Gamma's in the movies

[rvrboy]

Hi , some of you might not have seen this site before   http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Lancia&model=Gamma&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
   Cheers Gerry

[Gabba Gamma Hey]

Well at least one of them was mine! 

Onward and sideways - Mark

[bart]

But what is this???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKpbtFNjpek

(apart from a high-speed chase through Paris)

Bart

[Theo]

Funny how "Gammas in movies" always seems to come up from time to time. We've discussed this subject many times starting on the old forum (still available for browsing). Have a look at:

http://www.gammaconsortium.com/gamma/_forum/0000011b.htm

http://www.gammaconsortium.com/gamma/_forum/00000105.htm

http://gammaconsortium.com/lanciagammaforum/index.php?topic=290.msg2296;topicseen#msg2296

But what is this???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKpbtFNjpek

(apart from a high-speed chase through Paris)

Bart

It's a clip from the movie "Tres Hommes Abattre"

[GDH Ruud]

I was aware of only 1 strano coupe movie, but I count 3. 

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_257935-Lancia-Gamma-Coupe-1980.html

Monster of Florence ? Haven't seen that...

Natale in India, Movie, 2003 anyone ?

[CSkjott]

Had to snag this movie when I read this post... what a movie, in terms of aesthetics the perfect scenario for a Lancia Gamma, italian cool, clinical minute ambience and frigid characters entangled in weird dialogues.

Fast forward to bits featuring pans over the Gamma and low and behold the 'dog' they found.... I'll let the images speak for themselves  (nah: let me say this; what the FCUK!)

One nice touch is that one character approaches the Coup, opens the passenger side and with ease slips into the back seat (I venture 'they' thought the seat was just broken too) the camera again holds in front of the windscreen in a wide shot and he was sitting with his head BEHIND the saggy roof (goddam vinyl crap ceiling - thank goodness I got rid of that shite!)

And no, it's not seen to drive; they prolly towed it to the set

However... the characters using the Coup are the two scruffians, the story's fall guys; perhaps it was decided they simply drive a piece of junk yet marvellous, in which case that was achieved perfectly, because the movie is really a visual masterpiece; not difficult to think it was picked for its purpose on purpose from a nearby scrapyard  

[CSkjott]

LMAO

[CSkjott]

I don't care what anyone says, there is no defending the vinyl ceiling, I said it before and I'll say it again now clearly evidenced; it was and is a crap half arsed solution concocted by a numbnut designer thus in charge who bought the wrong material willingly or not and then knowingly or not insisted to use it anyway, it's as simple as that!

I got rid of it in my first Coup and then I got rid of it again in my second.. The only remedy and the right remedy for an 'embarrassing', certainly annoying and obvious design flaw (and it's really fcuk ugly cheap vinyl).. I cannot really feel sorry for those of you who insist on keeping on saving it over and over and over.. really.. and it's not even an expensive solution, easy to replace once and for good! E basta!!

[bart]

Being 6'9 I did fancy Erik's Coupe. No liner, no roof either. In summer, that is!
Berlinas have more headroom.

Bart

[CSkjott]

The Berlina ceiling is sewn and framed and made in a fine manageable fabric.. Coupe is cheap chunk fancy pansy vinyl to no avail

[johnny48]

okok ok ok; we all no that the berlin is tha beta gama, but like fark we (the daf cup ownerz) will admit it !
I /we, hoo have been lucky,  have yet 2C a berlin in Johann (Dr. Gama)'s Zudemeer garage.   & wata garage it is!  
Its lika dog-pound for lost Gamma every won is loved inits own right  
Bravo Johann Alkema !  

Mythos sorry,  but the above text can not be understood by anyone except by friends of Dr Johann Alkema & can not be translated into any other language than this one.

[Autonut]

Dodgy music video....great cars! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CcyLGh4Whw
 

[CSkjott]

Had the record, dug the group, got the girls but never saw the vid; excellent (if only they'd shot it in the day)

[Autonut]

I know, was trying to work out the colour....and the headlights look brighter than mine!!

[CSkjott]

I venture my perception; an S2 2000 dark blue w. beige interior (but anyones guess; I tried to google the vid otherwise but came up blank).. Still, ruddy hell, we got our model in a music vid w. a cool group (they back together, very nice album)... yeah!

As fer your headlights; they need a clean? rewiring? some tips about the forum fer solution (myself I need to look into my driver side too, switch is dodgy and goes off, really annoying)