1978 Triumph 2500 S with modified trim detail

1978 Triumph 2500 S in Killer Elite, Movie, 2011

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: AUS

01:06:07 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2011-11-13 14:08	Probably NZ assembled - production list in /vehicle.php?id=372839 comments. I go for 1973+ 2500 TC from visible trim; also it was the largest production.
vilero ◊ 2012-05-04 12:31
dsl ◊ 2012-05-04 16:52	Another similar used in UK locations - /vehicle_449124-Ford-Capri-1969.html .
hanschenKlein ◊ 2014-03-10 23:21	This car is in fact a 1978 2500S. I know since I sold the car to the movie. They changed the wheels and painted it red. I can see the dent on the driver side of the bumper courtesy of a drunk parking exercise. I guess the initial killer elite was made in 1975 and probably set a little earlier, so they had to make the car look a bit older than it is.
dsl ◊ 2014-03-11 00:03	Or the other explanation is they had the red UK car filmed in South Wales - seen in /vehicle_449124-Ford-Capri-1969.html - and had to make the Aus car look like it. Looks as if they removed and did not refit the black 2500S trim on boot and rear panel.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2014-03-11 00:27	hanschenKlein wrote I guess the initial killer elite was made in 1975... There is no connection between this film and that one apart from having similar titles.
dsl ◊ 2014-11-25 21:23	Update - there was limited Aus assembly - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Motor_Industries so not NZ made
dsl ◊ 2015-03-17 14:28