1958 Austin-Healey Sprite 'Frogeye' Series I [ADO13]

1958 Austin-Healey Sprite [ADO13] in The Treasure of San Teresa, Movie, 1959

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

00:51:48 Background vehicle

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Mark208 ◊ 2024-02-16 10:33	I've just watched the film. Eddie Constantine picks up a batch of cars at a Skoda distribution plant in Czechoslovakia so I expect this covered car on the transporter's rear trailer is a Skoda - possibly a Felicia convertible (there's an uncovered white one at the front on the upper deck- presumably to protect it from the damp wintry north European weather. Curiously it disappears later somewhere during the action en route back to Hamburg (a continuity issue!).
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2024-02-16 10:58	The film was not shot in Czechoslovakia, so the covered car is probably not a Skoda. Part of the film was shot in the UK with a disguised AEC Mercury standing on for the Mercedes-Benz car transporter. /vehicle_1442406-AEC-Mercury.html
dsl ◊ 2024-02-16 12:21	Long shot - might be a Frogeye Sprite with some padding under the cover?? Doesn't make a lot of sense if this is a real Czech scene, but small size, glimpses of side window/door and front bumper could match. Front edge of wing and peak of headlights also match. Are these Skodas RHD??
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2024-02-16 13:58	It wasn't filmed in Czechoslovakia. To me, covering the car because they couldn't get enough Skodas to fill the transporter is the most likely explanation. -- Last edit: 2024-02-16 13:58:39