Sunday, 10 May 2020
NITRO AND GLYCERINE!
What a shame Corgi didn't do a two car set for the popular TV series, The Persuaders! in the early seventies. They did release a single pack Aston Martin DBS with a standing figure of Lord Brett Sinclair much later but sadly no Ferrari Dino 246 GT. This Maisto version fits the bill for a code 3 pairing though. I just have to find a Danny Wilde figure now!
Oh, I like that. Can't believe nobody did a Persuaders set! Fun show.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it would have been perfect for Corgi, I can just imagine the packaging.
DeleteI think there might have been a Century 21 connection too,as I understand they had some involment in certain aspects of the merchandising, possibly in Europe. I've got some Persuaders! picture cards with Century 21 mentioned.
It was certainly a popular ITC series, here in the UK and across Europe. Sadly they put it up against mega popular Mission Impossible in America so the ratings suffered.
I don't think Roger would have done a second series as Bond was beckoning. Singer and actor,Noel Harrison, seen previously in the Girl from Uncle was a possible replacement.
There's still an official fan club that's been going for years, run by mega Persuaders! fan Jaz Wiseman.
I'm persuaded Scoop, they look ace in your sunny garden! Those guys had such a fab time in brill places: fast cars, cocktails, just like James Bond. I'm still in training so I'm expecting a Jenson Interceptor when I've a licence to thrill!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha!The Jenson Interceptor, what a car, handled like a tank but looked fabulous. Harry Rule in The Protectors TV series drove one of those, as did Simon Dutton as The Saint TV movie series. Reg Hill had one too, it's seen in UFO parked in the Harlington Straker carpark.
DeleteIs there anything you don't know about the worlds of Gerry Anderson Scoop! The Jenson was my dream car as a kid. I had a die-cast of it - Corgi Rockets? - and have always wanted one as a grown-up. I'm more likely to get a Robin Reliant but the dream's still alive!
DeleteHa,ha! I'm sure there's a lot of people out there who know a heck of a lot more than me, Woodsy. You should talk to some of the knowledgeable folk I meet at conventions.
DeleteI have got a yellow Dinky die-cast of the Jenson Interceptor. Doors, bonnet and tailgate all open. A really nice model.
When I was 17 I did very briefly own a Reliant Supervan like the one in Only Fools and Horses, which I drove on a motorbike licence, and just before I passed my car test. It was hidious, you changed the spark plugs by taking out the ashtray;D. It never tipped over, but a bit scary on cornering, however in a straight line it seemed to accelerate faster than a Lotus 7!
ha ha. I used to see Reliants all the time round here but not any more. Speaking of Gerry Anderson world's I read recently that the rights to TV21 have been bought by the 2000AD boys. Have you heard that too Scoop?
DeleteI think there's still a couple old Reliant Robins still tootling around Southport, Woodsy. There's an enthusiasts club that bring a few along to the occasional car show and field event here, but I don't know where they're based.
DeleteI've heard Rebellion have bought the rights to some of the stand alone strips and the titles. I don't think they have rights to any of the TV related strips. The rights to a lot of these strips are quite complicated - from what I gather certain newspaper publishing companies own quite a few following buy outs over time. I believe the Anderson stuff is currently owned by ITV studios.
Thanks Scoop. Sounds like they just have rights to the name TV21 then!
DeleteI have the Corgi Aston Martin, but I never understood why they did not do the Ferrari to go with it. It certainly would have made a killer two-vehicle set.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, Paul. Might have come close to rivalling the classic Corgi Avengers gift set.
DeleteI do not think I have ever seen a three-wheeler, other than three-wheel motorcycles and sidecar combinations, on NZ roads. I did see a Bond Bug from the 1970s at a show once - why did they never put one of these in a Bond movie ?
ReplyDeleteA Bond Bug would have been a (corny) gift to a Bond film wouldn't it. Very fast and pretty good on corners being very low to the ground. I drove one once, great fun.
DeleteIf you remember they did use a three-wheeler Tuk-tuk in Octopussy for a chase scene.
My mate had a Bond Bug in the Seventies and it was good fun. Like a giant Sinclair car!
DeleteWorth a few Bob these days, quite a collectors item.
DeleteThe Tuk-tuk from Octopussy was included in the James Bond Car Collection partwork a few years ago. Like all the models in this series, it came with a mini-diorama. There was also a Wales and Edwards Rangemaster three-wheel milk float in The Living Daylights - I think that must have been the slowest vehicle to ever appear in a Bond film. It too was included in the JBCC.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! A chase scene using a milk float would be different;)
DeleteObviously, took their inspiration from the beginning of Carry on Spying.
Actually the stolen milk float in The Living Daylights was used by the hitman Necros to get into a safehouse being used by MI6. In the 1967 version of Casino Royale, with David Niven as Bond, there is an explosive-filled Bedford CA van milk float with cut out sides which is operated by remote control, and used in an attempt to kill Bond in his vintage Bentley. The control room includes a slot car layout with the milk float, Bentley, and a Jaguar which is also being used by the villains. Unfortunately, as far as I know there are no official models of the vehicles in this film, which was not made by Eon Productions.
ReplyDeleteHa,ha! You obviously know your Bond Milk Floats, Paul.;)
DeleteAlthough, I've got all the film's in various forms including the two non Eon ones, the '67 spoof is far from a favourite. I don't mind the cheesy theme, but it's not one I dig out much.
The usual Mister Bond? Milk?
ReplyDeleteYes please. Filtered, not curd!
Oh very droll, Woodsy.;D
DeleteI have all the Bond films on DVD (along with both The Persuaders and The Protectors). The vehicles are the only good thing about the otherwise terrible Casino Royale, but they do not get a lot of screen time.
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