and go through that sand storm!!!!! poor car!!!!!

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[–] mark-1802 18 years ago

For me it's the Cobra, probably uncomfortable and a bitch to drive but they just look and sound *sooo* MEAN!
Having said that, the hot rod roadster (T-bucket?) has a certain charm about it :)
The bike Lapchick was riding was one of the KH series, if memory serves it was a KH400. Crap for going coast-to-coast in, obviously far better to use a four-stroke but hey, this is Hollywood!

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[–] reflexbowhunter 17 years ago

I absolutely love the Cobra. It's so friggin America with a pushrod big block V-8. There's nothing like the sound of a high-revving big block. From what I've read, they used a real steel-bodied Cobra for the movie and not a kit car!

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[–] tmac396 17 years ago

Yep...it was the real deal!

"How fast is that thing?"
"Depends on who's around."

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[–] elvin315-1 17 years ago

The genuine CSX Series Cobras used aluminium body panels made by AC Cars in Great Britain. Not quite American.

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[–] stargatemd 17 years ago

For me it has to be the cobra.

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[–] Caderousse 17 years ago

Me too. I was 5 when I saw this with my Dad. I told him to buy one, his response was that it was too expensive. Now he wishes I was more persistant.

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[–] hitman912 17 years ago

nice choice...thats my fave

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[–] tdf5g 17 years ago

I like the Cobra and the Camaro the best.

Why did the make the Cobra red on the DVD cover? That was pretty stupid, you'd think they could get something like that right.

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[–] Metaljeeper 17 years ago

Absolutely the Cobra!!
That 427 is such a cool little racer.
One day I hope to own one. Blue with white stripes!

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[–] sclvr 17 years ago

True, but that engine was a Ford 427 "side oiler" stock car engine. Not British.

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[–] corrado-vr6 17 years ago

absolutely love the Cobra. It's so friggin America with a pushrod big block V-8. There's nothing like the sound of a high-revving big block.

shame its a british design then
oh and a ford v8 aint high revving.

:P

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