 The cars driven by the main characters are based on real models.  Lupins car is an Italian 1969 Fiat 500. Animation director  Yasuo Ôtsuka (qv), owned a Fiat 500. Clarisses getaway car is a  French Citroen 2CV, which was the first car owned by director  Hayao Miyazaki (qv). The goons chasing her use a British 1940  Humber Super Snipe. Zenigatas police car is a Japanese Nissan  Bluebird, and his men ride in Canadian 1943 GM Military Pattern  truck, of which Ôtsuka had made a detailed sketch in his childhood.