Matthew Milkevitch wrote:
> Hello Listers;
>
> Last evening, my wife and I watched an episode of the
> classic TV series, The Saint. Quite a good series, I
> think Roger Moore does very well in it. Usually,
> these episodes have feature appearances from a variety
> of cars, and of course British cars are well
> represented (being a British production, that is).
>
> However, in the episode we were viewing last night,
> there was some great rally footage featuring numerous
> LBCs. I saw numerous Minis, a Lotus Cortina, an MGB,
> a big Healy, and I believe a Rover P5 (not sure). In
> this episode, Simon actually competes in the rally,
> which appears to do a perimeter run through England.
> He drives a TVR in the race, so there's great footage
> of that car cruising down some windy, muddy roads. I
> don't know TVRs that well, but I believe it was a
> Griffith (could be wrong). Of course Simon wins.
Sounds pretty fun. It also sounds like the plot of
every Speed Racer. Roger is a bit better actor than
Speed though. :-)
> Before the race even starts, a Marcos and Jensen
> Interceptor make an appearance. And of course,
> there's Simons Volvo P1800 (I think this is correct).
Yes, that's his car. I recently (probably from this list)
found out that it was built in England (or was it Scotland?).
> Anyhow, for those of you who would like to check it
> out, its The Saint Volume 14. The name of the episode
> is "The World Beater." I rented it from Netflix.
>
>
> Regards,
> Matt Milkevitch
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