 The blue Mercedes limousine that Cindy Williams (qv) is sitting in  near the end of the film was won by Francis Ford Coppola (qv) on a  bet with Paramount Pictures. Coppola had complained about the  station wagon he shared with five other passengers during the  filming of _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv) and studio execs told him if  Godfather grossed a certain amount they would spring for a new car.  After Godfather was a huge hit, Coppola and George Lucas (qv) went  to a dealer and picked out the Mercedes, telling the salesman to  bill Paramount.