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Troy Troy Troy the only car is Eleanor out of Gone in 60 Seconds ... oh and Angelina Jolie isn't half bad in it either :rant:

1967 Shelby GT 500

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Agreed .... about the car :drooling:

Lambo Countach in Canonball 2 with the spoiler on the front

Eleanor - Agreed

Bond - DB4, Lotus Esprit (submarine), Vanquish

Battle of the Planets - Jason's car

Swordfish - I thought it was a TVR

Eh, can't think of anymore at this time at work :)

Canonball Run's Starion

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haha...there is a funny/true story behind the naming of the Starion.

It was actually meant to be called a "Stallion"......ie horse....

but because of the way japs pronounce english words, when they heard stallion they pronounced and spelt it as "Starion".....

as for movie car ill take Liz Hurleys Diablo in Bedazzled.

Who needs movies. A photo of me jumping a road in a 39 ton Leopard Tank AS1 ARVM (Armoured Recovery Vehicle - Medium) at 65 km/h. Normally we carry a 5 ton power pack (engine/transmission unit) but this day we were clean for some fun. 823hp V10 twin supercharged MTU (Mercedes) diesel that uses 2 litres per km. Each pot is close to 186 cubic inches in capacity or about 30 litres total capacity. After this thing I sold the Land Cruiser and have never 4WD'd since.

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