Ok, so I was somewhat amazed by the fact that Kathy's car was a quite dirty, rusty orange Jeep. I mean, is that a car for someone living inside the city of NY? She was an "artist type" it seems, so that could account for the weird card. But what about it been dirty and rusty? I mean, she can afford the rent for such a nice appartment... I think there is a mismatch here.
Any explanations?
She's bohemian. She lived in Brooklyn, etc. [although admittedly a trendy part]. Made sense enough to me.
shareIt wasn't a Jeep, it was a Ford Bronco
shareThat Ford Bronco got her to work and back. If she worked at home as a photographer and maybe other jobs, she had a vehicle to get her there. Like the fellow poster said...........she skied in Vermont with man friend.
She may of used his car, truck, motorbike or subway. Who knows!
Other things in the movie to talk about and you are worrying about dirt on a truck. Pointless post indeed.
nice appartment? it was a basement
shareI took her rusty, beat up car to mean one of two things. It was a second (or third) hand car picked up for really cheap. Or she often used it for winter sports like driving to Vermont. Salt on the snowy roads would eat through the body of cars and cause pre-mature aging.
>O Stands For Osom (awesome) ~ New York<
That vehicle was just quality set design with a touch of realism - winter in N.Y.? Hello? I find the observation and questioning it rather silly.
shareIt was the beginning of the SUV-craze. Jeeps and such began to be mighty popular in the mid-70's, along with being developed into being more refined. The original Jeep got competiition from the Ford Bronco, the Chevrolet Blazer, and the International Scout. They may be seen to be dirty, rusty and frugal, but driving a Jeep in the mid-70's was actually quite hip and chic, it's just the kind of car a New York photographer would use to haul her stuff and camera gear around with perhaps an occasional visit to Vermont now and then. It doesn't get ant chicer than that, the car suits the character perfectly.
I lived in Upper New York State for several years in the 90's. New York State has alot of wilderness areas. The Adirondaks, Catskills, and other areas. She's a photographer who travels around. A Bronco would come in handy. Also winter in New York State can be vicious. I experienced my first Lake Effect snowstorm in 96 and it blew my mind. The Bronco isn't unbelievable.
shareLove that car but I think it's an International Harvester Scout. It's a great little early SUV and my favorite when I was a mountain hippie.
-- If Ewan McGregor were a lollipop I'd be a diabetic strumpet --
No it is a Ford Bronco, not a Scout. She is a photographer and cross-country ski's alot. There is clearly a ski rack on top. It is the perfect vehicle, not for the city, but the countryside where she ski's etc.
shareThe vehicle had always struck me as an early Ford Bronco. But, after your post, I've watched "Condor" twice; both times, I clearly saw the chrome Bronco emblem (the word Bronco, in script) attached to the rear of both front fenders, just ahead of each door. (I suppose they could have attached one make's emblem to another make of car for some reason, but not likely.) It's a Bronco, all right. For a roughly similar such car, bearing the identical Bronco emblem, see http://www.autotraderclassics.com/images/a/2010/12/09/65911175/0_IMG_0616.JPG
shareYeah, Ford Bronco. Geez OP, do your homework before posting!
shareOP here. In my part of the world, when we say "a jeep" we normally mean that as a type of car (yes, we know it is a brand), much like we also say kleenex to mean tissue even when the brand is not Kleenex. I knew the car was not an "official" Jeep, I just didn't know how those cars are named in English, so I used the word we use here to name them.
I don't know why that seems to have touched the nerves of several people here...
That apt would cost a fortune today, but in 1974 it was probably dirt cheap.
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