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From: pennell@isosvax.UUCP (T.A. Pennell)
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Subject: The Prisoner's Car
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Date: Mon, 12-Nov-84 11:04:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 12 11:04:09 1984
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Sorry, no Lotus on "The Prisoner". The star (and everyone else on the island)
drove a Mini-Moke, a sort of mechanical buckboard built by British Motor
Corporation (BMC) out of Morris Mini-Minor components. The transverse engine
and front-wheel-drive layout was ideal for this sort of VERY BASIC transport.
I'm not sure of the timing, but I think that the Mini-Moke predated the VW
"THING" by at least a couple of years.  (Never mind that "The Thing" was a
resurrected WWII staff car). Lotuses of note on TV and movies are:
      Emma Peel (The Avengers) drove a white Lotus Elan.
      James Bond's submarine/car was a Lotus Esprit
      Another James Bond car (it exploded when tampered with) was a Lotus.
As far as I know, the Lotus 7 has not appeared on TV. One of the "Death Racers"
in the movie "On The Beach" drove a 7. (Fred Astaire's car was a Ferrari).
By the way, Emma Peel's partner (John Steed, played by Patrick MacNee) drove a
classic Blower Bentley in The Avengers.
T.A. Pennell, Intel Deer Valley

"You can tell he's a British car nut. There's an oil spot under his chair."