I bet you could think of 100's of films you would like to see a Coupe in

More rare though, saw it the other day anyone familiar with the 1971 Speilberg film 'Duel' about the crazed truck who terrorises the small underpowered car?,

I'd actually love to be behind (or soon in front ) of that truck now in my 20VT with him playing his games ha.

But...

imagine coming to that steep hill & the coolant hose of death goes .... maybe it would become reality

Cracking good film!

Yes it is, even though the vehicles/clothes/settings are obviously very outdated now, still makes a cracking view

plus it's based on a certain amount of 'realism' I mean it could easily happen in real life - even now (well I suppose now you would just get on your mobile! lol)

I like films like this - I can't stand films that are nothing but special effects/animation & stunts, pretty much the reason I don't watch new films nowadays

I agree - same reason that I like Poltergeist - my kids can't see the appeal

As for films the Coupe should have been in - Star Wars, because it will out-accelerate the Millennium Falcon (in 3rd gear, anyway)

LOL.. funny one Nigel

I think the best movie would be "The Italian Job" using 3 coops (obviously in 3 bold colors).

Anyway related to issue, which movies actually have a coop?

Are there any at all....? me not being a film buff I wouldn't have a clue, but I imagine no British or American films? (unless there are some scenes with one caught in the background)

Yea Italian Job - one Broom Yellow, one Sprint Blue & one Speed Red

The Coupe would be useless in a movie car chase scene.

It'd have to be driven off boost for about 10 minutes to let it warm up properly, meaning the bad guys would get away.

And anywhere remotely cold would be a no-no. they'd have to stand outside with a hairdryer thoring the iced up doors.

The coupe (mine actually) has been in a series in The Netherlands. It had been sponsored by Fiat.
See:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4vSTEeezvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI0jZIIBc2w&feature=related

Your Coupe is a very good actress.

Should be renamed "The English Job"

Shame the actor couldn't drive properly

The coupe is in that clip off something. Not sure if its a film or what, but its a broom yellow basically heading into a crash and it flips over lots of cars in the process...oh whats it called??
It's based Germany way i think...

Found it. But play both videos at the same time, as the Coupe video has no sound.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dBLMNPaak4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg

haha! and yes thats the one

How about Bullitt? Wouldn't have taken Mc Queen long to have ripped the skid plates off the bottom, and then the sump and belts with it.

Would have been better on the the twisty bits though.

Appeared in a Japanese movie, around 1:09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyWGsaHQBCw

ok, not a film, but I remember seeing a coupe in the swiss tony spin off series.....

About a year ago there was someone on here who found a coupe staring in a rather "naughty" movie. Unfortunatly I never did get to see it

Can't help feeling that any comment on such a film might have the same sort of feel as this review of a well-known book:

"Although written many years ago, Lady Chatterley's Lover has just been reissued by Grove Press, and this fictional account of the day-by-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers, as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising, the apprehending of poachers, ways to control vermin, and other chores and duties of the professional gamekeeper. Unfortunately, one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savour these sidelights on the management of a Midland shooting estate, and in this reviewer's opinion this book cannot take the place of J. R. Miller's Practical Gamekeeping."

bleeding heck barnacle, when did you swallow a classic English book?

Anyway back on topic... the question remains is there any proper movie which features a coop?

Chicken Run

The Spy Who Loved Me


James Bond is driving a pearl white Coupe at breakneck speeds while being chased by a helicopter firing wildly at him.

''Can you swim?'' he asks his female companion as he drives straight off a pier into the sea.

The Coupe switches into submarine mode.

Suddenly they hear the sound of water leaking in from somewhere. Oh dear, it's coming in through the holes behind the rear quarter Pininfarina badges.

Erm. Dunno whether to fess up to having seen this movie or not, but it's called Q. A French film with English subtitles, it's ....er.... a drama porno...a 'drano'? It's real explicit. Watched it by accident, honest It's a 1996 16v NA. You never see it moving. Scene 1 - it's broken down and they are sat in it. Scene 2 the owner is under the bonnet trying to fix it. Scene 3 it's in the garage on a ramp, scene 4 it's parked by the sea holding some important ashes in it's boot. And that's it. And did I say the film is explicit? Don't say I didn't warn you.....

Christine

Regarding 'Q' - curiously, the IMDB site makes no mention of the Coupe. You'd think they'd realise what was actually important! Amazon don't mention the Coupe, either.

Mind you, Field and Stream Magazine had the same problem when it reviewed a book...

search ....www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Fiat_model-Coup%E9.html .....might find your porn film Mr Huw !

A few shots of the coupe in Q:

Dodgy looking rear number plate, is it from France, or Italy?

Any other shots you'd care to share Graham?

The number plate looks like a french one,"la manche" county in normandy.