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1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 S [W111]

1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 S [W111] in The Saint, TV Series, 1962-1969 Ep. 5.01

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 S [W111]

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
Ralph ◊ 2006-08-24 22:33	nice picture with a bad fake numberplate
DAF555 ◊ 2006-08-24 22:37	Most numberplates in the series are lousy fakes This car reappears in many episodes, so there will be more pics of it.
DAF555 ◊ 2006-08-24 22:42
DAF555 ◊ 2006-08-25 20:01	With new fake plates in Ep 5:05, same reg number as the Ford Taunus 17M in that Ep -- Last edit: 2006-08-25 20:01:24
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-08-25 20:08	DAF555 wrote With new fake plates in Ep 5:05, same reg number as the Ford Taunus 17M in that Ep I suppose that the number wouldn't have been readable on small 1960s televisions...
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-08-26 01:33	DAF555 wrote Most numberplates in the series are lousy fakes This car reappears in many episodes, so there will be more pics of it. This Saint fansite has a page showing all the episodes this Mercedes appears in: http://home.arcor.de/simon.templar/saint/mercedes.htm There's also a guide to the studio backlot, demonstrating how it was redressed to represent different places: http://home.arcor.de/simon.templar/saint/studio.htm
DAF555 ◊ 2006-08-31 19:09	Ep 5:12
rjluna2 ◊ 2009-02-10 03:43	Quad headlights Red turn signal lens at the back Are they allowed in some Europe market Is that USA version
SixtiesSwing ◊ 2021-11-20 07:39	rjluna2 wrote Quad headlights Red turn signal lens at the back Are they allowed in some Europe market Is that USA version My guess is that the props man acquired it from the nearby US base at Ruislip, which was close in proximity to the Studios at Elstree. I remember reading in a book about this show that the property department frequently acquired vehicles for use in the show from the base. I assume that the vehicles were borrowed / rented. As the show was set in locals throughout the world, Ruislip would provide a good source for American and possibly in this case, an export LHD European model like this Mercedes. I know that a couple of episodes have American cars with a US Department of Defense parking label on the top of the driver side bumper.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-11-20 12:24	rjluna2 wrote Red turn signal lens at the back Are they allowed in some Europe market : In U.K. until early 60s.
SixtiesSwing ◊ 2023-02-01 05:06	In this episode, when the Mercedes meets the plane at the airport, it has blackwall tires, but in the scenes on the roads in "Switzerland" (roads around Elstree), it has wide whitewalls. At the airport, when it swings past the camera, the driver's door appears to have been painted a slightly off shade of green / aqua. This vehicle appears in "The Helpful Pirate" and "Locate and Destroy" color episodes, and I suspect is the same car that appears in black and white episodes "The King of the Beggars" and "The Death Penalty" (and some others that don't come to mind immediately. Many "guest cars" especially in the black and white episodes seem to have been used in a couple episodes, but because this car seems to appear so often, I would not be surprised if it was producer Robert S Baker's car....a total guess, however. A black VW Beetle appears frequently in the series and was actually Production Designer Johnny Goodman's vehicle, while Roger Moore of course used at least one of the Volvos as his personal transport....as his family was growing with wife and two kids by that time, I'm sure he had at least another car for the entire family.

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