I think the car in the movie is *supposed* to be a California Spyder
(actually a re-bodied Corvette). The CS actually does resemble a longer,
larger B in some ways, it is definitely of the same late 50's Italian
design school (oh, you thought the B was a British design? Well, yes, but
in the same way that the Datsun roadster was a Japanese design...)
Oh boy, something tells me I'm gonna catch it for this...
RJohn50603@aol.com had this to say:
>In the movie Farris Buller's day off, the glimpse that we get of the rear of
>the car that is airborne as Ferris drives the wheels off, has always
>reminded
>me of a B. I thought the taillights even looked right (although blurred). I
>think it is really supposed to be a Ferrari of some sort.
>
>Did they sneak in an MGB for that airborne, blurred shot rather than risk
>the
>costly Ferrari figuring we wouldn't see the difference?
>
>Anyone got a copy of that movie that they can review?
>
>R. Johnson - Dallas
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
Runs great,
looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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