The film prominently features numerous exotic European sports cars from the era. Notably, 17 vehicles are shown on the starting grid prior to the race, deviating from the officially stated 16. If Herbie had been included, the total would have reached 18. The 18 qualified vehicles are as follows: •
Volkswagen Beetle (
Herbie): white, red and blue stripes on hood, black number 53 in a circle. •
Lancia Scorpion (
Giselle): powder blue, yellow and white stripes, dark blue or black number 7 •
Laser 917 GT Coupé: (Porsche 917 - styled Volkswagen Beetle based kit car): red, black and yellow stripes, yellow number 17 on a black square background •
DeTomaso Pantera: black, white stripes, black number 66 on a white circle •
Ferrari 365 GTC/4: silver (sometimes dark grey), black number 22 •
Maserati Indy: dark blue, black number 70 on an off-white square •
Ferrari Daytona: red and yellow stripes, black number 44 on a yellow circle •
BMW E9 2800 CS: powder blue, white, Elf oil decals, black number 8 in oval •
BMW 2002ti: white, red trim, black number 120 •
Porsche 911: white, blue trim, yellow number 190 in a blue square •
Porsche 911: dark green, black number 91 on a yellow square •
Lancia Stratos Stradale: black, yellow wheels,
Squale Diffusion decals on hood, white number 34 •
Lancia Stratos: red, white trim, gold wheels, white stripes, black number 4 in a white circle •
Renault Alpine A310: white, red stripes and lower body, Esso and
Aseptogyl decals, black number 2 •
Renault Alpine A310: black, black number 116 in a white square •
DeTomaso Pantera: dark green, yellow trim on front fenders, black number 10 in a white square •
Matra Bagheera: white, black number 75 •
Ford Capri MK1: yellow, black hood, car number unknown Vehicles featured during the qualifying rounds, some of which also appeared in the race, were filmed concurrently with race footage at Laguna Seca, California: •
Fiat Dino Coupé: red, black number 5 •
Alfa Romeo Giulia Tubolare Zagato: red, green nose •
DeTomaso Pantera: brown, black number 1 in a white square •
Chevrolet Corvair: white, dark blue stripes, black number 33 •
Datsun 240Z: white, black arrow on hood, red and yellow trim, black number 35 •
Datsun 280Z: blue, car number unknown •
Lancia Fulvia Zagato: red, black number 16 in a white circle •
DeTomaso Pantera: red, black number 30 on a white square •
Porsche 356 Convertible: orange, black roll cage, red trim, red number 54 •
Ferrari 250 S Berlinetta Vignale: red, car number unknown •
Ferrari Dino 246 GT: black, black number 67 in a white square, amber blinkers •
Lotus Elan S3: gold, black roof, black number 118 •
Triumph GT6: dark blue or black,
Leyland and Bell Helmets logos on hood; car number unknown •
Porsche 911: silver, black number 6 and
DP on doors •
Ferrari Daytona: grey, black number 31 •
Porsche 911: yellow, black number 99 •
Lamborghini Miura P400S: red, black number 60 on hood •
Lamborghini 400 GT: black, car number unknown While these vehicles were featured in the film, they did not explicitly compete in the Trans-France Race. Their appearances were predominantly confined to the practice and qualifying sequences, which were filmed at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in
Monterey, California, in 1976. ==Promotion==