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Favourite car from a TV series
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Favourite car from a TV series
....or has this been done to death already? Ah well, if it has no biggy eh?
In my continuing search for the 'next automotive' toy and researching various options I came accross a piccy of one of, if not my alltime favourite car from a TV series - Ed Strakers car from the Gerry Anderson UFO series.
OMG, seeing it first as a 4 year old in 1974 I used to lust after this car everytime I saw it! My mum told me I used to wet my pants with excitement if it appeared on the telly all those years ago! I think she might have exaggerated or embellished that story a bit for the benefit of my embarrassment at family dinners as I don't quite remember getting that excited!
But still, it was and still remains one of my alltime faves. Ofc there was bonds Aston, the Lotus later on, Lady Penelope's Rolls, Jim Rockfords Pontiac Firebird and Dastardly and Mutley's Whacky Racer, I had models for all but hands down favourite was my Dinky replica of Ed Strakers car, sadly lost forever. My personal theory is that it now resides about half a meter underground at the bottom of the garden at our old house in Manly Road as due to my brother's and I's quest for excitement and adventure (read as boredom relinquishment) we used to devise cunning and evil methods of interacting with the family dog, usually involving some sort of ramp arrangement whereby we would get him to walk in front of the ramp and we would make various cars and evil knievel jump over him and land in me mams flowerbeds.
My personal theory is that when doing this with my beloved Ed Strakermobile that I misjudged the launch and it disappeared up his backside never to be seen again. He did let out a yelp as I remember. We couldnt find it after tearing up and searching the flowerbeds much to my mum's chagrin, leading us to suspect that it had indeed succumbed to a rather distasteful end. Supplementary to this theory was the fact that Kip, our beloved black lab never seemed to sit comfortably until has passing. Hence, I think he took it to the grave...at the bottom of the garden....in his bottom.
Anyway, some pics ..
In my continuing search for the 'next automotive' toy and researching various options I came accross a piccy of one of, if not my alltime favourite car from a TV series - Ed Strakers car from the Gerry Anderson UFO series.
OMG, seeing it first as a 4 year old in 1974 I used to lust after this car everytime I saw it! My mum told me I used to wet my pants with excitement if it appeared on the telly all those years ago! I think she might have exaggerated or embellished that story a bit for the benefit of my embarrassment at family dinners as I don't quite remember getting that excited!
But still, it was and still remains one of my alltime faves. Ofc there was bonds Aston, the Lotus later on, Lady Penelope's Rolls, Jim Rockfords Pontiac Firebird and Dastardly and Mutley's Whacky Racer, I had models for all but hands down favourite was my Dinky replica of Ed Strakers car, sadly lost forever. My personal theory is that it now resides about half a meter underground at the bottom of the garden at our old house in Manly Road as due to my brother's and I's quest for excitement and adventure (read as boredom relinquishment) we used to devise cunning and evil methods of interacting with the family dog, usually involving some sort of ramp arrangement whereby we would get him to walk in front of the ramp and we would make various cars and evil knievel jump over him and land in me mams flowerbeds.
My personal theory is that when doing this with my beloved Ed Strakermobile that I misjudged the launch and it disappeared up his backside never to be seen again. He did let out a yelp as I remember. We couldnt find it after tearing up and searching the flowerbeds much to my mum's chagrin, leading us to suspect that it had indeed succumbed to a rather distasteful end. Supplementary to this theory was the fact that Kip, our beloved black lab never seemed to sit comfortably until has passing. Hence, I think he took it to the grave...at the bottom of the garden....in his bottom.
Anyway, some pics ..
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Looks like that old hairy beast DLT owned it at some point.
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My favourite was driven by John Steed in the New Avengers...
A Lister? Jaguar XJC...
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Loving those arches
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Straker's car was custom built - Ford V4 underneath.
Chap who was commissioned to build the originals has been trying to get new production run going for the last few years.
Steed's car was an xj6 v12 coupe supplied by Jaguar and fitted-out at Broadspeed with same bodykit as racers.
I think there were two - one that the actor could be seen driving and one that a stunt driver could use.
The 'hero' one, in appalling condition sold at auction in 2015 for £62k plus commission.
(Guide price was £12k - I was ready to buy at up to 30k but at least two others were ready to pay a whole lot more!)
There have been SO many fab, iconic TV/Movie cars - hopefully this will be a long and busy thread!
Personal favourite (today...!) is black 'Cuda in "Phantasm".
http://imgur.com/zCOnaWb
Best wishes to all
Chap who was commissioned to build the originals has been trying to get new production run going for the last few years.
Steed's car was an xj6 v12 coupe supplied by Jaguar and fitted-out at Broadspeed with same bodykit as racers.
I think there were two - one that the actor could be seen driving and one that a stunt driver could use.
The 'hero' one, in appalling condition sold at auction in 2015 for £62k plus commission.
(Guide price was £12k - I was ready to buy at up to 30k but at least two others were ready to pay a whole lot more!)
There have been SO many fab, iconic TV/Movie cars - hopefully this will be a long and busy thread!
Personal favourite (today...!) is black 'Cuda in "Phantasm".
http://imgur.com/zCOnaWb
Best wishes to all
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wow! Steeds' jag would have got you top bragging rights round these here parts fella!
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Miami Vice. Daytona Spyder. Early episodes it was a genuine one (borrowed) then replaced with a corvette kit.
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Magnum's 308
and . . .
Bobby Ewing's Merc
and . . .
Bobby Ewing's Merc
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great choice
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They borrowed cars from Phil Collins, they even let him play a mini part
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308? hmm, tacheworthy
but me dad had one o them there mercs when i was a nipper. he got rid as it was 'too slow' lol.
iconic choices tho colin
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Magnum's 308
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As a child, i truly believed that the coolest thing in the world was when he opposite locked the car away from the grass verge in the title sequence.
(I still secretly still believe this).
Magnum's 308
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As a child, i truly believed that the coolest thing in the world was when he opposite locked the car away from the grass verge in the title sequence.
(I still secretly still believe this).
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Do tell more! Please....
I was assuming Jaguar Heritage had bought it but LOVE the idea that a real person/enthusiast has it.
My plan was to just own it and sit in it occasionally (have no restoration skills and could never run to £100k for a specialist to do it) sad old wotsit that I am!
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