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Adams Brothers Probe 16 - from car showroom to movie

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Created on August 5, 2020

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Adams Brothers M-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Richtig tief

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Adams Brothers M-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Der Probe 16 aus dem Film 'A Clockwork Orange'

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Die Seitenansicht zeigt die futiristische Linienführung

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Die runden Heckleuten erinnern an andere Sportwagen aus dieser Zeit

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Fahrer und Beifarer liegen in den Sitzen, was den Schwerpunkt nach unten bringt

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Die Sicht vom Fahrersitz aus

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Auch die Anordnung der Instrumente wirkt für diese Zeit futuristisch

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Der Vierzylinder von Austin

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Auch ein Ersatzrad fand Platz

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Geöffnete Motorhaube mit Postern von 'A Clockwork Orange'

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Adams Brothers m-505 Probe 16 (1969) - Die Chassisplakette der Adams Brothers

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Marcos Mantis (1971) - Präsentation des neuen Mantis auf der Auto Show

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Marcos Mantis (1968) - Rennwagen für den Le-Mans-Einsatz ausgelegt

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Summary

The classic film "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick is probably still remembered by many a movie fan. Those who have paid close attention may even remember the car used by the "Gang of Droogs", the "Durango 95". This report shows what the car was really called and what its history is.

This article contains the following chapters

Away from the screen
Investigation of extreme styling
Potential for improvement
Only two survivors
Hollywood Dream Machine

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The classic film "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick is probably still remembered by many a movie fan. Those who have paid close attention may even remember the car driven by the "Gang of Droogs". It was called the "Durango 95" in the movie. Flat, with lots of glass and, of course, orange. However, only very few people know that this vehicle did not only exist in the movie and was even designed by two former Marcos designers. In the real world, it is not called Durango 95, but Probe 16, built by the Adams Brothers from England. Messrs Dennis and Peter Adams were very familiar with the development of futuristic sports cars. After all, they had previously been employed by the English sports car manufacturer Marcos and were able to use their skills to develop some great cars and also helped Marcos to achieve success in motor racing. After all, the Marcos XP (Mantis) also came from their hands, which would have had a good chance of shining at Le Mans.

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