Unknown

Unknown in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Movie, 1983 IMDB

Class: Cars, Sedan

Unknown

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene 

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nzcarnerd NZ

◊ 2009-06-06 10:44

 Possibly 1938 US Ford Deluxe.

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-05-24 21:06

 Better quality:
[Image: pseudohd.1.jpg]

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-05-25 20:43

 1937/38 DeSoto?

s13a LT

◊ 2019-05-25 22:32

 Based on that better quality thumb, I think this is a 1939 Plymouth De Luxe [P-8], because of the chrome trim that goes around the hood, on 1938 Ford it slides down on the grille and on 1939 Ford it stops just before the grille. Not a 1937/38 DeSoto because of different headlight position.

[Image: 9c594698d0add48ae691b75ccf7536e5.jpg]

Edit: a different picture of '39 De Luxe, because the previous one was missing half of its trim:
[Image: 155881988296547670.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2019-05-25 23:31:57

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-05-25 22:33

 I don't know - I picture the front as being like on this Dodge: Link to "upload.wikimedia.org"

s13a LT

◊ 2019-05-25 22:47

 But I see headlights installed inside the fender :think:

[Image: pseudohd1.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2019-05-25 22:48:33

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-05-25 22:50

 I was going to say 1939 Chevrolet, but the way the trim slopes down isn't agreeing with me. It does match the 37/38 DeSoto though.
What looks like headlights to you is a reflection on the fender.

-- Last edit: 2019-05-25 22:57:49

s13a LT

◊ 2019-05-25 23:08

 But this is what a 1937/38 DeSoto looks like from the side:

[Image: great-condition-1938-desoto-s5-low-miles-1.jpg]

I don't see headlights like that sitting on a fender in a main picture. Plus the hood vents don't match either.

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-05-25 23:10

 Mmh, yes, the headlights sit a bit lower. But the trim is good. Perhaps a different mopar of the same vintage?

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-05-29 16:05

 What about a 1938 Pontiac?
Link to "content.invisioncic.com"

Pretty much what I imagine the front looks like.

s13a LT

◊ 2019-05-29 16:50

 I think in the main picture, the car's front fender seems to be more rounded (at the back) than it is on a '38 Pontiac. Plymouth/DeSoto theory seems more likely.

I don't know, I think I should just write a letter to N. Oshima's wife Akiko Koyama and ask her what sort of the late 1930s American Sedan was used in this scene :lol:

s13a LT

◊ 2019-05-29 17:12

 Anyway, I took another screencap of this, and it appears that the headlights are indeed inside the fender....

[Image: unknownbutithinkachevy.jpg]

Gamer DE

◊ 2019-06-17 00:04

 With that picture it looks much more like a 39 than a 38, whatever it is. Possibly even a 40.

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