The original Lupin the 3rd anime series (Part I) first aired in Japan on October 24, 1971, and ran until March 26, 1972. Like Tin Tin, it's loaded with cool vehicles

This is the actual opening credit sequence... how can this not be admired?! Mercedes-Benz SSK (W06, 1928-1932  thank you CoSC!)

and the 1st scene in the first episode, is a Gran Prix

according to the cartoon, it's a Ferrari 312 (312 = 3 liters, 12 cylinders)

The character Fujiko  that is either Lupin's girlfriend, or double agent spy, drives an Alpine in episode 1

and the bad guy in episode 2 drives a Messerschmitt

Monte Carlo 1973

https://straightspeedphoto.blogspot.com/2026/01/monte-carlo-1973-renault-alpine-a110.html

great rally coverage of some curves, and some cool cars mostly getting through the corners without rolling over (that Alpine doesn't)

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong (Tommy Chong's daughter) in the movie Commando in 1985 with a 1964 Sunbeam Alpine

 https://forum.chronomag.cz/uploads/post-21738-0-20339500-1548918671.jpg

https://www.imcdb.org/movie_88944-Commando.html

I made a small post about the movie in 2013 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/03/arnold-in-commando-lousy-movie-editting.html 

Dominique wrote me to say that these barnfinds spent 35 years in the garage after a family problem between two brothers and their mom. They will be at auction in April 2020 at Le Mans Auction. 2 Alpine, 2 Renault Gordini, and a Innocenti De Tomaso

Renault Alpine A110

Andy Rooney, bought an Alpine Tiger new, kept it his whole life, drove it a lot

here's what he wrote about it in a 1988 column “For years I wanted a little sports car with lots of power. That was slow coming, too. In 1966, I finally got what I wanted, a Sunbeam Tiger, British racing green, with a Ford V-8 engine under its bonnet. I still own it, and it weakens my theory about gratification and desire because I like having it today as much as I did the day I bought it.”

his twin daughters learned to drive, in this Tiger... he tossed them the keys and told them not to grind the gears.

He did not get in the car with them.

Full story and more photos at http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/12/25/a-few-minutes-with-andy-rooneys-tiger-1966-sunbeam-tiger/

Thanks Steve

Arnold in Commando, lousy movie editting, but it was the 80's and focused on the shoot ups and explosions

Above, the Blazer was a good idea, the bad guys toss the ignition wires, so Arnold's character has to push the Blazer to the edge of the hill and let gravity roll it downhill and after the bad guys who kidnap his daughter, Alyssa Milano

Sunbeam Alpine that kept switching through the scene from having fender badges and a front license plate to having neither

Interesting things that caught my eye at Speedfest in the pits and car show

the above is an Alpine Tiger... it had a Shelby 289 shoehorned into a tiny english car... sounds familiar huh?

the above seems to be a method of cooling the intake charge... must work, it's this 1917 Chevrolet race car

This is one of the few real racing Gt40s

Comparison of rear air dams

 This is Tailgating!