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From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: The Prisoner's Car
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 13:53:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 13 13:53:11 1984
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Yes, there WAS  TOO a Lotus Seven in the Prisoner -- in the opening sequence,
he drives it into the MI5 headquarters (or whereever), resigns, and drives 
it back to his flat.  I think in some of the episodes when he is back in
London (or thinks he is) he drives it too.

And Steed does not drive a Blower Bentley -- He drives a Speed Six.  There
were only 30 Blowers made, as the needed to build 30 to be homologated so they
could race at Le Mans.  This drove Bentley Motorcars Ltd into bankruptcy, and
Rolls-royce bought them out.  (considered the demise of the marque by purists).

Steed's Speed Six has the 4.5 liter NON-supercharged engine on a short-
wheelbase chassis with a 'Le Mans tourer' style body -- the same body style
as the supercharged racers.  This may have led to the confusion.  The 
supercharged or 'Blower' cars may be readily identified by the large 
'blower' pod attached to the crank and extending underneath the radiator
between the front wheels.  It sucks through two SU carbs and blows up a long 
pipe to the intake manifold, avoiding the 'pressurized carburetter' problem.
but inducing a bit of throttle lag.

  This is all from memory, as my refernce books are at home.

--B Berry Kercheval (no, the 'B' doesn't stand for Bentley')

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