A double post - whilst looking at cars for the above I recalled a rather superb Brit film called "A School for Scoundrels" starring of course Terry-Thomas (above) and the also late and also great Ian Carmichael - this has a car link, believe me.
In this film Carmichael is at first defeated in his attempts to persue a girl (Janette Scott) by Terry-Thomas due to his poor choice in clothes, cars and sports.
The Terry-Thomas car is an Aston DB3S in real life but given a wild and strange italian name in the film (why I don't know, it looks exotic enough)
To get his own back the Carmichael character buys a "sports" car of his own, the Swiftmobile :
Which of course fails. After he completes the "School of Gamesmanship" course he wins at Tennis, wins the girl and of course has a much nicer car - an Austin Healey 3000.
Loads of nice cars in one film, a funny story and Terry Thomas - what is not to like ?
No the 2006 film was cr@p just like the remake of The Italian Job was cr@p and the remake of Get Carter was also cr@p.
BTW this site is worth a peruse.
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