Triumph Sightings on TV

[AngliaGT]

I was watching "Sesame Street" (with our Granddaughter),
& noticed that on a "Bert & Ernie" sketch,that Ernie was
trying to read a book.On the cover was a Red TR6.
Also on CBS news a couple of nights ago,they did a story
on electic vehicles in LA.They showed a Red Spitfire.

- Doug

 

[brent615]

bank of america in my area is running a spot with a cartoon smallmouth TR3....I had to tivo it back to be sure.....my wife called me a NERD!

 

[kodanja]

Ok
Some people need a life!

only kidding..................Not!

 

[Cyberpyr8]

There is a TR6 in the beginning of Austin Powers shown just briefly. I am watching the Enforcer (Clint Eastwood) and they just walked past an older Spitfire.

It's sad I watch old 70's shows in hopes of seeing Triumphs! Though my kids are getting good at spotting British cars in shows too.

 

[Tinkerman]

Nothing sad about it! I watch TCM quite a bit and enjoy all the old cars. Not much worth watching on the current TV shows. When I'm not working on the car I'm usualy reading, or on the puter.
I s'pose some folks would say that I should get a life, but ya know I really, really enjoy the one I have!

Tinkerman

 

[JamesWilson]

Internet Movie Cars database is useful for finding films with various cars in them. Triumph yields 34 pages (though that also seems to include motorcycles)

 

[RobT]

In the first episode of the second season of the BBC "Life on Mars" there is a car chase with the Baddie in a green GT6+. This is a really cool show BTW. Its the story of policeman Sam Tyler who in 2006 has a car accident and is in a coma. While in the coma he is "transported" back to 1973, as a policeman! Very "twilight zone", but lots of cool old British cars in chases (mostly Cortinas on cross-plys howling around corners).

Rob.

 

[NickMorgan]

I recently bought the complete box set of the Rockford Files. I am loving the cars in the background!! I always wanted to be transported to 1960s or 70s California and now I can go there any evening!!

 

[Tomster]

The Bank Job is chock full of great Brit Iron \Good movie to boot!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bank_Job

 

[TR_JOE250]

Didn't Bill Bixby drive a TR-6 on The Courtship of Eddie's Father? I also thought I saw one on a new HBO show about vampires. Can't recal the name of the program though.

 

[Got_All_4]

There is a detective show on PPS and it's from England. One of the characters of the show drives a Stag. Of course if one can stay awake in those Brit shows you can see more cars. Also in a Elvis movie one of his girl friends drive a TR3.

 

[DeltaAir423]

TR7 in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

 

[PATR8]

I have started to watch the Rockford Files, lots of good cars in there, I have seen a few different LBC but it is almost as fun to see the new Gremlins and Pacers and such that pop in and out

 

[RobT]

The Bank Job is chock full of great Brit Iron \Good movie to boot!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bank_Job

Yes -- good movie and lots of old Brit cars. But not quite authentic - the cars are all too clean! No rusted, smoking, leaky old bangers which was I'm sure, mutch more the norm for the era.

Rob.

 

[JamesWilson]

There is a detective show on PPS and it's from England. One of the characters of the show drives a Stag.

That's Dennis Waterman in "New Tricks". No photos of the car on the show's web site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/newtricks/ unfortunately....

Before that, back in the 1980s there was Beregrac with a detective (John Nettles as "Bergerac") that drove a Triumph 2000 (or 1800?) from the late 1940s:

 

[SCguy]

In the first episode of HBO's "True Blood" there is a TR6. Unfortunately, it gets crushed by a tree when a vampire kills someone.

 

[John_Mc]

In the first episode of HBO's "True Blood" there is a TR6. Unfortunately, it gets crushed by a tree when a vampire kills someone.

Dang! I hope it was only a paper mache model!

I remember seeing a CHiPs episode recently and the same gold wedge kept showing up in a lot of scenes.

I, too, scan the background for LBC's whenever a '70s show is on.

 

[CuriousGeorge]

One scientist slaughters another by running him down (after smoking the tires ) with the Cybernetics Research Institutes' vehicle # 6; a beautiful , white :thumbsup: TR6 in an episode of Columbo :cowboy: from 1974. A MUST-SEE for all TR6 fans.