Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!decwrl!sun!qubix!msc From: msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: Re: Prisoner query Message-ID: <938@qubix.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 18:52:24 EST Article-I.D.: qubix.938 Posted: Fri Mar 16 18:52:24 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Mar-84 08:04:47 EST References: <364@ucbvax.UUCP> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, Saratoga, CA Lines: 18 > In the television series ``The Prisoner'', what make, model, and > year of car is Patrick McGoohan driving in the opening episode? If my memory serves me correctly it was a Lotus Seven and one of the earlier aluminium bodied examples too. Later models were fibreglass. The 7 was a basic engine and 2 seats sports car. It had no creature comforts but it was *fast* (0-60 in 4.7s). It didn't really have any seats either, just padding on the floor and back of the tub. Lotus dropped the Seven when they went upmarket. A company called Caterham bought the moulds and, as far as I know continues to produce the car. However Seven afficianados generally agree that the 'glass models are vastly inferior to the original aluminium variety. -- From the Tardis of Mark Callow msc@qubix.UUCP, decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPA ...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!msc, ...{ittvax,amd70}!qubix!msc