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Gomselmash11 ◊ 2010-11-17 18:45	Sunbeam?
CA_NES ◊ 2010-11-17 19:09	Its obviously DB5 inspired, i just didn't know if it was enough for sure, but Sunbeam is also close
Lateef ◊ 2010-11-17 19:13	The grille is probably inspired by the one of a Skoda 440.
CA_NES ◊ 2010-11-17 19:28	His name is Finn McMissile btw
CougarTim ◊ 2010-11-18 01:44	He works for British intelligence. I'm thinking he's based on some kind of coachbuilt Aston Martin. I have a couple possibilities for his inspiration: Link to "www.ultimatecarpage.com" http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1095/Aston-Martin-DB4-GT-Bertone-Jet.html Link to "www.ultimatecarpage.com" Other opinions are welcome.
CA_NES ◊ 2010-11-18 03:48	I agree that the above cars look close, especially the Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II Touring Spyder. However, I think we should wait until a good shot of the back is available before naming it for sure.
CA_NES ◊ 2010-11-18 03:50	Lateef wrote The grille is probably inspired by the one of a Skoda 440. or perhaps a mustache, to be more debonair
BeanBandit ◊ 2010-11-18 15:59	Volvo P1800?
G-MANN ◊ 2010-11-18 16:11	Just watched the trailer, it seems they got Michael Caine to do the voice! Elements of this are clearly from the DB5 (bonnet air vent, wing mirrors, wire wheels, rear lights), although other parts may also be from other cars. Lateef wrote The grille is probably inspired by the one of a Skoda 440. I don't think so, this character is supposed to be suave and debonair, Skodas used to be the opposite of that in Britain I agree with CA NES, it's meant to be a 'tache. -- Last edit: 2010-11-18 16:38:04
dsl ◊ 2010-11-18 16:28	It's a very precise depiction, so I would think is something real and very close to what appears on screen. I can see lots of bits which look accurate (eg Volvo P1800 cabin, BMW 507 side trim and rear fins) but nothing to fit the full car, and I don't really see any Aston Martin or Sunbeam Alpine. Perhaps we should be looking for coachbuilt late-50s exotic - Maserati, Alfa, Pegaso, Lancia???
G-MANN ◊ 2010-11-18 16:31	To me it looks like a mix of cars, mostly DB5. Personally I'd hesistate to list this an Aston Martin DB5 because (rather like a Grand Theft Auto III car) it's only partially this rather than 100%, maybe "Made For Movie based on Aston Martin DB5" (or whatever you want to write) -- Last edit: 2010-11-18 16:36:52
Lateef ◊ 2010-11-18 17:02	CA_NES wrote or perhaps a mustache, to be more debonair A Mitsubishi Debonair? I don't think so Anyway, the Skoda 440 is the only car I've found with such a grille, which is a pity - it looks great.
Gomselmash11 ◊ 2010-11-18 17:36	not similar to the BMW 507 (except the grill)? see: http://www.madle.org/og05bmw507j57.jpg
CA_NES ◊ 2010-11-19 02:52	Gomselmash11 wrote not similar to the BMW 507 (except the grill)? see: http://www.madle.org/og05bmw507j57.jpg That is a possibility...
bref ◊ 2010-11-20 00:50	BeanBandit wrote Volvo P1800? A mix of P1800, Maserati A6G/54 and DB4. But it's made for movie
FuegoTurbo ◊ 2010-11-20 12:28	I think that gray is a Fiat 8V Supersonic Ghia: http://forum.avtoindex.com/foto/data/media/36/Fiat_8V_Ghia_1954_30.jpg with only a few details inspired by other cars: the bumper of a Ferrari 250 SWB, and the side vents of a Pegaso Z-102.
dsl ◊ 2010-11-20 13:54	FuegoTurbo wrote Fiat 8V Supersonic Ghia .....with only a few details inspired by other cars I'm much more convinced by this suggestion. General shape - particularly cabin - from 8V Ghia with tidied side details. Some 8V Zagatos match the front very well (eg Link to "www.zagato-cars.com" ). There may even be a single 8V which gives the right blend on the same car, or it's a Fiat 8V Made For Movie??
