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+ | [[File:VernonDursleyandCar.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Vernon Dursley]] with [[Dursley family|his family's]] Vauxhall estate car]] |
| − | '''Vauxhall''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] car manufacturing company owned by |
+ | '''Vauxhall''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] car manufacturing company owned by {{wplink|General Motors}}.<ref>{{wikilink|Vauxhall Motors}}</ref> |
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| + | The [[Dursley family]] owned an estate car from this company, which they used to drive to a [[Zoo]] for [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley's]] eleventh birthday on [[23 June]], [[1991]].<ref name="PSF2">{{PS|F}} - Chapter 2 (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref> |
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| + | In [[1997]], right before the preparation of the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], the [[Dursley family]] left [[4 Privet Drive]] via another car from this company.<ref name="DHF1">{{DH|F1}}</ref> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | *The car seen in the Dursley family's driveway in {{PS|FA}} is a 2000 [[Wikipedia:Opel Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] estate (as was every car on the street).<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241527/trivia ''Philosopher's Stone'' film trivia] on IMDb.com</ref> This is inconsistent with the [[Dating conventions|canonical timeline]], as the novel is set in [[1991]] and [[1992]]. A previous generation of the Vectra, then known as the Vauxhall Cavalier, was available in 1991; however, the on-screen car can't be considered a stand in as the model was not offered in the Estate body style. |
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+ | *During the film's {{w|cold opening}} (when baby [[Harry Potter|Harry]] is first brought to [[Privet Drive]]), the cars on the street all appear to be {{w|Vauxhall Cavalier#Mark III (1988–1995)|Vauxhall Cavalier MkIII}}s, which would be consistent with the 1991 setting, but was inconsistent with that scene, set in [[1981]]. |
| + | *The Dursley's car in {{DH|F1}} is a 2008 Vauxhall Vectra Saloon, which is also inconsistent with the canonical timeline, as that scene would take place in [[1997]]. |
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| + | *These details imply that the [[Dating conventions|film timeline]] takes place approximately 10 years after the novel's, roughly contemporaneously with the films' release dates. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Vernon Dursley with his family's Vauxhall estate car
Vauxhall is a British car manufacturing company owned by General Motors.[1]
History
The Dursley family owned an estate car from this company, which they used to drive to a Zoo for Dudley's eleventh birthday on 23 June, 1991.[2]
In 1997, right before the preparation of the Battle of the Seven Potters, the Dursley family left 4 Privet Drive via another car from this company.[3]
Behind the scenes
- The car seen in the Dursley family's driveway in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 2000 Vauxhall Vectra estate (as was every car on the street).[4] This is inconsistent with the canonical timeline, as the novel is set in 1991 and 1992. A previous generation of the Vectra, then known as the Vauxhall Cavalier, was available in 1991; however, the on-screen car can't be considered a stand in as the model was not offered in the Estate body style.
- During the film's cold opening (when baby Harry is first brought to Privet Drive), the cars on the street all appear to be Vauxhall Cavalier MkIIIs, which would be consistent with the 1991 setting, but was inconsistent with that scene, set in 1981.
- The Dursley's car in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is a 2008 Vauxhall Vectra Saloon, which is also inconsistent with the canonical timeline, as that scene would take place in 1997.
- These details imply that the film timeline takes place approximately 10 years after the novel's, roughly contemporaneously with the films' release dates.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Notes and references
- ↑
Vauxhall Motors on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- ↑ Philosopher's Stone film trivia on IMDb.com