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MG
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movie/TV show
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notes
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Midget/Sprite
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Midget
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Dirty Harry (1971 movie with Clint
Eastwood)
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What appears to be an early Dove
Grey MG Midget, passes on the street
when Inspector Callahan (Clint
Eastwood) ascends the San Fanscisco
courthouse steps.
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Midget
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Twilight Zone (Music Video)
by Golden Earring
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The getaway car at the end of video
is a Harvest Gold rubber bumper
Midget
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Midget
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Armed and Dangerous
(John Candy)
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On the bridge when John Candy is
stuck in a traffic jam. He gets in a
truck and proceeds to squash many cars
in the way, one being a Midget.
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Midget
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Blue Thunder
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In one scene, a building gets hit by
a rocket, and the people on the street
are reacting. Traffic goes crazy, and a
buick T-bones a chrome bumper Midget at
an intersection.
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Midget
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SuperCop
(Jackie Chan)
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Afer a big fight scene, Jackie Chan
drives after the bad guys in a red
Midget
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Midget
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Carry On at Your Convenience
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Owner: Factory boss's son
Can be seen trying to keep up with the
trip bus, when the factory goes on a
day out.
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Midget/Sprite
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Monty Python's Flying Circus episode
12 (The "Mr. Hilter" scene)
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A record (with cheering crowd) is
played on the hood of a red MGB. Later
John Cleese speaks, standing next to a
blue Midget or Sprite
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Midget/Sprites
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Mr. Bean
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In the background of the TV
episodes, numerious British cars can be
seen.
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MG
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Short Skirt, Long Jacket (a song by
a band named Cake)
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Interesting band has a funky song
about the girl the lead singer wants.
In his description of her, he says "She
wants a car with a cup holder armrest.
She wants a car that'll get her there."
and then later says "She's trading in
her MG for a white Chrysler
LeBaron."
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MGB
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MGB
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Uncle Buck (John Candy movie)
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MGB
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Monty Python's Flying Circus episode
12 (The "Mr. Hilter" scene)
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A record (with cheering crowd) is
played on the hood of a red MGB. Later
John Cleese speaks, standing next to a
blue Midget or Sprite
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MGB
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Mrs. Robinson
(movie with Richard Dryfuss)
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I thought that Mrs. Robinson drove
an MGB - but it is years.. since I saw
the film.
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MGB
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Jack the Bear
(movie with Danny Devito)
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There is a Rubber Bumper MGB that is
shown sitting in the backyard.
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MGB
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The Man with the Golden Gun
(James Bond movie)
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Bond's assistant, Mary Goodnight
(played by Britt Ekland) drives a 1973
Limeflower MGB.
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MGB
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Houseguest
(movie starring Sinbad)
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Sinbad drives an MGB chrome bumper
in beginning of show.Its a beaten up
junker, but still an MG.
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MGB
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Prefontaine (movie)
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Steve Prefontaine, the great runner,
dies when he rolls his MGB
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MGB
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Protocol
(movie starring Goldie Hawn)
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Goldie Hawn drives a PINK
rubber-bumpered B (shown in an early
scene being towed, no less).
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MGB
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Dirty Deeds (movie)
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A new Australian movie set in 1969
has a good background shot of a blue
B.
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MGB
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Sleuth (movie)
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Michael Caine drives a red MGB at
beginning of the movie.
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MGB
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USA Today Commercial
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A dog jumps out of a black MGB, gets
a newspaper and returns with an
onlooker saying "smart dog" and and
another replies "smart owner"
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MGB
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Stingers (Australian TV program)
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This Australian drama show has a new
charerter and in the opening credits
she is shown twice in a blue
roadster.
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MGB
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Inspector Morse (TV program)
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A White chrome bumber roadster used
in one of the episodes and rolled half
way through.
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MGB
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MacGiver (TV program)
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An MG drifts to the bottom of a
large canyon by parachute
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MGB
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Merrill Lynch Investment
(TV commercial)
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The commercial compares two guys;
one who invested with Merrill Lynch and
another who didn't. The one who did was
now driving around the Southern Italy
in a red, chrome bumpered MGB.
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MGB
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Friends (TV program)
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On Ross' 30 Birthday, he buys a
rubber bumpered B.
Joey: "How much horsepower does this
bad boy have?"
Ross: "I don't know but look at the
shiny paint!"
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MGB
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Living Single (TV program)
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the annoying lawyer guy had a red
MGB in an episode
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MGB
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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
(movie)
Starring Kevin Bragnough
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Often shown being worked on. Later
it gets towed.
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MGB
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Without Limits (movie)
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The main character of the show,
Steve Prefontaine drives a gold MG. His
death is caused by a collision with
another MG.
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MGBGT
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Austin Powers I (movie)
(Mike Myers & Elizabeth Hurley)
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In the beginning of the movie a
white MGBGT can be seen a few times in
the background.
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MGBGT
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Birthday Girl (movie)
(Nicole Kidman)
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The car is a very nice looking
rubber bumper right-hand drive MGB-GT.
They actually show the car peeling out
around a corner!
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MGBGT
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Get Carter
(Michael Caine)
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There is a great looking GT parked
in the ganster's driveway
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Old
MG
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MGA
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Animal House
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The president of the "Omegas" drove
a lemon yellow MGA.
