Dr Laings car in the High-Rise film?

[Rjbell]

Anyone watched High-Rise and know what car dr Laing drives you only see the bonnet and i do not not recognise it.

[Rjbell]

[Pickled]

Look at the windscreen pillars, headrests, and shape of dash it reminds me a lot of an E24 6 series BMW, but the bonnet scoop doesn't fit that,

Edited by Pickled on Monday 25th July 13:57

Edited by Pickled on Monday 25th July 13:59

[Triumph Man]

I'm going with Citroen CX, with some sort of scoop on the bonnet.

[Triumph Man]

Triumph Man said:

I'm going with Citroen CX, with some sort of scoop on the bonnet.

[Rjbell]

Yeah the stag is featured quite heavily in the film it was a blue one his car is white. The badge on the bonnet looks like a chevrolet but its based in the UK in the 70's did they sell them over here at that time?

It could well be a CX though.

Edited by Rjbell on Monday 25th July 14:04

[TooMany2cvs]

Rjbell said:

100% definitely a CX GTi turbo, with an aftermarket scoop on the cabin air intake.

If the film's based in the '70s, then anachronism time - because the petrol turbo wasn't launched until 1985, and no other CX had the T on the bonnet.

Edited by TooMany2cvs on Monday 25th July 16:23

[shakotan]

TooMany2cvs said:

Rjbell said:

100% definitely a CX GTi turbo, with an aftermarket scoop on the cabin air intake.

If the film's based in the '70s, then anachronism time - because the petrol turbo wasn't launched until 1985, and no other CX had the T on the bonnet.

Edited by TooMany2cvs on Monday 25th July 16:23

You can just about make out the 'T', hood bulge and vent where the black scoop has been placed on this image.

[Rjbell]

Well done good work everybody!

Yes I agree it's got to be a cx turbo.

[Jonesy23]

CX GTi Turbo 2 seems to have that scoop if the picture here:

http://www.guide-automobiles-anciennes.com/VOITURE...

Is anything to go by.

[TooMany2cvs]

Jonesy23 said:

CX GTi Turbo 2 seems to have that scoop if the picture here:

http://www.guide-automobiles-anciennes.com/VOITURE...

Is anything to go by.

It's aftermarket. Popular in the '70s, when early CXs had even worse ventilation than later ones.

[Halb]

Triumph Man said:

Lovely car.