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Made for Movie 'Straker's Car' on Ford Zephyr chassis

Made for Movie 'Straker's Car' in UFO, TV Series, 1970-1971 Ep. 1.01+

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Made for Movie 'Straker's Car' on Ford Zephyr chassis

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-09-27 11:50	Ed straker's car (a real working vehicle!) This was based on a (british) Ford if I remember correctly?
Sunbar ◊ 2007-09-27 12:34	A Ford Zephyr Mk 4 according to the message board on IMDb?
Sunbar ◊ 2007-09-27 12:52	A site showing a lot more details of the car's construction and pictures.... http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/UFO_Car/ShadowCarTop.htm
londonitalian ◊ 2008-01-06 20:43	From what I`ve just seen & heard while watching it, I`d say it was Rover P6 based...
bent8rover ◊ 2011-01-24 22:30	It was based on a Ford Zephyr, but fitted with the Escort engine. Better grab of Straker's car:
bent8rover ◊ 2011-01-24 22:45	Later in life it was owned by BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis.
bent8rover ◊ 2011-01-25 01:34
Alessandro58 ◊ 2012-08-22 08:21	-- Last edit: 2012-08-22 08:22:21
dsl ◊ 2016-04-15 23:18	See /vehicle.php?id=906217
mike962 ◊ 2021-11-29 13:30	-- Last edit: 2021-11-29 14:32:40 (walter)
mike962 ◊ 2021-11-29 13:47	1.05 -- Last edit: 2021-11-29 13:49:00
mike962 ◊ 2022-07-10 00:29	build on a FORD ZEPHIR Link to "www.hemmings.com"
mike962 ◊ 2022-07-10 00:31	Quote There's much more to be done, including all of the mechanical work. Sean isn't keen to replicate the car's original specification, which included a 1.3-liter four-cylinder from a British Ford Escort. (The camera was slowed down for driving shots, to make the car appear to be moving quickly when the film was played back at normal speed.) "In Derek's exact words, it was a pig to drive," he says. "It was very underpowered, it was huge, and there was no power steering." The gearshift lever for the four-speed transmission had been sawed in half, so that it could fit within the console. "You had to actually put your hand down a hole to change gear. And the center console of that thing was quite high, so your elbow as right out in the air. You had your hand down a hole and you were trying to change gear and steer at the same time. Quite horrific, -- Last edit: 2022-07-10 00:32:05

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