Yanamation ◊ 2010-11-21 22:55	His headlamps are obviously inspired by Aston Martin DB4's
Ingo ◊ 2010-11-21 22:56	yanamation wrote His headlamps are obviously inspired by Aston Martin DB4's Rather by a VW Karmann Ghia
FuegoTurbo ◊ 2010-11-22 22:57	Thank you for using my suggestion! I do not think that there existed similar to other Fiat 8V 'car in the movie. Existed even a Jaguar XK120 Ghia Supersonic, almost equal to the Fiat, but the airgrabber on the hood is the same as the Fiat.
dragonboy ◊ 2010-12-19 02:28	So a british spy car has become an italian, hmmm
an_unusual_eye ◊ 2010-12-19 17:08	this car has to be british... i'm just sayin'...
dogman15 ◊ 2011-01-22 09:49	Here's a view of Finn from all sides: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoz2vFO9ZbM
SnotRodFanatic ◊ 2011-02-25 14:20	Aston Martin is a better car type for Finn McMissile. He's the Cars version of James Bond.
Shawa666 ◊ 2011-03-09 21:19	Back end looks like an Aston Martin DB4
oddbjrn ◊ 2011-03-16 22:45	I agree on Aston Martin DB4
ShantJ ◊ 2011-03-28 18:34	I think I've got it! The Ghia Supersonic body style was also applied to an Aston Martin! Link to "www.coachbuild.com" So, i propose the name is changed to: DB2/4 Supersonic -- Last edit: 2011-03-28 18:35:24
dsl ◊ 2011-03-30 00:06	Anyone for /vehicle_52831-Aston-Martin-DB4-GT-Bertone-Jet-1961.html and Link to "www.supercars.net" ?
oddbjrn ◊ 2011-04-23 22:49	The DB2/4 Supersonic looks very similar
skywatcher68 ◊ 2011-06-03 21:36	Wikipedia suggests a 1958 Peerless for the back. -- Last edit: 2011-06-03 21:36:59
FuegoTurbo ◊ 2011-06-14 19:49	This car has obviously been created with imagination, and is a special mixture of several cars. I know that the body Supersonic was on the Fiat 8V and Aston Martin (also on the Jaguar XK), but the front is fully equal to the Fiat 8V Supersonic, rather than the Aston Martin. Look at the hood air intake and headlights: they have that shape only on the Fiat, and there is even the badge "8V"! The tail is rather Aston Martin, but not the Supersonic.
Sandie ◊ 2011-06-14 21:41	I think we are all forgetting that we only really list cars as particular things if they are accurate depictions. My opinion is that this should be 'Made for Movie'.
FuegoTurbo ◊ 2011-06-15 09:13	Sandie wrote I think we are all forgetting that we only really list cars as particular things if they are accurate depictions. My opinion is that this should be 'Made for Movie'. I think so too.
antp ◊ 2011-06-15 10:58	No "made for movie" which were not actually made, so if it is not identifiable as a real car it goes to movie comments
dogman15 ◊ 2011-06-21 01:38	C'mon! At least four stars, for sure!
badlymad ◊ 2011-06-21 04:06	At IMCDB, it is a convention to not give star ratings for the cars until the actual movie is released.
skywatcher68 ◊ 2011-06-23 03:17	antp wrote No "made for movie" which were not actually made, so if it is not identifiable as a real car it goes to movie comments There are exceptions, of course.
CA_NES ◊ 2011-06-24 14:18	Indeed, it is 4 stars.
Hispano ◊ 2011-07-06 17:39	Its a Pegaso Z103 coached by Serra http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/p/56pegaso4tochka0_Z-103SerraSpider_Helmut.jpg with elements of a Pegaso Z102 Link to "www.ultimatecarpage.com"
Hispano ◊ 2011-07-06 17:45	¿McMissile? No, It´s a Pegaso Z102 by Touring http://www.400gt.com/photos/marcel2005/PegasoZ102BT.jpg
Hispano ◊ 2011-07-06 17:51	The designer has copied even the colour... Oh my god Italian? British? German? American? Nooooo, only a Spanish car... http://www.pieldetoro.net/z/pieldetoro/0pegasodetal.asp?ID=34 http://www.flickr.com/photos/28130065@N02/galleries/72157625076126951 -- Last edit: 2011-07-09 21:51:03
McMissile ◊ 2011-07-21 13:16	Has a very distinctive "british" 6-cylinder sound. I'm going with P1800/DB5 combination as well...
antp ◊ 2011-08-11 14:39	'Security Guard Finn McMissile'
daslandroverman ◊ 2011-09-13 20:57	Skywatcher68 wrote Wikipedia suggests a 1958 Peerless for the back. Remembering a few years back I put a lot of work into building a Historic Racing Saloon based on one of the Peerless successors, a Warwick GT350, built with a 3.5 Buick V8. Asides being a few shades lighter in colour the car is very much Finn McMissile. The link below is a picture of it running at the Goodwood Revival in 2009. Warwick GT350 at Goodwood
legomyeggo ◊ 2011-10-16 18:55	It looks a lot like the 1962 Ferrari Berlinetta Lusso: (note the hood and the shape of the roof.) -- Last edit: 2011-10-16 18:57:11
mgisbert ◊ 2011-10-17 17:34	Pues yo creo que se parece al BMW 507 Touring-Sport.Es uno de los BMW mas bellos fabricados entre 1956-1959;sólo se fabricaron 245 ejemplares y quedan pocos "vivos".
