brownnova Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I also rather liked the inspector Lynley mysteries due to the cars on offer Lynley’s Bristol And the lady who was his police partner’s Maestro Sudsprint, Remspoor, BL Bloke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 3 hours ago, ETCHY said: Yeah I know, to be honest it's one of those things I should have done when I had my Capri. I drove it like a dick most of the time so should have!? Did my first J turn in a Hyundai X2 Pony, back in 2000. ETCHY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Lewis Collins character Gavin in the Cuckoo Waltz Banger Kenny, Sudsprint, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Andyrew said: The buck mobile for me, Great film. The "buck melanoma moley russels wart" line makes me laugh every time! Amishtat and Dan302 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 This one... Swiftly followed by this one... And almost immediately this one... Seriously, what else does a growing boy need? Rightnider, 155V6, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Been beaten to it already, the professionals capri's, escort and granadas, onslow's cortina and this.. MorrisItalSLX and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 or sheffcortinacentre, 5speedracer and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I'm going to wade in with a modern series, with some cool old cars. But there's always this old classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Due south, lovely car, lovely dog. I think quite a few buicks got shot, blown up or crash during the seasons. Shep Shepherd and Barry Cade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Forgot this blakey79 and Shep Shepherd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 This was one of the first cars I remember off TV. Don't forget Basil Fawlty's Austin 1100. I'm sure a few of us have felt the same way on more than one occasion. ? Banger Kenny and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I still vividly remember thinking 'WTF is that bike??' I went on to own four of them LightBulbFun, Skizzer and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 another from me has to be Brum Dannyk, blakey79, MorrisItalSLX and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter White Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Once seen, never forgotten. blakey79 and MorrisItalSLX 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I used to be fascinated by this actually driving down the road at the start of the cartoon garethj, Banger Kenny, Remspoor and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 John Hallam drove a red Sierra 2.0 GLSi in London's Burning. Loads of other chod and junk in that series as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, 155V6 said: I used to be fascinated by this actually driving down the road at the start of the cartoon Dick Longbridge, BL Bloke and 155V6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I WON'T LEAVE IT!! Banger Kenny and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I'm sure Lindley was rolling round in a Jensen Interceptor in series one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ben_O said: I WON'T LEAVE IT!! I seem to remember Sid James driving a MK3 Cortina in that too ? Banger Kenny and Braddon81 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Yes he was. General Lee was the star of the show. Two different MK3 estates where used in shoestring both with the same false plate,series one had an XL series two an L. One of my claims to fame I fitted the 5 speed box in the 2.3 Ghia Mk5 cortina police car in ashes to ashes. 155V6 and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. warren t claim and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 155V6 and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, lesapandre said: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The thrush-buster. That sounds like some sort of ointment ? Bfg, ProgRocker and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Walter White, adw1977 and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 This for me, Went on to own a '72 because of this film. Still gives me goosebumps. Datsuncog, 155V6, Banger Kenny and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Roland Rat's Ratmobile Vivian's Anglia. I never knew wtf was going on in Round The Twist, which was probably the point, and further confused by the cars because it was set in a completely different country and I hadn't got the internet yet. The various red Toyota 4x4s are what stuck in my memory the most but really, every episode had some car or van or lorry I'd never seen before and I found it hugely fascinating as a result. Dangermouse, obviously. I was into a good amount of 70s cop show re-runs too. Ironside's van was utterly fascinating to little me, and the concept of the entire show is pretty fascinating to current me. In trying to find a picture of it I've learned there was a model kit in 1/20th scale complete with wheelchair. Fantastic! The beige Dodge Diplomat of Cagney and Lacey. This is definitely one of the cars that is the reason I like malaise era stuff unironically. I still enjoy Cagney and Lacey, I think it's a really good show, and while the Diplomat is probably the most forgettable vehicle ever built it just sums up the whole disappointing somewhat realistic mess of the show in a way that's just... right. Taxi was a show I sort of dipped in and out of, I think I was maybe a bit young to appreciate it when I watched the re-runs (I was a bit older when watching Cagney and Lacey, it helped), and the Checker Marathon obviously loomed large. This would be picked up again when Phoebe inherited one in Friends. Ever since those two shows, I've always liked them. Just one more thing. eddyramrod, Banger Kenny, bunglebus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Also of note is in an episode of The A-Team when a hearse gets converted so that the top opens and, if memory serves, B A Barracus emerges behind either a machine gun, or a flame thrower, or a rocket launcher, or all three. That's always stuck with me. I can't find any pictures of this. What I can find you is the ludicrous armoured Renault LeCar they built. I always loved the absolute nonsense they did in that show, but especially these two vehicles. Datsuncog, ProgRocker and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I just remembered the implausible sex appeal of Quincy! Honestly, how did a middle-aged coroner get so much attention from leggy blondes? Different era. Anyway, I used to ignore that, I was always far more interested in the various coroner's cars that would make an appearance. I'm not sure which was the most prominent vehicle for the role in the show, I just remember it being big and black and blocky. I assumed it would be something like a Ford LTD (one was), or a Chevrolet Caprice, or something like that. What I hadn't realised is at least once it was an AMC Matador and since that's really the best pic I can find, let's go for that. I really was a very odd child. eddyramrod, Skizzer and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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