New (2011) photos of the Foster car

I am a member of several websites related to SciFi and GA  models.   You
may all like to peek at this thread
 
_http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136282&page=4_
(http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136282&page=4)
 
although you may have to join the site to see it!  
 
Page 4 of it has new photos of Foster's car taken this past  August.   The
photos were take by a member of EagleTransporter.com who  goes by the name
'Troy' and all credit for the information and pics goes to  him.

The car looks VERY sad and, no, the owner is not interested in  selling it.
 Enjoy.

David

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Who would want to buy this? In such a state of disrepair, it would be easier to build a new one than to repair this. It seems it didn't left much of the original...
All the best,
Branko

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      I am a member of several websites related to SciFi and GA  models.   You

may all like to peek at this thread

 

_http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136282&page=4_

(http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136282&page=4)

 

although you may have to join the site to see it!  

 

Page 4 of it has new photos of Foster's car taken this past  August.   The

photos were take by a member of EagleTransporter.com who  goes by the name

'Troy' and all credit for the information and pics goes to  him.



The car looks VERY sad and, no, the owner is not interested in  selling it.

 Enjoy.



David



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I'd buy it. It has provenance. It's the real deal. Far more worthy of attention than any copy no matter how beautiful and perfect the copy may be.

David



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I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.



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Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:30 PM
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I'd buy it. It has provenance. It's the real deal. Far more worthy of attention than any copy no matter how beautiful and perfect the copy may be.

David

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> I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.

Really?  In 2007?  What site was that?

I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.

Marc

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> > I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.
>
> Really?  In 2007?  What site was that?
>
> I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.
>
> Marc
>

I think that might have been Foster's car. Certainly this is the first time I've sen any pics of Straker's.

David

But this is FOSTER's car, David, it's not Straker's...
All the best,
Branko

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>

> > I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.

>

> Really?  In 2007?  What site was that?

>

> I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.

>

> Marc

>



I think that might have been Foster's car. Certainly this is the first time I've sen any pics of Straker's.



David





   
     

   
   






       

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Hey, I can't remember what site or how I got onto it but I assume the photos were fairly contemporary and Straker's car was clearly defined, although sadly in a distressed state of disrepair. How do these things happen? I wanted that body shell so much.



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Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car


 
> I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.

Really?  In 2007?  What site was that?

I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.

Marc

 

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On 11/2/2011 3:27 AM, Stevan Warburton wrote:
>Hey, I can't remember what site or how I got onto it but I assume the
>photos were fairly contemporary and Straker's car was clearly defined,

Hmmm, anyone else?  The last photos I can remember of Straker's car
were taken by Jeff Smart in 1999:

  http://ufoseries.com/jeffSmartVideo/mystery1.jpg
  http://ufoseries.com/jeffSmartVideo/mystery2.jpg
  http://ufoseries.com/jeffSmartVideo/mystery3.jpg
  http://ufoseries.com/jeffSmartVideo/mystery4.jpg
  http://ufoseries.com/jeffSmartVideo/mystery5.jpg
  http://ufoseries.com/jeffSmartVideo/mystery6.jpg

Marc

were the cars designed for the series?  Take a look around your neighborhood.  How many 40 year old cars are still road worthy?

A couple of months ago, I was walking around a parking garage here in New york, and stuck in a corner was a Delorean.  Not road worthy, but mostly there.

There are some reality TV shows on the History Channel called Pawn Stars and American Restoration.  Every so often someone tries to sell or restore a one of a kind unique item.  The problem is, replacement parts are very rare, and has to be hand made.  So either they give you next to nothing or charge you thousands to restore.  We aren't talking Fords or Chevies here were there is a abundance of spare parts.

I bet the present owners of those cars just bit off more then they can chew.

