Octopussy prop

["Bourke, Quentin" <BouQue@domain.elided>]

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I just received a call from a company who is looking for a late 60's /
early 70's sporty Alfa to be used as a 'prop' for TBN (Turner
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The 'prop' will be used as an introduction to 'Octopussy". (Ya can tell
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would have to be a charcoal GTV6 series one, one wing mirror and full 'Alfa
Romeo GTV6' insignia on rear. Interior should be stripped and caramel in
colour. With a bit of homework I could even tell you the number plate. For
mock authenticity you could have bullet 'wounds' on the drivers (lhs) door
but the screenplay didn't really gel at that point. Driver should be in a
red shirt. 


Jeremy Clarkson of BBC 'topgear' notoriety did an amusing piss take of this
(and other bond cars). He claimed it was implausible for bond to use the car
because he would have wasted all his time getting the seating position set
right only then to find the electrics didn't work, and the tyres would be
flat

Quentin
85 GTV6
(no prizes for guessing which bond movie screened in NZ during the weekend)

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