RE: Time For Tea? Lotus Elan + Diana Rigg

[MiseryStreak]

Hmmm...I was contemplating a drive, despite the ste weather, now I have no choice, cheers guys!

[CarCluster]

ianwayne said:

Wasn't it Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) that wore the leather? Watching the re-runs when all the digital channels were created, I preferred the Tara King character myself.

They both did - certainly Emma Peel did. The name came from some production notes when the series was being thought about; the character had to have "M. Appeal", abbreviation for man appeal...
Emma Peel my second favourite - I did prefer her to Tara King as she was much more "hands on" in the fight scenes. Tara King was the champagne bottle over the head kind of girl rather than a Hong Kong Phooey chop.
Purdey my fave, but the British Leyland cars of the New Avengers series not as good as the powder blue Elan.

[GTRene]

who owns that car now...is it still around?

[Apache]

MadDog1962 said:

GranCab said:

spaximus said:

As a young lad Emma Peel was the sexiest woman alive at that time. Especially when she wore a leather one piece suit. oh yes.

... what he says ....

Me too. She was so gorgeous it makes me want to weep. Élan was perfect match for her I reckon.

me too, my first 'proper' gf looked just like her

[666 SVT]

Monty Zoomer said:

666 SVT said:

Celebrating the best of British dubbed in German ?

It's Russian

Just seeing who was paying attention ?

[MadDog1962]

666 SVT said:

Monty Zoomer said:

666 SVT said:

Celebrating the best of British dubbed in German ?

It's Russian

Just seeing who was paying attention ?

Probably used for KGB Cold War training purposes...

[RichB]

Diana Rigg and a Lotus Elan and you're bothered by the dubbing, turn the sound off

[Bassfiend]

Oddball RS said:

She was fit enough but she runs like a duck! Feet should point forwards!

Yeah ... sorry about that ... she ran fine until I sorted her out.

Phil

[Bassfiend]

thinfourth2 said:

You have no idea how disappointed when the avengers film came out and it was full of americans in capes and st

Did you not see the 1998 one with (twin) Uma Thurmans, Ralph Feinnes and Eddie Izzard ...

Phil

[wobblyweb]

Could be an Élan on this pic somewhere

[GTRene]

I don't see it

[Caterhamfan]

kambites said:

Oops. I did end up buying an Elise.

Sensible fellow - they're great cars (especially the S1)

[mcdk2]

I'm just left wondering why most of the video is in Polski...Such a shame considering the topic

[Zeast]

How to celebrate half a century of the Lotus Elan? Let's remember Ron today. Because today, 21 October 2012 if Ron Hickman were alive, he would have turned 80. R.I.P. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hickman)

[coppice]

Have been given Avengers boxed set and am working way through it. Starting with the Emma Peel era of course. Bonkers plots , surreal twists and pace so slow compared to anything more modern. But exquisitely stylish too- and a lot of sexual nuance in conversations between Steed and Peel I missed when I was 15 becase all I could think about was the leather cat suit and the Elan.... The latter is the best looking small sports car ever made and can hold its head up with even full size ones for looks. So much nicer than the oh so obvious E Type .

[kambites]

Caterhamfan said:

kambites said:

Oops. I did end up buying an Elise.

Sensible fellow - they're great cars (especially the S1)

Not as good to drive as the Elan, though.

[KimZ]

coppice said:

... all I could think about was the leather cat suit and the Elan.... The latter is the best looking small sports car ever made...

+1001..

Also the elan surely was the inspiration for the MX5.. so very similar

[DPSFleet]

Great piece of work Dan, putting this together. Emma and the Lotus evoke many childhood memories! Diana Rigg was the best Avenger.

I bought my first Elan (S4 Sprint) at the tender age of 19 and had a bit of an accident in it......

Once you had an Elan the memories stay with you as theu are such usable and complete packages. 30 years on I still have an 67 S3 SE coupe in cirrus white, in my view the best car before they spoilt the design with the strange rear arches and bigger rear lights.

Here's a debate now, best Elan? S1, S2, S3, S4, Sprint?

[kambites]

DPSFleet said:

Here's a debate now, best Elan? S1, S2, S3, S4, Sprint?

Sprint DHC for me. The big-valve engine is a gem. The earlier cars look better, though, in lots of little ways.

[WayneB]

GTRene said:

who owns that car now...is it still around?

It was at the Cars of the Stars Museum in Kendal Cumbria now its in Miami Florida at the Dezer collection.