CP Car Draft!! (Round 18) - (RESULTS)

[Barnes]

In the Movie category, Team Barnes selects the Toyota 2000 GT from the movie You Only Live Twice.



The 2000GT made its most famous screen appearance in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice. Even though the car was never commercially available as a convertible, two were made specially for the film. However, they did not have roofs, just an upholstered hump at the rear of the cabin to simulate a folded top, and therefore were not really true convertibles. Prior to the decision to make fully roofless cars, building the car as a targa was tried, allegedly due to Sean Connery's height not allowing him to fit into the ultra-low coupé version. This retained the hatchback of the original car, but eliminated the rear side windows. However, when the Targa was completed, Connery's head stuck out of the top to such an extent that it was decided it looked too ridiculous and that roofless versions would have to be made if the car was to be featured in the film (its lead competition for the role was said to be the then-new Chevrolet Camaro, which would have looked strange in a film set in Japan.)
Originally, the Toyota was to be driven by 007 himself, but script changes meant that it ended up as the car of his Japanese contact Aki, although as actress Akiko Wakabayashi could not drive, all the actual driving was done by stuntmen in wigs, and all her close-up scenes were filmed while the car was stationary. Some of the close-ups were actually filmed using another white convertible as a stand-in, as in the finished film some shots of Bond and Aki driving clearly show the car's dashboard, and this looks totally different from that of a 2000GT. Budget cuts also meant that of the three planned car chases, only one eventually ended up on screen. Nevertheless, the 2000GT did get some memorable screentime, being used to evade villains in a Toyota Crown. The car had none of the defence mechanisms enjoyed by Bond's own vehicles, although it did feature a TV/radio communications device in the rear cabin. Corgi Toys modelled the car, and added rockets which could be fired out of the boot, although these do not appear in the film.

[the lemming]

I was going to save this pick for later in the draft thinking that it was a bit of a sleeper. But after seeing a picture of it in Barnes last pick I've decided I couldn't risk waiting any longer.

In the 8th round Lemelin's Lemmings pick, in the 70's category, the De Tomaso Pantera.

This car is another one of those realistic dream cars of mine that I would love to own one day; similar to my 4th round pick, the late 60's Camaro. An awesome fusion of Italian styling and North American muscle went into creating this brute.

In the late 1960s, Ford was in need of a high performance GT to combat the likes of Ferrari and Corvette, and assist in generating additional dealership traffic for its mainstream product lines. DeTomaso Automobili was relying on Ford for engines used in the Mangusta and had purchased the Ghia design and coach-building concern. After Ford’s failed attempt to purchase Ferrari, the Ford-DeTomaso marriage seemed quite natural, so a business / purchase arrangement was consummated and work began on a new mid-engined GT. It would be marketed in the U.S. by Ford’s Lincoln-Mercury division.

Some additional information: http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tomaso_Pantera

[arsenal]

So before I make my next pic.. just a quick question.. are you allowed to pick vehicles that have been picked already, but are a different model? ie: Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR and then the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722? Same car, but different?

[3 Justin 3]

Damn, between me, STeely, and Matty, who all have Astons, I can barely tell them apart. I can tell a Vanquish from the others (from the back, or side by side from the front), but between the DB9/S and Vantage the differences (exterior) are so minute.

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by arsenal

So before I make my next pic.. just a quick question.. are you allowed to pick vehicles that have been picked already, but are a different model? ie: Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR and then the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722? Same car, but different?

Isn't the 722 just the same car but more powerful? I saw it on Top Gear last night and couldn't spot a difference other than power. To me, there the same pick. The only time I would say there different is like the Ferrari F430, and the 430 racer car which is miles different.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by arsenal

So before I make my next pic.. just a quick question.. are you allowed to pick vehicles that have been picked already, but are a different model? ie: Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR and then the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722? Same car, but different?

I would say no. More variety is better

[arsenal]

Alrighty.
For my next pick, for the Movie Category, we are going to with the: DeLorean DMC-12.

The car, coupled with the infamous Flux-Capacitor, sent Doc Brown and Marty McFly on some crazy and zany adventures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine

[the lemming]

^^^ Nice pick with the DeLorean. I was quite surprised it was still available.

[Fozzie_DeBear]

Fozzie wanted to get the perfect movie car...first he went for a ride with his buds in the dopest ride you could imagine from Up in Smoke.


After licking the dashboard for a few hours Fozzie started to get paranoid and hungry so he got out of that and then considered his old Studebaker ride from the Muppet Movie....


Then the weed wore off and he finally chose the Speed Racer Mark V

[STeeLy]

Good pick on the DeLorean.

[3 Justin 3]

I think it is my turn, so with the next pick, Koenigferrarilamboseggviking picks in the Pre-War category, the Rolls-Royce Phantom II.

The thing is an absolute monster of a car.

[TimSJ]

for my next selection i will go to the concept car category and select the Maserati Birdcage 75th

The Maserati Birdcage 75th was a concept car created by automobile manufacturer Maserati and designed by Jason Castriota under the guides of Ken Okuyama at Pininfarina.[1] It was first introduced at the 2005 Geneva Auto Show. It was named to honor the classic Maserati Birdcages of the 1960s and Pininfarina's 75th anniversary.

[the lemming]

Come on Fozzie! How can you not pick the Studebaker?

[awildermode]

Originally Posted by arsenal

Alrighty.
For my next pick, for the Movie Category, we are going to with the: DeLorean DMC-12.

The car, coupled with the infamous Flux-Capacitor, sent Doc Brown and Marty McFly on some crazy and zany adventures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine

wow, it took this long for someone to pick this??? this is the Zetterberg pick.

[psycho_demonata]

haha darn, i was hoping that Rolls Royce was forgotten lol. well there it goes on my list

[psycho_demonata]

and wow its already my turn. well for this round it shall be theeeeee 1939 Maybach SW 38 from the pre-war category!

[driveway]

Damn, I really wanted that Maybach in my garage, oh well, time to make the best pick this draft is going to ever see:

In the Category of Movie Car team Custom Carb selects:





The Unidentifiable Motor Home/1971 Nova Sterling Kit Car which together comprise the awesome road transportation of the great and noble hero Condorman!

More pics of Nova Sterlings:

[Fozzie_DeBear]

Originally Posted by the lemming

Come on Fozzie! How can you not pick the Studebaker?

It was really tempting...the custom paint job almost sold it.

[Coach]

In the North American category, team Suck My Lug Nuts selects the Pontiac Trans Am

[GirlySports]

With the 88th pick, SebC selects the Ultima GTR in the British category






With the 89th pick, Sec selects the Caparo T1 in the European category