Movie and TV Cars at Dezerland

Hi

Max from Max's Models was recently a judge at a model show, held at a place in Florida called Dezerland. This is a museum and entertainment complex built in an old shopping mall. 

This video from Max looks at the exhibits, including plenty of James Bond cars, props, models and toys; Batmobiles (including a Messerschmitt bubble car), and a ton of other movie and TV cars. Wow, what a great place.

Dezerland Visit - YouTube

Paul Adams from New Zealand

CARS OF THE STARS

This is an interesting post from Flashbak.

 https://flashbak.com/the-definitive-top-50-cars-of-vintage-television-25099/

Which car do you think is the top TV car?

ASTON MARTIN DB6 BARN FIND

 The stuff of dreams!

Double O Heaven!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFiDUEPoKyM

Have you ever found anything in a barn readers?

WOULD IT EVER BE POSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE FAB1?

I was thinking about my 65th in five years or 70th in ten years and getting all excited at the thought of test driving a famous car for an hour, if I still have my license and my senses still!

Top of my list would be FAB1, but as there are only two [?] working examples in the world I doubt very much I could pretend to be Parker. Or?

Next would be a Batmobile from the 1966 series. I've no idea how many of these exists, including modern copies, but it seems more likely I could be Adam West for an hour. Or?

Last but not least would be an Aston Martin DB5 as featured in the early Bond films. Again I've no notion of how many exist but even a basic DB5 would be good and does seem feasible. Or?

There are a few runners-up: either of the two UFO cars, the Monkeemobile, the Black Beauty from Green Hornet, the Koach or Dragula from the Munsters, ECTO1 from the Ghostbusters and either Steve McQueen's 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback or the bad guys 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum, both from Bullitt. Do any of these exist as hirable cars?

What would you drive for your birthday treat? What exciting cars have you driven or been in?

courtesy of the image owner The Surry Advertiser

Star Car Museums: Lots of Vrooms

Woodsy

Here are some more interesting film clips from You Tube. 

First up, a tour of the Hollywood Star Cars Museum in America. 

A good selection of vehicles, starting with the TV Batmobile, and including the Ghost Rider motorcycle, 26 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvcIr7ZHIo

A display of vehicles from science fiction and fantasy films at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, 20 minutes. Mostly from modern films, just a few from the 1960s and 1980s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvhfuFjHNo

Yours Sincerely,
Paul Adams from New Zealand

BAT HORNET

Now that's what I call a car meet!

Could it get any better than that?

D R E A M A C H I N E S

TV cars often form the gleaming chrome of my Sixties dreams.

Here are a few dream machines I spotted online with a zingin' Batmobile Green Hornet vibe at the fore:

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First I give you the spectacularly wondrous Batmobile pedal car 

[I soooooo want to be small enough to fit in this!]

https://foter.com/vintage-ride-on-toys 

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A totally sleeked Black Beautied cruiser art concept. This is the future!

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/777645060633547224/?nic_v2=1anKcOKcK

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Another Black Beauty-like slickster. Oh My God, I've fainted!

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/20758848269163332/?nic_v2=1anKcOKcK

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and last but not ...

The Lancia Stratos HF Zero. Good Greif!

I had to include it. Its sooooo UFO!

Do you like any of these readers? Have you got a dream car?

NEED A NEW RUNABOUT FOR THOSE LONG GOTHAM DRIVES?

Paul V kindly alerted me and a few others to this amazing car maker's crusading efforts! Prepare to drool and grab the bat-phone!

https://youtu.be/gsMvgDvGdqg

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO STRIPEY THE MAGIC MINI?

As I often find, questions arising from our hobby can often be found already answered somewhere online since so many great bloggers are out there doing in-depth research, particularly into anything to do with the world of Gerry Anderson. You just have to find it.

For some time I've been trying to find out what happened to Stripey, the striped mini from the comic Candy and Andy. It was released as a die-cast Dinky car called Stripey the magic Mini.

Googling and browsing some time ago I co-incidentally came across a fabulous series of articles by erstwhile Century 21 Publishing's Roger Perry on the brilliant Bear Alley blog.

Over a series of 20 or so articles on Bear Alley Roger details his time working in comics and reading Part 5 I couldn't believe my eyes. 

Roger organised the Candy and Andy comic strips and more importantly had hold of Stripey the mini!

