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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 IMDB Ep. 1.01+

Class: Cars, Custom — Model origin: UK

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

AuthorMessage

stronghold EN

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 UK

2007-09-27 12:34

A Ford Zephyr Mk 4 according to the message board on IMDb?

Sunbar UK

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 UK

2008-01-06 20:43

From what I`ve just seen & heard while watching it, I`d say it was Rover P6 based...

bent8rover UK

2011-01-24 22:30

It was based on a Ford Zephyr, but fitted with the Escort engine.

Better grab of Straker's car:

[Image: strakerscar.3116.jpg]

bent8rover UK

2011-01-24 22:45

Later in life it was owned by BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis.

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bent8rover UK

2011-01-25 01:34

[Image: strakerincar.7440.jpg]

Alessandro58 CH

2012-08-22 08:21

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-- Last edit: 2012-08-22 08:22:21

dsl SX

2016-04-15 23:18

See /vehicle.php?id=906217

mike962 DE

2021-11-29 13:30

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-- Last edit: 2021-11-29 14:32:40 (walter)

mike962 DE

2021-11-29 13:47

1.05
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-- Last edit: 2021-11-29 13:49:00

mike962 DE

2022-07-10 00:29

build on a FORD ZEPHIR

Link to "www.hemmings.com"

mike962 DE

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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