1965 MG B Roadster [ADO23]

1965 MG B [ADO23] in La nuit américaine, Movie, 1973

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2006-01-23 02:26	1972 K-reg plate ..but looks like an earlier model.! (1960's) -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 02:39:31
xj12c ◊ 2007-09-27 20:58	registered between August 71 and July 72. The front grill was changed in 1967 but many post 1967 MGBs have old chrome grills, their owners must have changed it...
rpcm ◊ 2007-09-27 23:54	xj12c wrote registered between August 71 and July 72. The front grill was changed in 1967 but many post 1967 MGBs have old chrome grills, their owners must have changed it... If it was a real 1971 or 1972 car it should have rubber inserts in the overiders and the indicators/sidelights should be nearer the grille ( by the way, the grille was only changed in late 1969 for the 1970 model year ). Nevertheless, it seems to have push-button door handles that make it a 1965+ car. -- Last edit: 2007-09-27 23:58:27
gfh ◊ 2012-04-14 09:12	Agree with the previous comments. Notice that the car is left hand drive. Both the movie and the 'movie within the movie' are shot in France, but the car is driven in the 'story' by a stuntman from England, who goes across to do the scene where the Triumph gets driven over the cliff. My guess is that it's a European spec MGB (i.e. non-North America, non-California, LHD) from between 1965 and 1969 with (fake?) K-reg UK plates on it. The K registration would bring it closer to the 1972 filming date (released 1973.)