Or think about this.  How many people know the story of The General locomotive of Civil War fame?  See the silent movie called The General or the Disney movie called the Great Locomotive chase.  This is a true story how union spies went into the south and tried to drive a American type steam locomotive called The General back north.  The General locomotive still exists.. sort of.  There is a complete static display of a locomotive called The General.  A couple of bolts and some other non unique pieces can trace their existence back to the original locomotive of the same name, but everything else has been replaced over 100 years.

These are movies props and were designated to a bone yard. They were stored without any thought for preservation.   Yes, the Batmobile from the TV series still runs, but how many people remember the TV series called Emergency?  I saw Squad 51 sitting in a lot and looking like a rust bucket.

Bruce



From: Stevan Warburton
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:27 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

 
Hey, I can't remember what site or how I got onto it but I assume the photos were fairly contemporary and Straker's car was clearly defined, although sadly in a distressed state of disrepair. How do these things happen? I wanted that body shell so much.

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From: Marc Martin <mailto:marc%40ufoseries.com>
To: mailto:SHADO%40yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

 
> I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.

Really? In 2007? What site was that?

I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.

Marc

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The cars were designed for Doppelganger (Journey to the far side of the Sun), and then reused for the series.

All the best,
Branko

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      were the cars designed for the series?  Take a look around your neighborhood.  How many 40 year old cars are still road worthy?



A couple of months ago, I was walking around a parking garage here in New york, and stuck in a corner was a Delorean.  Not road worthy, but mostly there.



There are some reality TV shows on the History Channel called Pawn Stars and American Restoration.  Every so often someone tries to sell or restore a one of a kind unique item.  The problem is, replacement parts are very rare, and has to be hand made.  So either they give you next to nothing or charge you thousands to restore.  We aren't talking Fords or Chevies here were there is a abundance of spare parts.



I bet the present owners of those cars just bit off more then they can chew.



Or think about this.  How many people know the story of The General locomotive of Civil War fame?  See the silent movie called The General or the Disney movie called the Great Locomotive chase.  This is a true story how union spies went into the south and tried to drive a American type steam locomotive called The General back north.  The General locomotive still exists.. sort of.  There is a complete static display of a locomotive called The General.  A couple of bolts and some other non unique pieces can trace their existence back to the original locomotive of the same name, but everything else has been replaced over 100 years.



These are movies props and were designated to a bone yard. They were stored without any thought for preservation.   Yes, the Batmobile from the TV series still runs, but how many people remember the TV series called Emergency?  I saw Squad 51 sitting in a lot and looking like a rust bucket.



Bruce



From: Stevan Warburton

Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:27 AM

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car



Hey, I can't remember what site or how I got onto it but I assume the photos were fairly contemporary and Straker's car was clearly defined, although sadly in a distressed state of disrepair. How do these things happen? I wanted that body shell so much.



________________________________

From: Marc Martin <mailto:marc%40ufoseries.com>

To: mailto:SHADO%40yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 10:04 PM

Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car



> I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.



Really? In 2007? What site was that?



I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.



Marc



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then is shows how much more unique those cars were, harder to restore.

Bruce

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Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 8:35 AM
To: UFO
Subject: RE: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car


The cars were designed for Doppelganger (Journey to the far side of the
Sun), and then reused for the series.

All the best,
Branko

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Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 17:52:03 -0400
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car




























      were the cars designed for the series?  Take a look around your
neighborhood.  How many 40 year old cars are still road worthy?



A couple of months ago, I was walking around a parking garage here in New
york, and stuck in a corner was a Delorean.  Not road worthy, but mostly
there.



There are some reality TV shows on the History Channel called Pawn Stars and
American Restoration.  Every so often someone tries to sell or restore a one
of a kind unique item.  The problem is, replacement parts are very rare, and
has to be hand made.  So either they give you next to nothing or charge you
thousands to restore.  We aren't talking Fords or Chevies here were there is
a abundance of spare parts.



I bet the present owners of those cars just bit off more then they can chew.



