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◊ 2006-06-13 13:14 |
Remember what people said on the Buffalo Soldiers page about American servicemen bringing their cars with them overseas? I think the base featured in this film is RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk which was used by the U.S. Air Force until it was closed in 1993. In the novel Bentwaters is the base, but in the film it is given a fictional name, RAF Baywaters, for some reason. The base contained nuclear weapons and was picketed by CND protesters (in the film), but in life I'm not sure if Bentwaters was really home to nuclear weapons, although RAF Lakenheath, which also in Suffolk, was the largest USAF base (along with RAF Mildenhall) in the UK, and definetely housed nuclear bombs. |
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◊ 2006-06-13 14:05 |
This car actually has a British numberplate:![[Image: 4thprotocolmcgwirterchevy23oc.9701.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is59/4thprotocolmcgwirterchevy23oc.9701.jpg) |
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◊ 2006-06-13 14:33 |
As far as I know, US servicemen's private cars have never had special plates in the UK, unlike in Germany. |
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◊ 2006-06-13 14:52 |
There are a few other American cars in this film, but only background glimpses. |
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◊ 2007-11-12 09:57 |
![[Image: fourthprotocol74il9.7388.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is266/fourthprotocol74il9.7388.jpg) ![[Image: fourthprotocol76km8.444.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is212/fourthprotocol76km8.444.jpg) ![[Image: fourthprotocol99pz7.9171.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is115/fourthprotocol99pz7.9171.jpg) |
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◊ 2007-11-12 18:10 |
American soldiers number plates in Germany are almost identical to the standard German plates |
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◊ 2007-11-12 18:15 |
Almost is true. They have own combinations, starting with AD or AF (usual for cars, bought in Germany, German plate-size) and HK (in US-size on US-cars). Since a short time the MP has IF. And on the blue "Euro"-stripe on the left side of the plate, they have the NATO-symbol, not the EU-stars. -- Last edit: 2007-11-12 18:15:38 |
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◊ 2010-03-18 20:00 |
The vehicle details for NYM 706Y are: Date of Liability 01 12 1991 Date of First Registration 01 01 1983 Year of Manufacture 1983 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4995CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour MULTI-COLOUR Vehicle Type Approval |
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◊ 2011-10-08 03:43 |
This is the same car as this one: /vehicle_22917-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-1980.html . So this one should be marked Made For EU. -- Last edit: 2011-10-08 03:43:42 |
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◊ 2011-10-08 13:53 |
1 - How can we be sure they are the same car? We can't even be certain that both scenes were filmed in the same country. Anyway, I dare say that more than one Chevy Wagon like this would have lived in the UK at this time. 2 - AFAIK the Caprice was not officially retailled in the UK (unlike other European states) so it would be aftermarket modification. I think this has been discussed before and we decided not to describe the cars as made for in that case. |
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◊ 2011-10-08 14:02 |
That scene was actually filmed in England, notice the roadsign here: /vehicle_29478-Chevrolet-Camaro-1975.html (in the upper left part of the image) All the details of the two cars do seem to match (except the plate which would have been changed) -- Last edit: 2011-10-08 14:04:09 |
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◊ 2011-10-09 00:35 |
Check the door mirror. .gif ";)") Looks like they converted to meet the European regulation. |
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◊ 2012-07-10 00:59 |
This is actually a 1980 model. I can tell because the grille has narrow openings, the 81-85 models had a wider eggcrate grille. -- Last edit: 2012-07-10 01:00:33 |
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◊ 2012-07-10 22:48 |
Must have been 2 years old when it was registered in the UK then (it would have been a grey import). -- Last edit: 2012-07-10 22:48:36 |
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