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mousemeat · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: The Bentleys

When the show was filmed, didn't they keep on hand, 2 vehicles ? I understand
they were a tad troublesome to run at times...a few scenes, had the crew pushing
the car in and out of a scene..

did those cars end up in a private collection ?

Rhonda · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:01 am Post subject:

I see from The Avengers Forever: Avenging Vehicles that there were 6 Bentleys and at least one is now in the USA.
The classic cars are a great part of the show.
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mousemeat · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:42 am Post subject:

XR40 · Nutshell Joined: 23 Nov 2010 Posts: 35 Location: Surrey UK

Mousemeat....what type of MG do you have? Is it an 'avenging' MG (MGB - Purdey, MGC - Lady Diana Forbes-Blakeney)???

mousemeat · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:01 am Post subject:

XR40 · Nutshell Joined: 23 Nov 2010 Posts: 35 Location: Surrey UK

Thats great....I like MGA's, is it a twin cam? I had an MGB for a few years and that was ok to keep running, not too complicated.

Ketman · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:01 pm Post subject:

Rhonda · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:24 am Post subject:

Patrick preferred the Bentley to the Rolls-Royce as a car for Steed. He says so in the introduction on one of the videos! (I think it's the intro to The Rotters'). Personally I think Steed looks fine in both classic cars.
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Ketman · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 7:10 am Post subject:

Patrick had good judgement. The Rolls is a bit too stately for the job. The Bentley has more associations with speed and action from as far back as the '30s.

mousemeat · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:28 pm Post subject:

dissolute · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject:

XR40 · Nutshell Joined: 23 Nov 2010 Posts: 35 Location: Surrey UK

The MG's were nice, although all the cars in dead mans treasure were lovely. If only there were more 60's cars on the roads today, life would be so much better. You rarely see a Lotus Elan or Elan +2 these days.....shame!!!

mousemeat · Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 9:16 am Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:44 am Post subject:

Leyland were bleedin' awful, as Brian Clemens points out when talking about their deal supplying cars for TNA.

It is a shame the likes of Lotus have gone into the hands of faceless Japanese companies though.
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Mona · Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 7:53 pm Post subject:

I agree with folks here and Pat--Steed fit the Bentleys more than the Rolls Royce, but he also fit the Range Rover in TNA, too (not that awful yellow sports car).

Pat has said numerous times that driving the Bentleys was quite hard. He could not get them to shift gears hardly at all, and also of course, opening and closing the doors was difficult, ergo the great Steed move of leaping in and out of them without bothering with the door. I loved that! Wink

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Frankymole · Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 8:14 am Post subject:

Mona · Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:21 am Post subject:

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mousemeat · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:04 am Post subject:

ischtar · Winged Avenger Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 673

Wiring diagram for lighting and starting the Bentley

http://www.vintagebentleys.org/