[Grammar] himself or itself ?

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nado92

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It is the manger's car........... . I cannot miss it.
himself
itself

I found it in an Egyptian grammar book written by an Egyptian ,not native.

I can't find any sense in both choices.
What about you?

Thanks in advance.
 

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It is the manger's car........... . I cannot miss it.
himself
itself

I found it in an Egyptian grammar book written by an Egyptian ,not native.

I can't find any sense in both choices.
What about you?

Thanks in advance.

Neither of them make a particulary good sentence. "Himself" is certainly incorrect. The emphasis would refer to the car, not the manager. I can only imagine that if perhaps the person had seen the car unexpectedly, he might exclaim something like that:

"Wow. What a shock! It's the manager's car itself! You can't miss it!"
 
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