1981 Ford Fiesta as 'ABM Orbit' prototype MkI
1981 Ford Fiesta MkI in On the Line, TV Series, 1982 Ep. 1.01
Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2026-04-06 22:56 |
First appears as a prototype in the design studio where they're trying to dress it up with a disguise for a test run. Boss says make it look a bit Datsuny like a Cherry.![[Image: proto.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/26/proto.jpg) ![[Image: protob.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/26/protob.jpg) ![[Image: protoc.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/26/protoc.jpg) then it goes on the road and tries to outrun a Range Rover with a spy photographer eagerly snapping away ![[Image: protoe.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/26/protoe.jpg) ![[Image: rroverd.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/26/rroverd.jpg) ... but it crashes (not shown - it happens during an advert break  )![[Image: protof.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/26/protof.jpg) TPU 279X never existed - there's a neat gag that the plates are part of the disguise: someone asks which plates they should use for the outside world - the Birmingham plates? His boss says no use the Essex ones. |
