1972 Hillman Avenger 1500 DL

1972 Hillman Avenger in Sitting Target, Movie, 1972

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
DAF555 ◊ 2008-10-03 00:02
carobserver ◊ 2008-10-03 04:27	oh no poor Hillman, it really hurts!!
carobserver ◊ 2008-10-03 04:28	Why wasn´t destroyed that ugly old jeep instead of this so newer beauty car??
dudley ◊ 2008-10-03 12:33	Haven't seen this since the 70s!
Lateef ◊ 2008-10-09 15:02	This is the only car chase involving this type of car at IMCDb.
Lateef ◊ 2009-01-14 14:47	I can't figure it just burst into flames like that. It's not likely at all.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2009-01-14 14:51	Just remember, in movie-land every car is a Pinto. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EveryCarIsAPinto Quote Any significant damage to a vehicle, particularly falling off a cliff, is liable to result in a large explosion even though real cars rarely explode. This is a subset of Stuff Blowing Up. Evidently, TV cars run on nitroglycerine instead of petrol.
dsl ◊ 2010-09-23 03:11	DL 1500 boot badge in 1st thumb.
Lateef ◊ 2024-03-03 20:09	JLE 131K
Lateef ◊ 2024-03-03 20:11	I remember thinking this was a Japanese car when I saw the film as a kid - I guess because the taillights are similar to those of a 1st gen Lancer.
Lateef ◊ 2024-03-03 20:26	Briefly seen with the plate RXJ 901J: May be a double or its actual plate.