Or think about this.  How many people know the story of The General
locomotive of Civil War fame?  See the silent movie called The General or
the Disney movie called the Great Locomotive chase.  This is a true story
how union spies went into the south and tried to drive a American type steam
locomotive called The General back north.  The General locomotive still
exists.. sort of.  There is a complete static display of a locomotive called
The General.  A couple of bolts and some other non unique pieces can trace
their existence back to the original locomotive of the same name, but
everything else has been replaced over 100 years.



These are movies props and were designated to a bone yard. They were stored
without any thought for preservation.   Yes, the Batmobile from the TV
series still runs, but how many people remember the TV series called
Emergency?  I saw Squad 51 sitting in a lot and looking like a rust bucket.



Bruce



From: Stevan Warburton

Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:27 AM

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car



Hey, I can't remember what site or how I got onto it but I assume the photos
were fairly contemporary and Straker's car was clearly defined, although
sadly in a distressed state of disrepair. How do these things happen? I
wanted that body shell so much.



________________________________

From: Marc Martin <mailto:marc%40ufoseries.com>

To: mailto:SHADO%40yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 10:04 PM

Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car



> I recall seeing Straker's car in similar distress back in 2007 on some
> site. It was in a bad state but had the bronze paint.



Really? In 2007? What site was that?



I haven't seen any photos of Straker's car more recent than 1999.



Marc



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Some of you will know this already but I thought I would just throw this in...the cars where built on a 1960's car chassis, which was the Ford Zephyr/Zodiac
Regards
Howard

Yes, that's right, they were Ford cars. I always thought of them as concept cars. I
I can't understand how they were left in that state of dis-repair? Why was Foster's car left outside in the elements? Oh, so a cover has been flung over it and the wheels and engine have been removed (probably never to be seen again) at least that is something but big deal!

How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7 (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top sports number?



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From: Howard <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 9:53 PM
Subject: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car


 
Some of you will know this already but I thought I would just throw this in...the cars where built on a 1960's car chassis, which was the Ford Zephyr/Zodiac
Regards
Howard


 

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> How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7
> (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top
> sports number?

Yes, even the Model-T seen in a couple episodes of UFO (and also the Secret Service) is also
in great shape today.  Or, I should say, it was when I saw it at a Fanderson convention 11
years ago...

The Straker & Foster cars simply fell into the wrong hands... :-(

Marc

On a similar subject, its just plain luck.  For those familiar with Peter Falk and his character Columbo, he had this old foreign car that was in sorry shape when they used it in the series.  The studio sold the car and the present owner kept the car in the shape in which he bought it.  When they revived the series years ago, the present owner allowed them use of the car, as long as they kept it in its very used condition.


Bruce

From: Stevan Warburton
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 6:24 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

 
Yes, that's right, they were Ford cars. I always thought of them as concept cars. I
I can't understand how they were left in that state of dis-repair? Why was Foster's car left outside in the elements? Oh, so a cover has been flung over it and the wheels and engine have been removed (probably never to be seen again) at least that is something but big deal!

How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7 (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top sports number?

________________________________
From: Howard <mailto:howarddavies2000%40yahoo.co.uk>
To: mailto:SHADO%40yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 9:53 PM
Subject: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

 
Some of you will know this already but I thought I would just throw this in...the cars where built on a 1960's car chassis, which was the Ford Zephyr/Zodiac
Regards
Howard

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Model T’s are very common and replacement parts are easy to get.

Bruce

From: Marc Martin
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 7:38 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

 
> How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7
> (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top
> sports number?

Yes, even the Model-T seen in a couple episodes of UFO (and also the Secret Service) is also
in great shape today. Or, I should say, it was when I saw it at a Fanderson convention 11
years ago...

The Straker & Foster cars simply fell into the wrong hands... :-(

Marc




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You would have thought these unique vehicles would have been used for something else or gone back to the manufacturer to be allocated into some showroom / museum?

As a 18-19 year old watching UFO properly for the first time (1986-87) and understanding it, I was in love with the bronze body shell of Straker's car. I can't say much for the interior though. These cars exuded everything about a future car.
Inside always looked a mess:EG 1969 Alfa Carabo: beautiful and perfection on the outside but inside a dogs dinner!

