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This is a French BMW made in France, and chances are that's Fred Astaire in the driving seat....and the movie is
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I have got "Ready Player One" on DVD. It has got (amongst others) Renault Twizzies, a Renault Avantine, a Citroen C-Zero, and (certainly in the ending scenes) a Citroen C6. For a modern film I think that somebody thought certain French cars fitted in well.
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DS or ID (never can tell the difference) in "Anon", near the beginning (1' 50")



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Odd thing, that photo ^ is from another of her films.

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That also has a DS at 43' 55"
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Ay up!

Just seen Genevieve on one of the digi fillum channels. I'm sure that Darracq has given Otterchops ideas......
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Deadpool 2 has a Citroen 2CV van in the end scenes.
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DS in "The Little Drummer Girl" (part 4)
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...which I'm finding a tad impenetrable. Shame, I loved the earlier LeCarré adaptations - Smiley's People, Tinker Tailor... - not least Alec Guinness regularly driving a P6.
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I have read the book a while back and can't see any similarities.

I like all the other books and films except one - IIRC "Our Kind Of Traitor" which was truly awful.

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I'm finding the "Little drummer girl" a bit tough to get to grips with also, I think I'll have to give the book a go.

Talking about tough though, when I was learning Spanish I got hold of Le Carre's "The honorable schoolboy"...……...in Spanish "El honorable collegial" Still haven't finished it fifteen years on. :-D
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Has anyone seen a CX with the air scoop for the heater on the bonnet? I saw one in a film sometime ago but can't remember what.

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Peter.N. wrote: 20 Nov 2018, 10:19 Has anyone seen a CX with the air scoop for the heater on the bonnet? I saw one in a film sometime ago but can't remember what.

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I thought of "The Children Of Men" but not so unfortunately

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I have seen a couple but can't recall where - scrapyard possibly.

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Was that to improve the legendary poor cabin airflow?
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