Love is the Drug Car

[Vanin]

What is the car setting off at the beginning of Roxy Music's "Love is the Drug"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3OepDn5GU

[Vanin]

Not sure that a Spitfire or MGB or any farty four could generate that amount of wheelspin!

[Vanin]

I agree that there seem to be two cars and my mistake was thinking that there was wheelspin in second gear whereas it is obviously the second car taking off.

Ferry had an old Studebaker when he was younger

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bryan+ferry+cars...

and there is a photo of him with a DB4

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bryan+ferry+cars...

Also here he talks about his prized Corvette

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/my-first-...


But it does not sound like any of these in the song. I will say now that it is two four cylinders probably a Triumph Spitfire taking off followed by an MGB

Amazing with the wealth of knowledge here and on google that we have not found an answer.

somebody must know as it is such an iconic song

[Vanin]

Found this on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4CyLMSZoRo


What is the car?

[Vanin]

SAB888 said:

1964 Ferrari 330 LMB Fantuzzi [4381SA].

You need to award yourself several Brownie points for that information!

Does it have Ferrari mechanicals or is it based on a donor vehicle?

Certainly does not sound like a Ferrari starting up so I assume this film was made independently of Roxy Music at a later date.