This particular car is the one car I would love to own and it always reminded me of the SHADO cars because of the space age look and gull wing doors. Let me know if you want photos for comparison.



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From: Bruce Sherman <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car


 
Model T’s are very common and replacement parts are easy to get.

Bruce

From: Marc Martin
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 7:38 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

> How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7
> (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top
> sports number?

Yes, even the Model-T seen in a couple episodes of UFO (and also the Secret Service) is also
in great shape today. Or, I should say, it was when I saw it at a Fanderson convention 11
years ago...

The Straker & Foster cars simply fell into the wrong hands... :-(

Marc

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The studio owned these cars?  If so, when UFO changed studios, did they take the cars with them? Or were they just used as props when at one studio?

Being fans of the show, we have a special attachment to these props.  But to the bean counters of the studios that owned them, they were just props, maybe useable for another show, but just taking up space.

So how were the two cars turned over to private ownerships?

Bruce
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  From: Stevan Warburton
  To: [hidden email]
  Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 8:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car


   
  You would have thought these unique vehicles would have been used for something else or gone back to the manufacturer to be allocated into some showroom / museum?

  As a 18-19 year old watching UFO properly for the first time (1986-87) and understanding it, I was in love with the bronze body shell of Straker's car. I can't say much for the interior though. These cars exuded everything about a future car.
  Inside always looked a mess:EG 1969 Alfa Carabo: beautiful and perfection on the outside but inside a dogs dinner!

  This particular car is the one car I would love to own and it always reminded me of the SHADO cars because of the space age look and gull wing doors. Let me know if you want photos for comparison.

  ________________________________
  From: Bruce Sherman <[hidden email]>
  To: [hidden email]
  Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 11:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

   
  Model T’s are very common and replacement parts are easy to get.

  Bruce

  From: Marc Martin
  Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 7:38 PM
  To: [hidden email]
  Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

  > How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7
  > (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top
  > sports number?

  Yes, even the Model-T seen in a couple episodes of UFO (and also the Secret Service) is also
  in great shape today. Or, I should say, it was when I saw it at a Fanderson convention 11
  years ago...

  The Straker & Foster cars simply fell into the wrong hands... :-(

  Marc

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From: Bruce Sherman <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2011 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car


 
The studio owned these cars?  If so, when UFO changed studios, did they take the cars with them? Or were they just used as props when at one studio?

Being fans of the show, we have a special attachment to these props.  But to the bean counters of the studios that owned them, they were just props, maybe useable for another show, but just taking up space.

So how were the two cars turned over to private ownerships?

Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: Stevan Warburton
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

You would have thought these unique vehicles would have been used for something else or gone back to the manufacturer to be allocated into some showroom / museum?

As a 18-19 year old watching UFO properly for the first time (1986-87) and understanding it, I was in love with the bronze body shell of Straker's car. I can't say much for the interior though. These cars exuded everything about a future car.
Inside always looked a mess:EG 1969 Alfa Carabo: beautiful and perfection on the outside but inside a dogs dinner!

This particular car is the one car I would love to own and it always reminded me of the SHADO cars because of the space age look and gull wing doors. Let me know if you want photos for comparison.

________________________________
From: Bruce Sherman <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

Model T’s are very common and replacement parts are easy to get.

Bruce

From: Marc Martin
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 7:38 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: New (2011) photos of the Foster car

> How come some of the lesser car models of the 60s have been restored EG: The Prisoner's Lotus 7
> (and the Mini Mooks), John Pertwee's ancient "Bessie" from Dr Who, even Emma Peel's open top
> sports number?

Yes, even the Model-T seen in a couple episodes of UFO (and also the Secret Service) is also
in great shape today. Or, I should say, it was when I saw it at a Fanderson convention 11
years ago...

The Straker & Foster cars simply fell into the wrong hands... :-(

Marc

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