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1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	javel	The white car sideways on to the camera, at back, is an austin A30 or A35	2013-03-04 12:04
1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans Checkpoint (1956)	terry eiss	This car may have been driven by a man called Peter Ling when Dirk Bogarde was meant to be driving in the file. I remember the car being at his house in Cherry Tree Lane, Fulmer, where I lived as a small child, and, somewhere, there are pictures of all of my family waving from the driving seat in turn.	2012-08-31 20:43
1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	Quote - "This project was given a code DP115, which was chassis reference DP 115/1 and 2, with a third spare chassis being built but not used. The maiden outing was Silverstone in May 1954 when Reg Parnell took DP 115/1 to 5th place despite oil pressure problems. DP 115/1 crashed at Le Mans in June the same year, after achieving 148.27 mph on the Mulsanne Straight. Reg Parnell achieved 4th place in DP 115/2 at Silverstone in July. This was the Legonda’s best result. According to John Wyers account in “Racing with David Brown Aston Matins”, DP 115/1 was given a new chassis frame, believed to be DP 115/3 at the end of 1954 while the damaged to the rear body was repaired. ...... In 1955 there was a suggestion that many of the components from DP 115/1 as well as the engine and transmission were built in to DP 166/1, which had a more modern space frame chassis and disc brakes, and the body discarded, ending up in Coleys West London yard. The only race that the revised car DP 166/1 completed in was the 1955 Le Mans, when it retired after 93 laps having run out of fuel, apparently due to a wrongly fitted and leaking fuel cap. Subsequently, the chassis frame from DP 166/1 was stripped, and the components reassembled into 115/3 with a new body and this and DP 115 /2 were refurbished for the film Checkpoint." - http://markcookeracing.org/?page_id=278 . So this is either DP115/2 or DP115/3. DP115/1 has since been rebuilt - http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3328/Lagonda-DP115-V12-Le-Mans.html .	2012-03-12 06:15
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Coupé 'low roof' (original s/n 0441GT) [0525GT] Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	Renumbered March 56, before appearance as shown - Link to "www.barchetta.cc" , Link to "www.barchetta.cc" .	2012-03-06 20:15
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	dsl wrote ... or what the white car next to it is. Can't answer the 2nd question (any guesses??).... I am guessing the second car is also an Atom. Compare the side view here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrscharroo/6126435173/in/pool-1166142@N25 Wheelarch chrome trim and A pillar all match.	2011-11-23 19:55
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	The scene in the movie shows a large factory building and the Sunbeam bodies on the production line with over-head walkways plus the Fairthorpe car in the distance. Thrupp & Maberley almost certainly. Its also likely parts of the scene used offices from another location for the robbery, and studio sets for the explosion inside the factory with two Fairthorpes visible in close-up. Nothing to suggest a smaller single story building like the Fairthorpe premises. -- Last edit: 2011-11-23 18:36:45	2011-11-23 18:30
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	Some more info on factory: 1] DVD review in Classic and Sportscar (UK magazine) July 2011 issue, page 56. Says Ermini factory scenes filmed at Fairthorpe in Chalfont St Peters, but ...... 2] Corrections letter in Classic and Sportscar December 2011 issue, page 38 (winner of their "Pedant of the Month" prize of a C&SC baseball cap) says it was not Fairthorpe premises which were "much smaller, single storey and little more than a large workshop" ... "how do I know? In the 70s I worked in the Chalfont factory, by then under different ownership". His suggestion is that Ralph Thomas borrowed the unpainted bodies and filled "a larger two-storey building with them". So seems we're back to Thrupp & Maberley?? -- Last edit: 2011-11-23 19:07:40	2011-11-23 18:15
Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	DVD review in Classic and Sportscar (UK magazine) July 2011 issue, page 56. Says David Brown loaned a pair of Lagonda V12 prototypes "after failing in competition" to director Ralph Thomas, and they were rebadged as Warren-Ingrams. Race footage is 1956 Mille Miglia, but because Aston/Lagonda did not enter, the Le Mans-style start had to be a specially staged event filmed in Florence.	2011-11-23 18:03
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	ingo	dsl wrote and ingo would be driving round in NSU K70s. The inox-bumpers and the engine compartment-lighting would be fine, but not the vertical divided cylinderhead.	2011-10-31 23:36
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Could be that Rank who made the film borrowed about 4 cars for set dressing as they are used in close-ups, if there was no direct Rootes-Thrupp & Maberley connection. But as 4 cars would be 10% of total production is it even possible? edit: But with movie editing 2 cars is possible and more likely perhaps. Product placement? "What's that good looking coupe? I must have one!" -- Last edit: 2011-10-31 14:55:04	2011-10-31 14:36
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	Sunbar wrote I don't know how many Atoms were made but export to the USA was part of the plan. Supposedly 44 Atoms - http://www.motorbase.com/manufacturer/by-id/36 . One of history's great "If Only" moments - the Beetle would have died on its feet, VW would have disappeared, and ingo would be driving round in NSU K70s. Another IO moment was on the bridge of the Titanic on its maiden voyage steaming out of Southampton. The captain said "Which way shall we go then - North or South?" and flipped a coin. Still puzzled by these locations. Pressed Steel (Cowley) makes no sense for a fibreglass Atom, Ryton seems irrelevant, so by default leaves Thrupp & Maberley, and the state of the Rapiers matches (cross-reference to /vehicle.php?id=434972 ). But why would part-built Rapiers and Atoms still occur together - Atoms were supposed to come from Chalfont St Peters in Bucks, not T&M in London?	2011-10-31 14:23
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Found 'Checkpoint' the 1956 movie on Youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IrDtowZWCE and rerunning the first scene more Atom bodies are seen I think. edit: more added.. So the location possibly had connections with Atom assembly. edit (2) The probability is that Thrupp & Maberly in north London was the location as the Rapier bodies were without rear windows but painted so perhaps they were also contracted to assemble some Fairthorpe Atoms. I don't know how many Atoms were made but export to the USA was part of the plan. -- Last edit: 2011-10-31 13:53:11	2011-10-31 13:14
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	dsl wrote ... Part of the process involved getting hold of every microcar they could find to see what they were like, such as 2CV, Fiat 500, Goggomobil etc - my guess is that the Atom was part of this research. I agree possibly an Atom being evaluated for development ideas if the date is right. Ryton is not the only possible location. "Rapier bodies were built by Pressed Steel, shipped to Thrupp & Maberly in north London where they were painted and trimmed, then shipped again to the Rootes assembly plant at Ryton-on-Dunsmore near Coventry where the engines, transmission and running gear were fitted. This complex situation persisted until late 1963 when the Series IV was introduced." Wikipedia	2011-10-31 12:49
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	PS. My first reaction was that it might be the Slug itself, but headlamps were set further inwards in a more rounded front.	2011-10-31 12:21
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	If this is Ryton in 1955-6, you might ask what an Atom is doing there, or what the white car next to it is. Can't answer the 2nd question (any guesses??) but 1955-6 was about the time when Rootes produced "the Slug" prototype which became the Apex which became the mighty Imp - http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/proto-imp.html . Part of the process involved getting hold of every microcar they could find to see what they were like, such as 2CV, Fiat 500, Goggomobil etc - my guess is that the Atom was part of this research.	2011-10-30 22:50
1955 Lotus 1971cc Bristol [Mark 10] Checkpoint (1956)	LITRICO	Hi are there anyone that can give me some informations about the Scott-Russell's Lotus X? Thanks Antonio	2011-10-30 21:47
