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OFFICE MEMO Movie Cars, Lucas Tribars, Sills Date:10/1/93
Just read thru a weeks worth of Email. Whew!
Chevy Chase drove an MGTF in "Funny Farm".
The third new Batmobile may be the one at Great America Theme Park.
In "Viva Las Vegas" and "State Fair" there were a lot of Jag XK's and other
'50's sports cars back in the pack, but Elvis and Pat Boone drove Scarabs.
There was an Aston-Martin DB2/4 in "The Birds" and a Sunbeam Alpine in "To
Catch A Thief".
"Fawlty Towers" with John Cleese screaming, shaking his fist, and beating his
Maxi with a tree is one of my wife's favorites. I think she'd like to take a
tree to my Jags.
Lucas Tribars - If you TD guys mean the PF770 flat face tribar 7.7" diameter
lights, they are available as a repro from Jaguar sources like Bill Tracy in
Sarasota FL 1-813-924-9523 at something like $399 a pair. The 7" version from
Moss and others is much cheaper.
Jag Mark 1 sills - A pro restorer I know tack welds cross-braces in place of
the doors before he takes the sills off E-Type body tubs. It keeps everything
straight while he gets the new sills on. Might be prudent for the Mark 1.
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