Solved: Allemano's № 601 - Amalfi CS 1800 from the German "PS" TV Series

Started by Allemano, April 11, 2011, 04:07:52 AM

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Now I remember. Yeah, that's right. Well done, @Alfa_Japan 8)

The TV series ran on German television for a few years starting in 1975 and showed everyday life in a German car shop with an authorized workshop in Darmstadt (Federal Republic of Germany).
The Atlantis Amalfi CS 1800 was a typical problem car (in German "Montagsauto", in English "Friday car"), which was always causing trouble and which the buyer Mr. Schmitting could not afford. He was looking for a Fiat 127 as a replacement for his old Mini when he entered the showroom...

There were two exemplars of the Amalfi: In season 1 of the series a light blue demonstration car, which reappeared in season 4 as a used car hand-colored by hippies, and the yellow car of the long-suffering Schmitting family in the color "Securitage Yellow", which is shown in the photo above. The fantasy model, which was built from a Fiat 132 with parts from VW Passat, BMW 02, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes /8, is considered lost.

Wonderful film document, in which many European everyday cars of the 1970s appear and in the intro a few pre-war classics. All 16 episodes can currently be seen on Youtube.  Search for: "PS GESCHICHTEN UMS AUTO"

Djetset

Ouch, this is awkward as you have both got it right! My fault as I should have made a Lock more obvious to Alfa-Japan, but as I'm feeling generous, I will award you both one point. Another unmodified photo of this German 'TV star' car is attached below too.
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.