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Ellis · Last edited by Ellis on Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:30 pm; edited 1 time in total

In common with other forum members, I suspect, I have a large number of old VHS cassettes and I am in the process of transferring the more interesting programmes from the past onto DVD.

I found one old Agfa VHS cassette this weekend with a recording of the TV detective Hazel on it - this must have been recorded in the early 1980s - showing his green N registered Triumph Stag and I thought it might be interesting for you to test your memories on cars from past TV series.

I will claim one of the more obscure ones here for starters, this being the BBC series Adam Adamant from 1966, with Gerald Harper in the lead role if I recall correctly and the black or certainly dark coloured Mini Coopers S (b&w those days!) that he drove in the series .

And now over to you all.
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loveoldclassics · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

I always have liked Inspector Morse's Jaguar MK2. Also like some of the classic vehicles in Heartbeat which they repeating on ITV3.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK

Don't forget Nurse Gladys' white Moggie Minor!

Or the cars of Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which included a 2CV and an Austin Devon.

RJ
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4758 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

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Inspector Lynley.
Pug 607 1st episode
Interceptor MkII rest of first series
then
Bristol 410
This was despite driving a Bemtley according to Elizabeth George's books.

I have also seen the tall thin barrister in Kavangh driving a Bristol
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Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Frank Spencer had a pale blue Morris Minor as well, that got stuck on the edge of a cliff.

Morris 8 Series E in The Plank (Graham Sykes and Tommy Cooper).

Loads of interesting stuff in Foyles War & Heartbeat.

MK2 Consul in Carry on Camping.

A35 van in Carry on Constable.

Chrysler Avenger (The Crimson Avenger!) driven by Richard Wilson in the first episode of One Foot in the Grave (Alive and Buried).

You can't forget things like The Sweeney, Z Cars, Minder, etc either!
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Steed's modified XJC 5.3 in The Avengers sticks in my mind as being quite impressive. Later series featured an early XJS.

Anyone remember Lovejoy, and his Volvo estate - 245 or 265 maybe?

RJ
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Ellis · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject:

Two more have just come to mind :

1. Basil Fawlty's Austin/Morris 1100 estate in Fawlty Tours - the one he gave "a damn good thrashing".

2. Emma Peel's Lotus Elan from the 1960s Avengers.

Lets include old films as well. An obscure one would be James Bond's Aston Martin DBS from On Her Majesty's Secret Service, then played by the Australian George Lazenby on the one and only occasion. Diana Rigg played the lead female role.
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There were quite a few cars in Butterflies iirc - was there a Spitfire, and a Mini??

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Ellis · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:34 pm Post subject:

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Thora Hird had a Herald convertible in Last Of The Summer Wine, while the mechanic fella had a Landy.

A smart jet black 900 Turbo regularly appeared in The Paradise Club.

Lady Penelope's pink Rolls-Royce was quite an eye-catcher, as was the Pink Panther car that featured in the closing credits of the cartoon.

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Was it Called Downton Abbey? There were a few interesting automobiles on that program.

Cheers

Dave

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Corporal Jones' Bedford lorry was a regular in Dad's Army, while Roland Rat on Channel 4 had a lurid-coloured 100E Ford I think.

Who remembers The Gaffer's clapped-out Rover P6? (I just looked up a reference to Bill Maynard, I never realised he was once married to Donald Campbell's widow, Tonia Bern).

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Ellis · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject:

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Dads Army, featured 1930 Wallis & Steevens 6-ton Advance Road Roller No.8034 rolling over all the Crew tents, the roller survives to today, and is now called Wentworth.

Cheers

Dave