Pete scooped me to a movie cars database called IMCDB.org and in it I found three pages of film and TV credits for the diminutive diesel… well, sometimes diesel. Pretty good fun to be had there.
You can also find listings for Motobécane, Piaggio, Puch, Italjet, as well as MacGyver on his Honda Elite. The site even has a star rating to indicate what sort of role the vehicle played… everything from “Background Vehicle”, which pays the standard “non speaking extra” daily wage all the way up to five stars which means the vehicle was part of the movie and should have negotiated for royalties.
The site’s coverage is exhaustive and the perfect place for vehiclespotters. Thanks Pete!
1. August 2007 at 9:35 pm
Wow, I read you on RSS and I didn’t even notice the redesign until now. Nice!
You didn’t even scratch the surface of how cool the IMCDB is! Who cares about Smart cars, there are pages and pages of Vespas, Lambrettas, Fuji Rabbits, Apes, and just about any other scooter you could name, even Kymco has a listing. Not to mention microcars. All with good documentation and decent resolution photos. It’s amazing, I’ve already killed an hour checking it out. Thanks for posting it.
1. August 2007 at 9:42 pm
Hehe. Glad to be your timekiller. I was afraid to delve too deep for fear of never seeing my family again.
Funny, I looked for Vespa but could only find them under Piaggio.
I wonder if a Motocompo is in there.
2. August 2007 at 4:55 am
I still love a suzuki scooter.