Re: Alfas destroyed in movies

[jack@domain.elided (Jack Hagerty)]

"Consolieri" Simon responds:

>Actually, that was in "The Godfather Part II" because that was while
>Al Pacino (Michael Corleone) was hiding out in Sicily after shooting 
>the crooked cop in the original film. It was his Italian bride that 
>got de-rezzed (bonus points for getting that film reference).

Surely not "Tron" :-)  (I actually liked that film, perfectly geeky 
for 1980).

OTOH, I don't know if I've ever seen GFII. I've seen enough clips 
(including the Villa d' Este being conflagrated) that I feel like I've 
seen it though.  That's probably why I did't know it was Corleone Jr's 
wife that was the unfortunate one that stepped on the starter.

>A Villa d'Este is a 6C2500, right?

I believe so. AFAIK, the Villa was Touring's refinement of the 
Freccia d'oro (Golden Arrow) which was a 6C2500. The Freccia was 
Alfa's first postwar car and an early attempt at something like 
unibody construction. It still had a separate frame and body, but 
they were welded together rather than bolted.

(John, I beleive that's your cue to jump in here with an analysis 
and production history :-)

- - Jack

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