In the original 1965 Series Get Smart! what was the gold colored 2 door coupe the maxwell smart drove?
(2011-11-15 15:25:10) 1. Says: The car Smart is seen driving most frequently in the show for seasons 1-4 is a red 1965 Sunbeam Tiger two seat roadster.Due to the various custom features of this car, like the machine gun and ejection seat, the Sunbeam Alpine was the picture car actually used by customizer Gene Winfield, because a 4 cylinder afforded more room under the hood than the V8 Tiger. AMT, Winfield's employer, made a model kit of the Tiger, complete with hidden weapons, it is the only kit of the Tiger and has been reissued multiple times as a stock Tiger. The picture car cannot be located, but the personal car of Don Adams (also a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger) was restored in 2005 and still exists and the Alpine/Tiger was also recreated, in 2002.
In the black & white pilot episode (only), Smart drives a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet.
In the opening credits (only) of seasons three and four, Smart drives a light blue Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, as Volkswagen became a sponsor of the show.
In season four (1968–1969), Adams uses a yellow Citroën 2CV in the wedding episode "With Love and Twitches" (Episode 4.09), and a blue 1968 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible with a tan interior and four seats (as required by the plot) in the episodes "A Tale of Two Tails" (Episode 4.07) and "The Laser Blazer" (Episode 4.10).
In season five (1969–1970), Buick became a show sponsor, so the Tiger was replaced with a gold 1969 Opel GT, which appears in every episode.
In the short-lived 1995 TV series, 'Smart' is trying to sell the Karmann Ghia through the classified ads.
In Get Smart, Again!, Smart is seen driving a red 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce.
The Sunbeam Tiger, the Karmann Ghia, and the Opel GT make brief appearances in the 2008 film. Both are first seen in the CONTROL Museum, along with the original shoe phone, which 'Smart' also briefly uses.2. Says: I thought it was red, but my memory for color is atrocious and we only had B&W TVs then anyway. EDIT - and I am thinking of the one he drove in the opening scene... don't know what he drove regularly. The Tiger was revived in the Get Smart movie with Steve Carell.
The car was a Sunbeam Tiger, a V8 powered sports car. I knew a few people who had them - they spoke of 55 mph in first gear, 90 mph in second gear.... For a few years I had a Lotus Europa, featured (driven by the female lead, Mrs. Peel) in the British series The Avengers.3. Says: If it's the same car that I'm thinking of, it was a yellow Citroën 2CV . Tag: In the original 1965 Series Get Smart! what was the gold colored 2 door coupe the maxwell smart drove?