Advertising Last completed movie pages 1975 BMW 3.0 Si [E3] Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2009-08-05 18:43 |
US bumpers. |
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◊ 2009-08-05 20:21 |
Disgusting.  Annother example, how a classic style-line of a car was destroyed. This goes for all European cars in US-version for the 70ies... IMHO only Porsche didn't made it too bad, with the 1974+ 911. |
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◊ 2009-08-05 20:22 |
I honestly could never tell the difference. This talk of different bumpers, lights, indicators, etc., it all goes right over my head. |
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◊ 2009-08-05 20:45 |
I'm sure you could Kooshmeister, it's very noticeable on some models, specially from those years like Ingo says. |
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◊ 2009-08-05 21:03 |
Well what's obvious to some, isn't to others. I've never noticed a huge difference between European and American market models. Seriously, and even if I did, things like different lights and bumpers don't make that big of a difference to me. .gif ";)") |
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◊ 2009-08-05 21:44 |
No but this is noticeable for everyone, there's quite a difference, look; http://automobilesdeluxe.tv/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mb-w116-detail.jpg http://www.dyna.co.za/benz/1980_Mercedes_Benz_350SE_Green.jpg If that's not noticeable then..., I like US specs, but in the case of the W116 I think it ruined its design a bit making it look uglier. |
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◊ 2009-08-05 21:47 |
Here's another example, on the E28 5-series the US-spec bumpers stick out much too far: /vehicle_1910-BMW-528e-E28-1985.html And here's the original European version: /vehicle_10298-BMW-518-E28-1982.html -- Last edit: 2009-08-05 21:55:06 |
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◊ 2009-08-05 21:54 |
another US /vehicle_2733-Volvo-740-744.html EU /vehicle_7198-Volvo-740-744.html |
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◊ 2009-08-05 21:58 |
Also I think the US-spec headlights on the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit/Silver Spur look a bit ugly and too American (like a Cadillac or something): /vehicle_86394-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Spirit-1981.html It's one thing to screw around with a common Volvo, but worse when it's an ultra-expensive (when it was new anyway) luxury car. -- Last edit: 2009-08-05 22:05:17 |
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◊ 2009-08-05 22:01 |
Or th marvellous Citroën SM in elegant Europe style: /vehicle_37517-Citroen-SM-1971.html and horrible US version: /vehicle_3255-Citroen-SM-1972.html |
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◊ 2009-08-05 22:10 |
Still don't see a difference in most of those, except that the one Mercedes' bumper is bigger than the other one's. Well, okay, the US Volvo appears to have quad headlights whereas the Euro one has dual. Still, this isn't enough for me to consider it "ugly." It's a very tiny difference, even if it's noticeable. The way you guys speak of it it's like they painted Bozo the Clown on the hood or something. 'Course, I'm the only American in this discussion, so maybe that's why I neither notice or care. I guess if I don't hail from the country of the car's origin, I won't notice much. Having said that, I never notice or care what foreign countries do to US models. *Shrug* -- Last edit: 2009-08-05 22:14:20 |
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◊ 2009-08-06 10:01 |
@G-Mann: the shown Rolls-Royce-lamps aren't too bad, compared with the unbelievable frog-eyes, which were mounted in the late 60ies into the US-versions of the Audi Super 90 and the NSU 1200 C, because the early sealed beam-lamps had to be round. Unfortunately I just haven't found pics of the Audi and the NSU. They were too rare... As I know, only a few dozens were exported to the USA at all, and from these dozens not more than 2 or 3 have survived... |
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◊ 2012-02-08 22:09 |
That's my car. You can just make out the back of my head. I worked as an extra for several days on the movie. Chevy Chase was sitting on the back of the truck just ahead of me. He and I were the only actors working that day. He spent the day in a special area where he would not be bothered. I was told he was in a bad mood because he did not like the shirt he was wearing. That was my first acting job. I worked as an extra a few more times until I moved on to principal parts in commercials and industrial films. |
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