半斤八兩 (The Private Eyes), Movie, 1976

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Also known as:

Ban jin ba liang (transliterated)
Míster Boo (Spain)
Mister Boo, détective privé (France)

AEC Regent V

1957 Bedford RL

1973 Datsun 220C

Dodge 300 Series

Ford D-Series

1969 Ford Zephyr 4 MkIV

1971 Hino Ranger

1971 Land-Rover 109'' Series III Station Wagon

1970 Leyland FG

1973 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse [W116]

1971 Morris Marina MkI

1968 Morris Minor 1000

Nissan Echo

1976 Porsche 911 Carrera

1971 Toyota Crown Estate

1965 Volkswagen 1200 [Typ 1]

1968 Volkswagen Microbus T2 [Typ 2]

1967 Volvo 144

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boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-22 18:12	The title of the movie: A Hui brothers' film, in which a lot of common Hong Kong vehicles in 1970s included. (e.g. Nissan Echo, Datsun taxi, Leyland FG, and VW Typ 1 & Typ 2). Also Mercedes-Benz and Porsche inside. (Originally there's a BMW car, but it's too blurry, so I ignore it.) -- Last edit: 2013-08-22 19:45:59
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-22 18:27	But unfortunately, a VW Beetle was wrecked seriously in this movie. Some Beetle fans may be sad and angry......
rockstarnorth225 ◊ 2013-08-22 18:42	Actually in Philippine movies also a few Volkswagen beetle crash and dump in the Water also. -- Last edit: 2013-08-22 19:12:26 (karoomay)
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-22 18:45	rockstarnorth225 wrote Actually in Philippine movies also a few Volkswagen beetle crash and dump in the Water also. More serious in Hong Kong movies, because Hong Kong people always sneer VW Beetles! -- Last edit: 2013-08-22 19:46:26
Q-Ball ◊ 2013-08-22 22:11	are there any remnants of the largely British car influence in HongKong by now? Or has everything pretty much been turned into Toyota's? -- Last edit: 2013-08-23 04:48:54
Ingo ◊ 2013-08-22 23:04	@Q-Ball: you mean "Hongkong" instead of "China", or?
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-23 06:03	Q-Ball wrote are there any remnants of the largely British car influence in HongKong by now? Or has everything pretty much been turned into Toyota's? There're a lot of British vehlcles in 1970s Hong Kong. Because of the decline of British car industry since 1980s, the number of British vehicles in Hong Kong decreases year by year. Nowadays only double-decker buses are British products! Also Hong Kong people only like Japanese goods (I'm the special one, because I prefer Mercedes-Benz & BMW ). The car brands of other countries cannot have large market share in Hong Kong. Except Toyota, only Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu can attract Hong Kong people! This is the example. Hong Kong people don't like this, so less than 10 were sold in Hong Kong: /vehicle_620249-Ford-Falcon-AU.html -- Last edit: 2013-08-23 06:10:16
Love Krittaya ◊ 2013-08-23 10:20	I guess, many Hong Kong people prefer Mercedes-Benz and BMW too, but that luxury cars are expensive. (In /movie_1503079-Sui-yuet-fung-wan.html, Mercedes-Benz users are rich characters.) -- Last edit: 2013-08-23 10:24:19
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-23 16:35	love krittaya wrote I guess, many Hong Kong people prefer Mercedes-Benz and BMW too, but that luxury cars are expensive. This film is a good reference: /movie_100045-Long-Feng-cha-lou.html All Mercedes-Benz were for the managers, and the BMW were for the gangsters!
Ingo ◊ 2013-08-23 20:34	My Japanese friend Hiroshi told me, that over there the common Yakuza-cars are black Benzes with dark windows, usually with many "8" on the plate.
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-24 18:18	Q-Ball wrote are there any remnants of the largely British car influence in HongKong by now? Or has everything pretty much been turned into Toyota's? This is my photo of a car-yard in Hong Kong. You can see almost all of the cars are Japanese!
Ingo ◊ 2013-08-24 18:40	boys_bible wrote This is my photo of a car-yard in Hong Kong. What dou you have on the junkyards? Probably mostly newer stuff and no classics any more, I guess.
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-24 18:48	ingo wrote Probably mostly newer stuff and no classics any more, I guess. It's actually a car market. You can see a lot of Japanese cars. Some are new, directly imported from Japan by the market. Hong Kong has a lot of people doing jobs to purchase vehicles from Japan!
Ingo ◊ 2013-08-24 18:54	@boys bible: yes, I know, that this pic is from an used car dealer. My question is about the situation on junkyards/auto wreckers. -- Last edit: 2013-08-24 18:54:29
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-24 18:56	ingo wrote @boys bible: yes, I know, that this pic is from an used car dealer. My question is about the situation on junkyards/auto wreckers. I do nothing on the yard, just pass-by. And it's not a junkyard. It's for selling new car & second-hand cars. I only show a car-dealer yard of Hong Kong: the aim is very simple. -- Last edit: 2013-08-24 19:00:18
Ingo ◊ 2013-08-24 18:59	@boys bible: I know, this this location is an used car dealer. Maybe I shall ask more precisely: how is the situation at those junkyards/car wreckers in Hongkong, you maybe know?
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-24 19:09	ingo wrote @boys bible: I know, this this location is an used car dealer. Maybe I shall ask more precisely: how is the situation at those junkyards/car wreckers in Hongkong, you maybe know? Situation? Usually they sell Japanese car components. Basically they will purchase car components from Japan. These components are supplied to the garage of Hong Kong. And some of the components are from the junkyard of Japan, and some from the Japan plants. Some car dealers will also import the whole cars from Japan plants directly. Among these, there are some models only available in Japan, e.g. Honda Mobilio: /vehicle_404665-Honda-Mobilio-2002.html & Toyota Porte: /vehicle_244593-Toyota-Porte-NP1-2005.html . -- Last edit: 2013-08-25 05:37:49
Ingo ◊ 2013-08-24 19:11	sounds boring...
boys_bible ◊ 2013-08-25 07:31	ingo wrote sounds boring... As I said, Hong Kong people only like Japanese goods......
Love Krittaya ◊ 2013-08-26 09:48	Thai people too, due to built-in-Thailand cars are cheaper price (I don't think it is inexpensive or cheap), and there are high import tariffs.
boys_bible ◊ 2024-09-27 17:27	Chinese title: 半斤八兩

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