Jaguars

But the really awful "custom" paint job on the E type was mind boggling, crude red pinstripes (well, skinny tape)around the panel edges, it looked like some cheap boy racer.

It was obvious throughout the film that Ford Motor Company had supplied ALL the major vehicles including that rather tasty Granada Coupe the lawyer drove - I'd love one of them today!!








Don't touch that!
Why Not?
It does very bad things...

Here's a link to the cars used in Brannigan.

www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=72732

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Ford were very, very big in product placement in the '70s (and still are) they learnt early on how much of a benefit free primetime advertising was.(think sweeney, the professionals, z cars etc)
compared to BMC, who refused to supply minis for "Italian job" unless purchased at full retail, Ford had the right idea. They just gave the film producers what they wanted from the press fleet and said "Bring it back when you are finished"
Its a well known story of '70s BL that they started off supplying cars for "The professionals" but wanted them back after each days filming, and often were unable to supply the same car for the next day so ruining continuity.
The boy racer customised E type was about right for the time- following the arab oil embargo of '73, big engined stuff like this more than a couple of years old was almost given away free, enabling anyone who fancied one to have one. my dad remembers turning down a Jag 420G for £20 in 1974.