>>Funny you should mention that. I made an inquiry a few (5-6) years ago on rec.cars.something, asking what car it was that Max Smart drove in the opening sequence of Get Smart (before switching to a VW Kharman Ghia later in the series.) It was a Sunbeam (not sure about the Sprite part).
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>>I'd agree with you about it being pretty. But according to the people on that newsgroup, it was pretty powerful, with a little Ford V8 in it.
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>A Ford V8? How could it fit in that teeny little car? :) I once knew someone who had one, and I remember it as a sort of "zippy" little thing, but not with a lot of power...

Remember Mustang II's in the 70s? Some of those had V8s in them. They were the size of Pintos! Ford has made some small V8s.

By the way, I think Max Smart's car was a Sunbeam Tiger, now that I've had more time to remember.

Rich.