CaMAroFaN ◊ 2011-10-23 13:17	Aston Martin DB5 ?
AMC man ◊ 2011-10-25 00:18	It is a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Aston-Martin-DB5.jpg
Sandie ◊ 2011-10-25 00:19	Nowhere close.
G-MANN ◊ 2011-10-25 00:22	Thank you AMC man, we had no idea what this could be. Nor were any of us familiar with the DB5 looks like. Have you not looked at the comments on this page? kudos wrote We took everything from all the cars we love and baked it into Finn. That basically means "Made for Movie". opal wrote This car remind me of James Bond......could it be Aston Martin DB4? [dead external link to a smiley] (everyone knows Bond had a DB5)
AMC man ◊ 2011-10-25 00:43	Look at the rear end of Finn Mcmissile Link to "2.bp.blogspot.com" and look at the rear end of the Aston Martin DB5 http://luxedb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Aston-Martin-DB5-2.jpg look how much they look alike and even if he has elements of other cars the Aston Martin DB5 was still His main inspiration so it can be taken out of the Made for movie category and listed as an Aston Martin DB5 right now!
G-MANN ◊ 2011-10-25 00:56	It's pretty obvious it's DB5-inspired but we don't feel it's a faithful enough rendering of the DB5 to let it be listed as one. They've been a bit creative rather than completely copying the DB5's design. -- Last edit: 2011-10-25 00:57:04
Sandie ◊ 2011-10-25 00:59	The back looks right but the entire front and sides do not look anything close.
AMC man ◊ 2011-10-25 01:07	The wheels match the rear matches the cab matches perhaps the only big thing that doesn't match is the grill so he is a stylized Aston Martin DB5 and can be taken out of the Made for movie category now. -- Last edit: 2011-10-25 01:07:39
G-MANN ◊ 2011-10-25 01:08	No.
AMC man ◊ 2011-10-25 01:14	Stylizing a car does not make it a Made for Movie we also do not normally list cars in animation movies as Made for movie unless perhaps are a main character or have a 5 star role.
Sandie ◊ 2011-10-25 01:18	Exactly. This will most probably be deleted and put in movie comments before long for that reason.
G-MANN ◊ 2011-10-25 01:18	This is a main character isn't it? My answer is still no (to listing this as a DB5). You'll have to find an admin who agrees with you, even then everyone else must agree with them. -- Last edit: 2011-10-25 01:18:56
tonkatracker ◊ 2011-10-25 02:53	I think in this case Made for Movie will do as it is a main character.
HawkMcCain ◊ 2011-11-07 20:24	Wikipedia states in it's article on Cars characters: "The design of Finn is inspired by several cars, the roofline and doors of the Volvo P1800 (possibly inspired by Roger Moore's ownership of one while filming The Saint TV espionage series in the early 1960s), the grill and fenders of the BMW 507, and some major elements of the iconic James Bond Aston Martin DB5. The look of the car has been slightly modified; Finn has a different grill that looks like a suave mustache, but like Bond, he does have plenty of gadgets. His small tailfins were inspired by a 1958 British sports car called the Peerless, one of the few British cars with fins."
G-MANN ◊ 2011-11-07 20:43	Thank you, HawkMcCain. Fortunately AMC Man is banned now, so we probably don't need to say anymore about this
KomodoDragon ◊ 2012-01-08 15:14	opal wrote This car remind me of James Bond......could it be Aston Martin DB4? Thats what it is its a Aston Martin DB4 the front grill is supposed to be a Posh English Gentlemen Mustach
mini95 ◊ 2012-01-26 18:02	To me it looks like a Volvo P1800 with a Jensen CV-8 grille, also some of that type of Volvo was bodied by Jensen. I remember reading that Aston Martin put one of their engines in one of the Volvo's with Jensen body. -- Last edit: 2012-01-26 18:11:38
dmatthews ◊ 2012-03-01 16:34	This is totally a re-designed version of an Aston Martin.