1953 Maserati A6GCS Checkpoint (1956)	Bartbrn	Does anyone know if this movie is available on DVD, or even VHS? I remember the plot of this, which was nonsensical, but movies like this, "The Racers," and "The Green Helmet" have some great race footage from the '50s and '60s Bart	2011-02-25 06:14
1956 Sunbeam Rapier Series I Checkpoint (1956)	dsl	1956my, matching film date.	2011-02-24 01:17
1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans Checkpoint (1956)	antp	Sent by Dave W.: Zitat I came across your site when searching for information about 2 Lagonda cars which I photographed in 1994 at a historic car meeting at Silverstone. I know that they were cars built by Aston Martin with Lagonda V12 engines and competed (I think) at Le Mans. It appears from your site that you only want pictures taken from actual films, but I attach the 2 pictures I took at Silverstone as they may be of interest to your members.	2010-07-21 18:07
1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans Checkpoint (1956)	mgisbert	In terms of authenticity Checkpoint was a winner.It featured two genuine V12 Lagonda Sports Racing cars loaded personally by Aston Martin Boss David Brown (a friend of Director Ralph Thomas), not to mention the driving talents of Roy Salvadori and Reg Parnell, John Wyer, Aston's racing supremo, went out to Florence to help orchestrate the set-piece Le Mans start.	2010-06-12 12:52
1954 Studebaker Starlight Checkpoint (1956)	Commander 57	Agreed.	2010-02-15 21:54
Iso Autofurgone 500 Checkpoint (1956)	Mr. Isetta	Accoring to the Iso Isetta owners manual, this is an Autofurgone 500. The pickup is shown as the Autocarro 500. In advertising, the Isetta trucks are shown by various names including Isettacarro, and Isocarro 500, although the Isocarro name is more frequently associated with the 3-wheeled commercial vehicles. Anyone know where I may find some Iso Isetta or Autocarro 500 parts? If so, email me at: jlm32455@gmail.com	2009-02-18 05:42
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Source: http://minutia-microcarsminicars.blogspot.com/2008/10/fairthorpe-atom-microcar-that-would.html	2009-01-05 13:56
Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	A background car seen briefly but not identified so separate listing removed... Grille and front are only visible during 'wipe' transition from the previous scene. Also two racing cars only partially seen, possibly the same model but not identified... Number 4? and number 38. -- Last edit: 2009-01-05 13:48:46	2009-01-05 11:57
1953 Gordini Type 26 Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Gordini type 26 from 1953 onwards http://autopendium.com/photos/1168	2009-01-05 11:52
1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans Checkpoint (1956)	sx41922	Yep, Lagonda - and these cars were fitted with V12 engines.	2009-01-05 08:15
1953 Gordini Type 26 Checkpoint (1956)	Reg	The blue car is a Gordini type 26 from the early 1950's	2008-10-06 02:54
1955 Ermini 357 Checkpoint (1956)	locdrib	PS see post 2008-08-17 19:59 above. On the Officine Ermini site, my pic is #18 in the Galleria section. Sorry.	2008-08-17 20:03
1955 Ermini 357 Checkpoint (1956)	locdrib	By the time Ermini was building the Model 357, he was building his own engines rather than modifying the Fiat. Compare this with "car 12" also in thumbnail in the pix for this movie. It also is an Ermini 357. Note the more sloping nose. This is an artifact from the coach builder; the more rounded nose is seen on pix from Italy. The sloping nose is the one from which Bill Devin took a mold for his fiberglas bodies. The color pic on the Officine Ermini site www.erminiautomobili.it is one I took of that car in 1957 when it was raced by a friend of mine. For a while Martin Rudow had a site expanding on his book "Long Straights and Hairpin Turns". This and othe pix I took were on that site. The site may be gone, but you can email Martin about it. An "air car", simulation, or lookalike car purporting to be that Ermini now circulates in the US but has no part of it from the original or even recreating the original. A pity.	2008-08-17 19:59
1953 Gordini Type 26 Checkpoint (1956)	Ingo	Surely no Porsche	2008-06-25 21:38
1953 Gordini Type 26 Checkpoint (1956)	biz5300	Number plate is French .. not Italian. From rear it can be a DB or a Panhard ..	2008-06-25 21:37
