Yea, things get pretty wacky here in the Garage sometimes, but lets first start off with a brand new James Bond MASTERPRINT! This time, it's the CITROEN 2CV from FOR YOUR EYES ONLY! One of the best Car Chase sequences of the time, this 2CV took a lickin' and kept on tickin' even through the trees!
DID YOU KNOW?? Rather than its standard 602 cm3 engine, the film's vehicle was fitted with the flat4 engine taken from a Citroen GS which more than doubled the power. In the film, Bond is captured by Cuban hitman, whilst spying on his Spanish villa. He manages to escape when Gonzales is killed by a crossbow bolt, shot by the daughter of an intelligence operative he had assassinated. When thugs accidentally destroy Bond's Lotus Esprit, the pair are forced to make their escape through the winding roads (and steep-sloping olive groves) in Melina's Citroën 2CV6. Notably, in one scene the ultra light 2CV tips over and is quickly righted by hand. Citroën launched a special edition 2CV "007" to coincide with the film; it was fitted with the standard engine and painted yellow with "007" on the front doors and fake bullet hole stickers.
Also in today's blast, Fireball sketches up a BMW 2002, memories of SEMA with Chop, Cut, Rebuild buddy DAN WOODS and another Wacky sketch of how the Wright Brothers REALLY learned to fly. At the Kitty Hawk Canine School!
Today's BEST OF SHOW is this one CHEVY NOVA 2 Survivor!! And don't miss the first episode of CAR SHOW SAFARI, now airing!! It's hysterical!
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