fleetwood75 ◊ 2012-03-02 03:04	BeanBandit wrote Volvo P1800? Had some lines from it but it was custom-made for the movie.
oddbjrn ◊ 2012-05-13 16:30	What about Reliant Sabre?
mustanglady75 ◊ 2012-05-22 01:00	According to Auto Weekly, Finn is based off the James Bond "Die Another Day" Aston Martin V12 Vanguish. Great car. Maybe it was also given characteristics of all the James Bond cars throughout the years. PS- I just learned something else. The 314 on the license plate is Michael Caine's birthday... March 14. -- Last edit: 2012-05-25 02:09:19
funzi159 ◊ 2012-06-13 00:00	Main character, 5 stars please!!!!
Ericho84 ◊ 2012-06-29 00:08	1964 Aston Martin DB4
jpotter2341 ◊ 2012-07-12 20:59	Finn was actually based on the peerless gt
Abisai ◊ 2012-07-16 14:45	Ericho84 wrote 1964 Aston Martin DB4 I agree. Or DB5. Surely an Aston Martin of the '60s.
wagonguy2 ◊ 2012-09-15 10:09	looks to me life a 1974 karmann ghia -- Last edit: 2012-09-15 10:09:56
cudak888 ◊ 2013-01-14 00:35	The only thing that betrays Aston influence in the design is Finn's trunk badge, which is a stylized recreation of the Aston DB-series logo (a small "DB" above the model number). Finn has something quite similar - "FM" with a large "M" underneath. If nothing else, it indicates that an Aston was part of the idea. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2013-02-07 01:04:28
AOLJU ◊ 2013-01-30 12:24	It's based on the James Bond's Aston Martin DB5, but it looks more like a DB4. His back is very similar and the lights too. It can't be a Volvo, Pegaso, BMW... because the character is british.
db5vantage ◊ 2013-05-05 04:47	Hey guys... Does anyone remember the DB4 Volante that Sir Caine drove in the Italian Job (Not the crappy disgusting remake to be clear)??? He shot a lot of tigers as I recall. Oh yeah, with a machine gun. lol If you want to see a Aston DB4 destroyed in all it's glory, watch the part after Raf Vallone says "pretty car". It made me cry more than "Brian's Song". I see a GT6, P1800 (Mini 95 nailed it), DB4, and a Peerless specialty racer (the rear fins) in Sir Caine's animated alter ego. Nice one on the birthdate there Mustanglady75.
toyotapri.II ◊ 2013-05-29 23:24	everyone knows its a aston martin
jpiland ◊ 2013-06-27 18:57	He is a db5
caioficetech ◊ 2013-07-07 04:12	Sound is definitely a Straight Six
Mike66Chryslers ◊ 2014-07-25 17:28	I believe Finn is based mostly on a Peerless GT, with the front end inspired by a BMW 507 and other details such as the hood bulge by the Aston Martin DB5.
BugattiBR ◊ 2014-09-12 19:08	Aston Martin DB4
Gamer ◊ 2014-09-12 19:51	BugattiBR, please stop suggesting new identifications for already identified vehicles. (I feel like an admin saying that!) Besides, we already concluded that this is a Made for Movie 3 years ago.
Lateef ◊ 2014-09-12 20:02	^ He's just been here for a day and isn't abusing the site in any way. And these are just cartoon cars, any opinions are welcome even well after established identification.
Gamer ◊ 2014-09-12 20:37	Still....
bmw-driver ◊ 2015-06-13 06:52	Mostly a DB4
Gamer ◊ 2015-06-13 08:05	We all know Bond had a DB5...
joshlovesabegail ◊ 2015-06-18 10:39	Aston Martin DB5
joshlovesabegail ◊ 2015-06-18 10:40	Holley Shiftwell loosely resembles a Jaguar XJ220
GalihXtreme ◊ 2016-07-23 01:21	AC Aceca, a.k.a. Cobra Coupe
train68 ◊ 2017-08-23 20:20	This car appears in Toy Story 3 on a poster in Andy's room.
train68 ◊ 2018-05-12 18:34	If Susie the Little Blue Coupe and James Bond's Aston Martin got married, this car would be their son.
bmw-driver ◊ 2021-01-21 22:18	Aston DB4.
moskagazs543 ◊ 2021-03-26 10:05	Peerless GT
TheDevilDogLeader87 ◊ 2022-02-02 19:58	Looks like an Austin Healey mixed with an Aston Martin.
-- ◊ 2022-07-26 11:21	Definitely Aston Martin DB4 -- Last edit: Keitanyan

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