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[David Kipling]

I was watching the Turner Classic Movies channel at the gym today, the 1961 b/w movie GREEN HELMET. Anyone recognize the 'dressed up' sports car they used? It has a Jag motor, but the body is either somebody's one-off or the film company's deliberate fake. Could it be a Lister? I doubt even in 1961 that they'd dress up a D Type. In one scene it's being chased by a bare-alloy Lister.

Nice Gordon GT (not a Gordon Keeble I think, which was built later than '61), plenty of Maserati "Birdcage" footage too. Corny story but what the hell.

I'd love to get a DVD of the movie, partly to try and spot a contemporary British stock-car racer who has an uncredited role as a mechanic.

If you've seen the movie --- what's the car? I will try to link or paste a hood-off photo here.
http://www.oldstox.c... helmet.jpg.png

[raceannouncer2003]

I was watching the Turner Classic Movies channel at the gym today, the 1961 b/w movie GREEN HELMET. Anyone recognize the 'dressed up' sports car they used? It has a Jag motor, but the body is either somebody's one-off or the film company's deliberate fake. Could it be a Lister? I doubt even in 1961 that they'd dress up a D Type. In one scene it's being chased by a bare-alloy Lister.

Nice Gordon GT (not a Gordon Keeble I think, which was built later than '61), plenty of Maserati "Birdcage" footage too. Corny story but what the hell.

I'd love to get a DVD of the movie, partly to try and spot a contemporary British stock-car racer who has an uncredited role as a mechanic.

If you've seen the movie --- what's the car? I will try to link or paste a hood-off photo here.
http://www.oldstox.c... helmet.jpg.png

This has been discussed elsewhere, including here, post 158:

http://forums.autosp...w...9052&st=120

A Costin Lister-Jag apparently.

Vince H.

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QUOTE (David Kipling @ May 19 2009, 20:21)

I'd love to get a DVD of the movie, partly to try and spot a contemporary British stock-car racer who has an uncredited role as a mechanic.

You can buy the DVD here:
https://www.bestvide...p...&Search.y=6

[David Kipling]

QUOTE (David Kipling @ May 19 2009, 20:21)


You can buy the DVD here:
https://www.bestvide...p...&Search.y=6

A big thank-you to the reply posters --- prompt, polite, and informative, as always on this excellent forum. Re: the movie, it was lovely to see Silverstone with the WW2 hangars, and the little single-storey cinder-block row of pit garages.