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Who would have guessed that my cherry busting post on this site after years of lurking around would concern the programme U.F.O. As a fan of this show the first time around my friends and I got to sit in the cars that are featured in the show, there where only ever two of them and they where kit cars based on an American Ford of the time. They toured the UK visiting Ford main dealers and where to be honest a bit disappointing, the body work being fibre glass was well knackered and held together by gaffer tape, the insides where basic and one of them needed to be pushed into the showroom!
It put me off Fords and intergalactic war for years.
It put me off Fords and intergalactic war for years.
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Lt Ellis
I have several vhs tapes of UFO, and watch them regularly, as for Lt Ellis (Gabrielle Drake), she just got better and better with age. I remember seeing her at the theatre royal in Bath, while in her forties. She was still stunning in a white Basque and suspenders!
I have just noticed that there appears to be a world outside my window...Maybe I should get out more!
Oh, have any Ppruner's noticed that Commander Straker (Ed Bishop) provides the narration for lots of aviation video's.
I have just noticed that there appears to be a world outside my window...Maybe I should get out more!
Oh, have any Ppruner's noticed that Commander Straker (Ed Bishop) provides the narration for lots of aviation video's.
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Keef,
Welcome.
I sat in the latest Thunderbirds Ford thing a couple of years ago, and was amazed at the quality of workmanship. But don't get me going on kit cars, some of them, frankly, should only come out at night. Awful things, some of 'em.
Aaaw, what the heck.. why not.
Welcome.
I sat in the latest Thunderbirds Ford thing a couple of years ago, and was amazed at the quality of workmanship. But don't get me going on kit cars, some of them, frankly, should only come out at night. Awful things, some of 'em.
Aaaw, what the heck.. why not.
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AR1 - I suggest sumo as a second career : all the food you can eat and some lower ranking bloke to wipe your ar$e (similar to the Household Division, with the advantages of more stimulating conversation and a less maintenance intensive uniform.)
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Aviate 1138- I'm as jealous as hell. I grew up with T'birds, Scarlet et al.
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AR1 - Dont tease me ;-)
As for the cars, didn't "The Hair Cornflake" AKA DLT attend Radio 1 roadshows with Ed Straker's car? I understand he (allegedly) used to have it transported on a trailer to within the last mile or so, then drive the last bit in the car and open the gull wing door, which took a huge amount of engine/hydraulic pump power to operate. Poser.
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AR1 - Dont tease me ;-)
As for the cars, didn't "The Hair Cornflake" AKA DLT attend Radio 1 roadshows with Ed Straker's car? I understand he (allegedly) used to have it transported on a trailer to within the last mile or so, then drive the last bit in the car and open the gull wing door, which took a huge amount of engine/hydraulic pump power to operate. Poser.
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It's an urban myth that F.A.B. stands for 'forward / fire all boosters' - it doesn't, it's short for Fabulous, as in the Beatles being the FAB FIVE ( not in my book ) etc.
I thought I saw long ago that Ed Straker's 'jet car' was very conventional Rover based ? No, not confusing it with the real jet Rover project.
I thought I saw long ago that Ed Straker's 'jet car' was very conventional Rover based ? No, not confusing it with the real jet Rover project.
The Beatles were the 'Fab FOUR'!
'FAB' had no meaning; 'SIG' meant 'Spectrum is Green'.
Gabrielle Drake is still looking good at the age of 63! As for how she looked in the '70s, have a look at the movie 'Au Pair Girls' with Richard O'Sullivan in which, as 'Rani Lindstrom' for much of the time she wore just a smile.........
There is a tenuous aviation link - in the opening credits at Heathrow (so I'm told 
), you can just see the tail of the ill-fated Trident G-ARPI being removed following a ground accident. An Airspeed Ambassador went out of control when a flap actuating rod failed on final approach, it then collided with 2 Tridents and the terminal building.
As Lt Gay Ellis, Gabrielle Drake certainly improved the quality of 'UFO':
'FAB' had no meaning; 'SIG' meant 'Spectrum is Green'.
Gabrielle Drake is still looking good at the age of 63! As for how she looked in the '70s, have a look at the movie 'Au Pair Girls' with Richard O'Sullivan in which, as 'Rani Lindstrom' for much of the time she wore just a smile.........
There is a tenuous aviation link - in the opening credits at Heathrow (so I'm told ), you can just see the tail of the ill-fated Trident G-ARPI being removed following a ground accident. An Airspeed Ambassador went out of control when a flap actuating rod failed on final approach, it then collided with 2 Tridents and the terminal building.As Lt Gay Ellis, Gabrielle Drake certainly improved the quality of 'UFO':
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I thought I saw long ago that Ed Straker's 'jet car' was very conventional Rover based ?
watp,iktch
...and the lovely Gabrielle Drake wasn't the only one:
They simply wouldn't be allowed to get away with such delights these days! And more's the pity!