Posted July 24, 200816 yr Retro Car Quiz Can you name the Tv program/Film for these car Registrations? KAR 120C AA 1000 ST 1 FAB 1 SLW 287R DHV 938D Gen 11 Outatime OFP 857 KJM 212K 248 RPA Who drove these cars?
July 24, 200816 yr I'll field the easy ones KAR 120C - The Lotus driven by Number 6 (Patrick McGoohan) in the timeless, fantastic The Prisoner. FAB1 - driven by Parker but owned by Lady Penelope of Thunderbirds. Outatime - The Delorean driven by Marty McFly in Back to the Future
July 25, 200816 yr ST 1 was driven by Roger Moore in The Saint - 'Simon Templar' Over the complete series run there were 3 cars used. They were all white Volvo P1800s. Their original registrations were 71 DXC, 77 GYL and there were two E reg cars (NUV 647E and NUV 648E). NUV 647E was used for filming from 1967 until the end of the series - NUV 648E was used by Roger Moore himself for promotion. The first one (71 DXC) is currently being restored - It was used between 1961 & 1964 77 GYL was used from 1965 to 1967 Here are 2 of them with Roger Moore http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/images/saint.jpg http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/images/saint2.jpg Edited July 25, 200816 yr by Euro Music
July 25, 200816 yr GEN 11 was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang KAR 120C was a Lotus driven by Patrick McGooghan in the 60s cult series 'The Prsioner' filmed at Portmerion in North Wales SLW 287R was the mini driven by Rowan Atkinson in 'Mr. Bean' DHV 938D was the Trotter's Reliant in Only Fool & Horses OUTTATIME was the DeLorean from 'Back To The Future' OFP 857 was the reg of the VW Beetle from the Herbie films. KJM 212K was the Cortina in 'Life On Mars' 248 RPA was Inspector Morse's Jag. The only one I don't know is AA 1000 Edited July 25, 200816 yr by Euro Music
July 25, 200816 yr Who drove these? WHO 1 JS 1 - (A famous person's car) FJB 111 C - (A famous person's car) BAF 892 WLG 142 E J 1610 UW 4887 D541 EXL URO913E OEG 103G LMW 281F If no one gets them by Monday - i'll reveal all Edited July 26, 200816 yr by Euro Music
July 25, 200816 yr Yeah - But which Doctor and what did he call the car? It was the Jon Pertwee Doctor...and he called the car Bessie....
July 25, 200816 yr Author Think I know a few of these.... WLG 142 E...................Basil Faulty's car UW 4887..................John Steed in Avengers D541 EXL........Mrs Bucket in Keeping up Appearances
July 25, 200816 yr Author Here's some more NHK 295M SLE 71R PNO 641T UOO 303T 537 0NN WVO 2M CNH 320 BAN 0NE ALR 453B.............This was a bus,not a car :) BDR 529 A clue the third & fourth were from same TV series The first & the second had the same actor in it, but he was playing a different character,He drove the second but not the first :)
July 26, 200816 yr It was the Jon Pertwee Doctor...and he called the car Bessie.... Quite correct - it was a yellow & black mockup of a Model T Ford
July 26, 200816 yr NHK 295M - Ford Granada in The Sweeney SLE 71R - Terry's Ford Capri in Minder PNO 641T - Ford Escort RS 2000 in The Professionals from 1978/9 series (it was a false plate - the genuine plate was PNO 672R) UOO 303T - A Ford Capri from the Professionals in 1979 (it was also a false plate - the genuine plate was COO 251T) 537 0NN - Don't Know WVO 2M - Don't Know CNH 320 - Don't Know BAN 0NE - Don't Know ALR 453B.............This was a bus,not a car - From The Italian Job BDR 529 - The Blues Brothers
July 28, 200816 yr Who drove these? WHO 1 JS 1 - (A famous person's car) FJB 111 C - (A famous person's car) BAF 892 WLG 142 E J 1610 UW 4887 D541 EXL URO913E OEG 103G LMW 281F If no one gets them by Monday - i'll reveal all Here's the answers then WHO 1 - Dr. Who - Jon Pertwee - 'Bessie' - a mockup Model T Ford JS 1 - Sir Jimmy Saville FJB 111 C - John Lennon's psychedelic coloured Rolls Royce BAF 892 - James Herriott - All Creatures Great & Small WLG 142 E - Basil Fawlty's Austin 1100 J 1610 - Bergerac UW 4887 - John Steed's 1926 Bentley - The Avengers D541 EXL - Richard & Hyacinth Bucket's Rover URO913E - Magical Mystery Tour Coach OEG 103G - Michael Caine's Mini Cooper in The Italian Job LMW 281F - VW Beetle on the Beatles Abbey Road album cover
July 28, 200816 yr Author The answers are..... NHK 295M - Ford Granada in The Sweeney SLE 71R - Terry's Ford Capri in Minder PNO 641T - Ford Escort RS 2000 in The Professionals from 1978/9 series (it was a false plate - the genuine plate was PNO 672R) UOO 303T - A Ford Capri from the Professionals in 1979 (it was also a false plate - the genuine plate was COO 251T) 537 0NN - Gran Turino from Starsky & Hutch WVO 2M - The Whomobil from Dr Who (1973)..I don't remember this one tbh CNH 320 - General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard BAN 0NE - Smokey & the Bandit ALR 453B.............This was a bus,not a car - From The Italian Job BDR 529 - The Blues Brothers
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