1954 Ferrari 250 MM by Morelli [0276] Checkpoint (1956)	chammo	This is a 250 MM, unique spider body probably built by Morelli of Ferrara. Original serial number believed to have been 0276.	2008-04-09 15:22
1955 Ermini 357 Checkpoint (1956)	giovanni	It is an Ermini 357, built in 1955. Its engine is 1500 cm3. If you think it's very nice, well... its body was designed by Scaglietti :-) You can find other photos of the car here: http://www.erminiautomobili.it/ermini-357.html	2008-02-13 22:51
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Alexander		2008-01-15 11:30
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	DynaMike		2008-01-15 11:17
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	chris40	atom, that's one of the better - and more appropriate - spelling mistakes I've seen on IMCDb. You'd find one quite hard to come by, though ... http://www.motorbase.com/manufacturer/by-id/36	2008-01-15 09:43
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	atom	Hehe, it's from a old Swedish punk song This Farthope looks really interesting btw! I want one! -- Last edit: 2008-01-14 23:44:32	2008-01-14 23:44
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	antp	There other makes which made "Atom" cars /vehicles_make-_model-Atom.html -- Last edit: 2008-01-14 23:39:18	2008-01-14 23:38
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Alexander	... and now we know what Atom's nickname stands for ...	2008-01-14 23:37
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Gag Halfrunt	Didn't Ryton close last year?	2008-01-14 23:25
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	DynaMike	GB, as Sunbar pointed out	2008-01-14 22:31
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	garco	Origin is?	2008-01-14 22:09
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Fairthorpe cars were made at Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire close to Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath Buckinghamshire so there looks to be a possible connection there. The assembly line I guess is Rootes at Ryton near Coventry, currently due to close after building the Peugeot 206. Atom I guess is right.	2008-01-14 22:05
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	john from Staffs	Almost certainly a Fairthorpe Atom. Don't be taken in by the Italian notice, the story in the film involves the Fairthorpe as an Italian prototype. See picture top of page 39 of "the Automobile" for Nov 2007, it's amazing what you can find in books!	2008-01-14 21:32
1953 Gordini Type 26 Checkpoint (1956)	Zophos1979	the colour combined with the era, would suggest that the blue does indeed indicate that it\'s french built, not sure wether or not it was very uncommon for racing cars to have a \"foreign\" license plate. he shape seems oddly familiar, in an english kinda way reminds me of an early fifties connaught, like an L3. bt then bth colour and licnse plate would be way of, wouldn\'t they? well, just a thought, could be something similar	2008-01-05 22:40
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	DynaMike	I wonder if this wouldn't be something Italian... Of course the cars on the assembly line are Sunbeams, but the text on the shield in the back is Italian (something like 'Linea di Montaggio Vettura' = car assembly line). I guess there has been a Sunbeam assembly plant in Italy, to avoid high import taxes.	2007-12-31 12:32
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Yes, I have far too many doubts about that picture to believe its accuracy. Without some other confirmation it looks very strange to me.	2007-12-31 12:21
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	garco	If you have already searched, I guess you have find this? http://www.microcar.org/carspecs/fairthorpe-atom.html	2007-12-31 11:51
1956 Sunbeam Rapier Series I Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	Correction, the two 'dummy cars' at the back are probably Fairthorpes and are listed separately.	2007-12-30 14:46
1954 Fairthorpe Atom Checkpoint (1956)	Sunbar	The completely built car (seen from the front) at the back of the scene. Identified here www.drivepast.com/Octane.pdf as a Fairthorpe Atom. Although I remember the model from the past I cannot confirm it with an actual picture after searching via Google. A rare make and model from the 1950s. -- Last edit: 2009-01-05 13:59:04	2007-12-30 14:44

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