Made for movie S.H.A.D.O Jeep

Made for movie S.H.A.D.O Jeep in UFO, TV Series, 1970-1971

Class: Cars, Custom — — Built in:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
bent8rover ◊ 2011-01-24 23:02	Action shot Behind-the-scenes photo showing BMC Mini basis
dsl ◊ 2011-01-24 23:50	Vague memory of about 1970 a six-wheeled Mini conversion called the Hustler or something similar. Any connection??
Sandie ◊ 2011-01-25 00:19	http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/hustler/hust6.jpeg Think it was a bit later. Designed by William Towns of Aston Martin Lagonda fame. The man loved his rectangles! Used two subframes to make six wheels. Maybe a similar base was used here.
dsl ◊ 2011-01-25 00:43	Sandie - thanks but memory etc meant it wasn't actually the Hustler I was thinking of - your link led me to http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/ where I found the Stimson Safari 6 (also http://sites.google.com/site/stimsonminibug ) but even that was a couple of years too late.
Alessandro58 ◊ 2012-08-22 08:24	Two of them in the movie. See also /vehicle_369710-Made-for-movie-SHADO-Jeep.html The vehicles (originally designed for Doppelgänger, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064519/) are based on Mini Moke chassis with a fiberglass body. See http://www.isoshado.org/index.html - an Italian fan site. -- Last edit: 2012-08-22 08:41:38
JCB ◊ 2012-08-22 17:53	Is that a red Corvette behind on left ?
Sandie ◊ 2012-08-22 17:54	Yes.