You can read first hand on Bear Alley what happened to Stripey, as well as the two dolls and bearandas and everything for that matter, in Roger's own words in Part 5 of his Bear Alley Perry's Picture Posts. Like I did, enjoy!

https://bearalley.blogspot.com/2016/05/perrys-picture-post-part-5.html

Never-Before-Seen Pictures of the Day Thunderbirds' FAB 1 Came to Guildford

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/nostalgia/fab-1-thunderbirds-guildford-street-17550924 

Courtesy of Getsurrey.co.uk

CANDY 1

I once asked whether anyone knew what had happened to Candy and Andy's stripey Mini Candy 1.

I may have found the answer but I need to double check.

Anyone ever see this car back in the Sixties?

Anyone have the toy version?

PRISONER'S MINI MOKE RESTORED

This is relatively old news but I've just read this article in the Telegraphn online about the Prisoner's Mini Moke having been restored in 2017.

I loved the Moke in the Prisoner - remember it? - and I adored my die-cast toy in the Sixties. Did you have one?

I'm pretty sure me and the Missus hired a Mini Moke to drive around in on Crete in the early Nineties. Is that possible?

Anyways, here's the article. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/mini-moke-prisoner-restored-50-years-starring-tv-series/

It says the Moke was found derelict in a barn in Holland in 2011. How did it end up there?

I am not a Number!

LUNAR ROVER FOUND!

I love stories about lost and found prop and real famous vehicles.

Here's an amazing and topical story about a NASA Moon Rover found in a scrapyard in Blountsville. Alabama!

https://www.motor1.com/news/77023/long-lost-lunar-rover-prototype-is-found-in-scrapyard/

What do you think?

Do you know any tales of lost vehicles being unearthed?

SCRAPPED SHADO JEEP 2014

Something from my Bookmarks before I delete them. This is a 2014 online article about the discovery of a SHADO Jeep in a scrapyard!

Its a story many of you will know and have followed since but here's the very start of it.

http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2014/03/shado-jeep-found-in-scrap-yard.html

The Investigator Prop Vehicles Sold

Fellow blogger KO has reported on his site the sale results for the Investigator prop vehicles sold today by Sworders. 

https://dinkytvspace.com/2018/10/10/investigator-props-sold/#respond

What do you think readers?

KO posted: "The highlight of Sworder's auction on the 10th October were the two Gerry Anderson props from the Investigator TV show. For full details see my earlier post. The estimate for each prop was between £6,000 ($7,800) and £8,000 ($10,400) but in a fairly mute" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Dinky Toys: TV Shows, Space and Specials Investigator props sold by KO The highlight of Sworder's auction on the 10th October were the two Gerry Anderson props from the Investigator TV show. For full details see my earlier post. The estimate for each prop was between £6,000 ($7,800) and £8,000 ($10,400) but in a fairly muted bidding process the car made £6,000 ($7,800) and the boat £5,400 ($7,020)  URL: https://wp.me/p5HSNg-Ys Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Dinky Toys: TV Shows, Space and Specials. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dinkytvspace.com/2018/10/10/investigator-props-sold/

WHAT HAPPENED TO STRIPEY THE MINI?

Scoop's fascinating comments about the various UFO cars that have survived got me thing about other real cars which have featured in Gerry Anderson productions.

Having recently looked into one of his more obscure creations, Candy and Andy, it seemed right to look at the vehicle in it.

The comic includes a mini. A multi-coloured striped mini called, yes, Stripey.

The 'adults' of the comic, Mr and Mrs Bearanda, drove the mini to and fro, receiving help from real children and the dolls Candy and Andy as shown on this comic cover:

Dinky released a toy version of the vehicle, Stripey, the Magic Mini, complete with plastic figures and a card Candy toy shop front.

But what happened to the actual car shown above?

Was it scrapped? Re-painted? Sold on?

Does anyone know the fate of Stripey the painted mini?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW 2: FAB 1 AT THE HEATHFIELD WILDFLIFE PARK?

A few years back I received this comment on a blog post regarding the fate of the original FAB1. Alas I never heard anything else so I'm reprinting it here in case anyone else knows what 'Stuart' is referring to:

"The small safari park was Heathfield Wildlife Park in East Sussex. My father, as head zookeeper found it in a barn underneath some hay bales in the mid-late 70's.

Some restoration work was done at the time to get it back working as the safari park owner's son used it as a wedding car.

My memory on it is vague as I was only a small child at the time but there are some photos about somewhere of it which i shall attempt to dig out. Stuart"