The Distracting Background Cars in Media Thread

[TexRex]

This is a longshot, I know, but I was wondering if a reverse "lookup" might work here, particularly among those familiar with British television. There's an ad that I see for a streaming platform ("Acorn," I believe) featuring British comedies and dramas, and in one snippet there's a woman seated in what appears to be a bluish or greenish silver Austin-Healey (it's a tight headshot on the driver's seat but the chrome windshield pillar and door top trim are in view). Any idea what the show might be?

Found it!

Saw the ad again, fortunately on the DVR so that I could get a better look, and decided it was probably an Austin-Healey 3000. I pored over IMCDB for the car without any luck (it was actually in there and I missed it because of the shot it actually appeared in in the search results), so then I did some Googling and found an alternate ad that had the titles shown on the screen during the various show clips.

Turns out it's an Australian series rather than a British one; Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries.

There wasn't much to go by:

 

[05XR8]

Watching a movie named Love Serenade(‘90s Aussie film on Netflix). Star love interest drives this.

 

[Spacegoat]

'73 Mustang in the opening sequence of The Goonies.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I never noticed this before, but on Top Gear during the Caparo T1 review; one of the medical cars was a R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R.

 

[TexRex]

I guess technically a foreground car, though the Buick was the focus. The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed," mid-'70s Camaro with a weird half vinyl top.

 

[Liquid]

Seinfeld - The Parking Lot

Subaru SVX

Merkur Sierra

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

A Ford Escort RS Cosworth on Psych.

 

[Spacegoat]

RX-7 in Die Hard.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Speaking of RX-7s, noticed an FD in Blitz (2011) while watching it on YT's free movie section.

Also been watching some foreign films through YT's free movies with ads. The Stool Pigeon (2010) involved a street race with some mostly Nissans, an EK Civic Type R, but one that stood out was an S2000 that turned into some sort of 4-door sedan after it was crashed.

Into this, but not sure exactly what it is.

Hoping these images work as it didn't seem to in the past for IMCDB's website when embedding photos.

 

[05XR8]

Probably a Lancer Sport model. If it’s not an Evo IV.

 

[05XR8]

Literally just started watching this movie called The Portable Door. Five minutes in: Nissan Be-1

Edit: There’s also a little 2CV panel van, 18 minutes in.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Oh one of Robin Seplut's Youtube shorts, he showed a cat on top of a Toyota Celica GT-Four. Also, I guess I find the Lada SUV behind it is interesting.

 

[Liquid]

Yet another one from The Bill. This show in the early 90s seems to have had a remarkable habit for random American imports. What appears to be a C4 Chevrolet Corvette is parked on the curb behind Sgt Cryer. There also appears to be a Ford Capri across the road but that isn't unusual for the time period. The camera never gets another angle of the Corvette so there isn't any way to see the licence plate.

S09E79 (1993) - Swaps

 

[05XR8]

Just binged a show named Unbelievable starring Toni Collete. Her character drives this really nice Ranchero. She and her husband, in the show, are restoring a Duster in their garage, throughout the series.

 

[Liquid]

The Bill
S09E131 (1993) - You Don't Always Get What You Want

Another plot-irrelevant car as street dressing, this time a Ford Mustang.

 

[05XR8]

I’m watching Arnold on NETFLIX right now. Episode 2.

 

[05XR8]

Introduced my daughter to the Sister Act movies.
From Sister Act 2.

 

[05XR8]

Watching Ultraman Rising. I’m surprised they’re using real branded cars. From the Toyota HIACE to VW Golf and Suzuki Spacia Gear. Suzuki “S” badge in full view.

 

[TexRex]

Wife was watching an early episode of The X-Files and I looked up during an action scene where Mulder and Scully are evading the military to see that they're doing so in possibly my Platonic ideal 4-wheeler, an early facelift square body K-5 Blazer ('81-2, but this is purportedly an '81), especially with the standard trim single headlights and not the deluxe's stacked units.

 

[Liquid]

1994 Japanese Grand Prix

The safety car was a Honda Prelude.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Watching the most recent Late Brake Show barn find episode certainly got my attention when the owner's IS200 Sportcross made a very brief appearance in it. As a former owner, any Sportcross/Gita gets my attention. The owner certainly has an appreciation towards estates/wagons with that and the Rover P6 Estoura.

Also finally catching up on Archer after dropping off around season 10, several years ago. The era where the show takes place is never really stated, but almost all the background cars tend to be in the 60s to 70s, maybe 80s. But there always seems to be something interesting. Although I couldn't help but notice the sudden jump to late 2000s to early 2010s vehicles in the background of one episode. Lincoln MKX, Chevrolet Malibu, Camaro, and Ford Escape to name a few. Even a GMC Terrain and Dodge Caliber in another scene. All sort of threw me off after the mostly classic cars used more often in the background of the show. (S12E01)

Also distracted by the Delta Integrale and SN95 in another Archer episode. (S14E07)

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

The era where the show takes place is never really stated, but almost all the background cars tend to be in the 60s to 70s, maybe 80s.

I think that was even used as a running gag, the show not being sure what timeline they take place in. They'll have old computers in the office and then somehow have wifi for instance.