In a message dated 95-08-31 02:42:10 EDT, mccormac(at)qal.berkeley.edu (William
McCormack) writes:
>Question: Why did the producers choose an Alpine for the
>movie?
>
>Answer: Ian Fleming chose an Alpine in the book.
Ian chose a Rootes car TWICE for the book "Dr. No." At the end of the book,
Bond drives across the island for one last rendevous in, (are you ready for
this?)
a HILLMAN MINX.
My apologies to the many Minx owners out there, but I just can't picture a
suave Sean Connery behind the wheel of a Minx, wrestling with the column
shifter, with the James Bond music playing in the background.
Inspector Clouseau. Now that I could picture. "Kato, you fool!!! Do not
attack me while I am shifting the gears!!!"
Dick Sanders
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