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MGA
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Credit Card Commercial
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Jerry Sienfeld pulls up to the gas
pump in a black MGA and begins to fill
'er up. He purposly fills it to and odd
amount only to slide his card through
and be on his way.
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MGA
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Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley)
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Elvis drives an MGA throughout the
movie
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MGA
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Fun in Acapulco (Elvis Presley)
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Elvis hops in the red MGA of
voluptuous lady bull-fighter, only to
find, "There's No Room to Rhumba in a
Sports Car," (yes, he actually sings
that song in the MGA).
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MGA (and many other LBC's)
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"Where the Boys Are"
(60's movie starring Connie
Francis)
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Great scene with nice metallic blue
(?) Bugeye stalled at intersection.
About 10 guys pick up Bugeye &
carry it out of the road.
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Midget?
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American in Paris starring Gene
Kelley
(movie)
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A green early MG (possibly a early
30's type M or D Midget) is seen
driving in the background throughout
the movie. A great view of the car can
be seen at the end of the song "'S
Marvelous"
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MG-TC
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Hi-De-Hi
(UK TV program)
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TV comedy about a 50's holiday camp.
In one series, the manager drove a red
TC.
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MG-TC
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Love Story
(movie)
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Ryan O-Neill's car in the movie is a
TC. Right hand drive, large
headlights.
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T-Series
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(movie)
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The right hand drive green T is in
the back of the garage next to the
Ferrari 45 min. into the movie and
again at the end.
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T-Series
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Funny Farm starring Chevy Chase
(movie)
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Chevy Chase drives it around
throughout the movie, and once flew it
into a field.
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T-Series
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Monkey Business
starring Marlyn Monroe, Cary Grant
(movie)
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A early T-Series can be seen in the
background of many scenes.
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T-Series
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Love Story (movie)
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T-Series
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Two for the Road starring Audrey
Hepburn
(movie)
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Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney
reminisce about touring the European
countryside in a lovely T-series MG
that proves temperamental along the
way.
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Austin
Healey
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movie/TV show
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notes
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Bugeye
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"American Graffitti"
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A yellow bugeye is seen near the
beginning of the movie in one of the
street processions (just after
"Runaway" (Del Shannon) begins on the
soundtrack).
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Bugeye
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Mountain Dew Commercial
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Two girls are driving their Sprite
and come on a bridge being worked on by
four hunks. They stop and the hunks
cary the Sprite over the gap where the
bridge was. They drive off.
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Bugeyes (and many other LBC's)
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"Where the Boys Are"
60's movie starring Connie Francis
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Great scene with nice metallic blue
(?) Bugeye stalled at intersection.
About 10 guys pick up Bugeye &
carry it out of the road.
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Bugeyes
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"Way Out Astronaut"
starring Jerry Lewis
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There is a Bugeye parked outside a
coffee shop
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Sprite (Mk II or MkIII)
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The original Twilight Zone
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Being towed behind a horse. Episode
delt post holocaust America.
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Sprite (1962)
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Losing Chase
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There is a red 62 Sprite with red
interior in the movie Losing Chase
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Healey ?
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Commando
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They wreck the car into a telephone
pole, ram a Porsche off the road and
cause it to roll over.
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Sprite (1966?)
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Harry O
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Late 60's early 70's, Private eye
Harry Orwell (David Jannsen) drove a
65-66 Sprite (or it was in the
shop)
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Big Healey (3000 BJ8)
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Motherhood to Hollywood (book)
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The red Healey is in the background
on the cover of Patricia Heaton's new
book
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Big Healey (roll up window)
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Cutter's Way
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Jeff Bridges drives the Healey only
to have it stall and involve him in a
murder.
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Big Healey (100-6)
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April Love (movie)
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A red Austin Healey with white
interior in the big race scene of the
movie
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Big Healey (3000)
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Spiderman (Toby McGuire)
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While Peter Parker is trying to
decide on a car to purchase, he spends
some time looking at an advertisement
for a 3000.
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Big Healey
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"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
video by Tears for Fears
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Lead singer cruises through the
desert in many scenes in a BJ8.
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Big Healey
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Father of the Bride I & II (the
newer movies with Steve Martin)
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Mr. Banks cruizes in a sweet black
3000 to "to get away from the madness".
Great exhaust sounds!
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Big Healey
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Janet Jackson video "Someone to Call
Me Lover"
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Janey Jackson is "...drivin' a funky
car..." throughout the video. A nice
red Healey 3000
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Big Healey
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Home Improvment TV show
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Jill receives an Inheritance and
buys a big Healey on her own. Tim is
appalled, complaining "but it's
British!!" Jill goes out for the day,
leaving the car in the garage. Tim sits
in it and gets hooked. He hotwires the
Healey and goes out for a drive.
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Big Healey
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K-PAX (movie with Jeff Bridges and
Kevin Spacey)
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While playing with the dog in the
park, a BRG big Healey can be seen in
the background.
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Big Healey
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The Royal Tenenbaums (movie)
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Driven by Owen Wilson's character,
wrecked at end of movie. (Actual car
was later sold on Ebay!)
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