E9 trivia question:
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I'm guessing there's a French connection?
I say it is a cameo in "The Almeras Brothers and their Porsches" filmed on location in France in the fall of 1971.
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Pic from Herbie goes to Monte Carlo. My guess is that the production took advantage of a Tour de France (now Tour Auto?) event for backgrounds similar to McQueens 'Le Mans' film.
As for the car, It looks like a Grp 1 'ELF' sponsored car.
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Pic from Herbie goes to Monte Carlo. My guess is that the production took advantage of a Tour de France (now Tour Auto?) event for backgrounds similar to McQueens 'Le Mans' film.
As for the car, It looks like a Grp 1 'ELF' sponsored car.
OK, everyone back to work...
Happy Holidays!
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Just as important if not more, where do you get the Don Knott's special edition of the ultimate mechanic's jacket? 10 wrenches of which probably only 3 are useful on that car!
Love that Daytona on Cromodoras in the background! Number 44...anyone know anything about that car?
Klassic
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Recently spotted in New Zealand......
For the Herbie trivia archives, as the owner of a Ferrari 365 GTC/4, I did some research on the two (of 500 made) that appeared in the films...
After the successful release of Herbie the Love Bug in 1968 (which as filmed locally here in California at Riverside International Raceway, Willow Springs (backwards) and Laguna Seca), Disney pictures embarked on a sequel in 1976 entitled "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo." In Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, owner Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) enters Herbie in the Trans-France Race and recruits mechanic friend Wheely Applegate (Don Knotts) to assist. After Herbie falls in love with a Lancia Montecarlo named Giselle and Douglas with her driver Diane Darcy (Julie Sommars). Herbie also finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when the stolen Etoile de Joie diamond is hidden in his fuel tank.
Filmed partially in France and Monaco (The following acknowledgement appears in the opening credits: "Our thanks to the City of Paris and the Principality of Monaco for their co-operation in the making of this film."), the qualifying scenes were shot at Laguna Seca Raceway (which was also the scene of a major race in the earlier film The Love Bug). It is worth noting that Laguna Seca is in California, several thousand miles away from France. Disney leased a bunch of exotic cars to be in the movie -- since it was supposed to be based in Monte Carlo obviously they needed European sports cars.
Among these European exotics are at least two 365 GTC/4s featured in the film. Well, featured might be an exaggeration. More like seen in the film. The first is a silver car, s/n 15661 that is featured in some scenes shot at Laguna Seca. The second is a green car, thought to possibly be serial number 15411, that appears in a scene in France.
s/n 15661 in the dirt in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
s/n 15661 behind a Dino in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Possibly s/n 15411 in Europe in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Possibly s/n 15411 (No. 22) behind Laser 917 in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
The current owner of 15661 was fortunate enough to have inherited the original documents detailing the lease of his car to Walt Disney. This includes the original lease to Disney for $400 per day with a minimum of two weeks, a letter stating the enclosure of such agreement and payment for 4 weeks from Sept 13 to Oct 12 1976, and then a copy of the check from Walt Disney Productions complete with the Mickey the Mouse watermark or stamp. Note that while the original lease states $400/day, he was actually paid $400/week!
As far as we know, 15661 was not shipped overseas. As you can see in the still below, the car had some graphics or stickers applied, including what appears to be a body colored front bumper (it is now back to black).
Lease agreement between Disney and Richard J. Filanc Jr., owner of s/n 15661
Copy of the check from Disney for $1,600 (4 weeks) of s/n 15661
After the successful release of Herbie the Love Bug in 1968 (which as filmed locally here in California at Riverside International Raceway, Willow Springs (backwards) and Laguna Seca), Disney pictures embarked on a sequel in 1976 entitled "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo." In Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, owner Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) enters Herbie in the Trans-France Race and recruits mechanic friend Wheely Applegate (Don Knotts) to assist. After Herbie falls in love with a Lancia Montecarlo named Giselle and Douglas with her driver Diane Darcy (Julie Sommars). Herbie also finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when the stolen Etoile de Joie diamond is hidden in his fuel tank.
Filmed partially in France and Monaco (The following acknowledgement appears in the opening credits: "Our thanks to the City of Paris and the Principality of Monaco for their co-operation in the making of this film."), the qualifying scenes were shot at Laguna Seca Raceway (which was also the scene of a major race in the earlier film The Love Bug). It is worth noting that Laguna Seca is in California, several thousand miles away from France. Disney leased a bunch of exotic cars to be in the movie -- since it was supposed to be based in Monte Carlo obviously they needed European sports cars.
Among these European exotics are at least two 365 GTC/4s featured in the film. Well, featured might be an exaggeration. More like seen in the film. The first is a silver car, s/n 15661 that is featured in some scenes shot at Laguna Seca. The second is a green car, thought to possibly be serial number 15411, that appears in a scene in France.
s/n 15661 in the dirt in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
s/n 15661 behind a Dino in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Possibly s/n 15411 in Europe in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Possibly s/n 15411 (No. 22) behind Laser 917 in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
The current owner of 15661 was fortunate enough to have inherited the original documents detailing the lease of his car to Walt Disney. This includes the original lease to Disney for $400 per day with a minimum of two weeks, a letter stating the enclosure of such agreement and payment for 4 weeks from Sept 13 to Oct 12 1976, and then a copy of the check from Walt Disney Productions complete with the Mickey the Mouse watermark or stamp. Note that while the original lease states $400/day, he was actually paid $400/week!
As far as we know, 15661 was not shipped overseas. As you can see in the still below, the car had some graphics or stickers applied, including what appears to be a body colored front bumper (it is now back to black).
Lease agreement between Disney and Richard J. Filanc Jr., owner of s/n 15661
Copy of the check from Disney for $1,600 (4 weeks) of s/n 15661
Amazing treasure trove of trivia! Bravo!
dbower
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I just took delivery of a '72 survivor 3.0S out of Italy. 27K actual miles. Anyway, it has chrome-plated plastic nozzles (slightly peeling). And metal hood grills!
It still amazes me that so many of these cars have such low mileage! They were very expensive at the time and one would think they would have been driven more