Also one in the background in " Along came a spider". It was in one of the chase scenes.. Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Cirulnick" <techrat@vm.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 6:14 PM Subject: More Busses in the Movies
> Two more that I thought I'd mention, having seen both of them recently. > Don't blink or you'll miss these! > > #1) Any of those "Dangerous Police Chases" shows -- the now famous one where > a guy steals a military tank and goes on a rampage throughout southern LA. > He's on a suburban looking street, and just before he rips through a > motorhome, I'm pretty sure the tank goes right over and completely flattens > an 89 or 90 Vanagon, light blue or white in color. It's hard to tell because > the video is bad, and the camera angle is almost directly overhead. Needless > to say, the Vanagon wasn't much of a match for the tank, but then again, > neither was a concrete highway divider. > > #2) James Bond 007 "Octopussy", starring Roger Moore, and one of the worst > Bond movies ever made. Anyhow, near the end of the film, as he's trying to > make his way to the American Military base in West Germany to stop a bomb, > he steals an Audi, and the Police give chase in BMW's. There's one shot of > him racing up towards the camera, and going in the opposite direction is a > Bright Red Vanagon, not sure which year though. > > One day I'm going to grab all those clips I've seen and try and edit them > all together into a rather interesting video. > > Oh, and we've got another convert -- my mechanic, who usually drives a bay > window bus (and was jealous of my Vanagon), just got his hands on an 87 > Vanagon with an automatic tranny. His is blue as well, so we might be able > to swap some interior and exterior parts with my 85 (hehehe)... > > TTYL everyone! > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-mail: techrat@vm.com URL: http://www.vm.com/ > http://www.obsolyte.com -- where the antique is elYte!! |
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