

He died from ALS at the age of 73 a month before Curse s theatrical release. The Pink Panther buys a compact, multi-gadgeted car, but has a driving argument with an elderly lady - determined to. Originally built for 100,000, the one-of-a-kind limousine was found and restored by Galpin Auto Sports (GAS).
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The ForTwo is also tipped for another high-profile movie role in the cinema version of The Da Vinci Code, mimicking its use in the best-selling novel, in which characters use a Smart to get away from the Louvre in Paris. Curse, sadly, proved to be Nivens final film. The legendary Pink Panthermobile, from NBC’s The Pink Panther Show, has returned to Los Angeles after 14 years abroad. And that’s what the Pink Panthermobile was built for. Starring alongside Steve Martin and the Smart will be French actor Jean Reno, pop singer Beyonce Knowles, and Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfuss. In the 60s, people were singin’, swingin’, lovin’ and huggin’ and they needed a car for it. It's not the first time the Smart's ease of parking has been used to comic effect a short film developed for the Tropfest film festival featured colourful former AFL player Warwick Capper struggling to park a Smart in a space that's clearly more than big enough. Smart owner DaimlerChrysler refuses to talk about contractual arrangements between it and the film's producers, but the egg-shaped Smart is used in several stunts in the movie, including a sequence in a huge car park, with typical Clouseau chaotic results. Steve Martin stars as Inspector Clouseau, who gets behind the wheel of a ForTwo as he looks for the infamous Pink Panther diamond. It’s one of the most incredibly prolific and exuberant periods of car-as-rolling-sculpture in automotive history, and the Pink Panthermobile exemplifies some of the best, most radical thinking. The Pink Panthermobile was built for TV’s The Pink Panther Show, which first aired in 1969. The sleek pink car appeared in the titles and credits of the television series.
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Smart's ForTwo micro car will join the Hollywood luminaries in the upcoming Pink Panther movie, which is expected in cinemas late this year. A car made famous by the cartoon series The Pink Panther is expected to fetch up to 100,000 at auction.
