Autoweek is wrong, 3 M5's and 1 540i Sport (archive)

That article was very poorly written. The actors name is Clive Owen not Owens, and no 530i's were used in the film. I went to the corner of 23rd & Madison last week, one of the phone numbers hidden in the subplot movies told us to, and had drinks with the people responsible for the movies (the shot up Ambush 740i Sport was there too). Each director was given 4 cars to use in the movie. In Star they got 3 M5's and one 540i Sport made to look like the M5. The 540i was the car they used for the jumps. The first jump put a large hole in the oil pan, they added oil, jumped again, and the car has not driven since. One of the undamaged M5s will be signed by Madonna and Guy Ritchie and auctioned off for The Komen charity in the coming months. Payment to Madonna for her work was a M5 and one of the first E65 7's will be given to her also. She turned down the film until she found out Courtney Love was up for the part. They have gotten approval for 6-7 more movies and they are tring to get Clive Owen out of a contract to have the part of the driver again. There is also talk of Brad Pitt and Dustin Hoffman appearing in the new movies.

Erik Rutberg
2001 Z3 roadster 3.0 (wife's car)
1997 318ti, supercharged (track car)
1988 ///M5
1985 735iA
1973 2002

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