1976 Rover 3500 Pre-production [SD1]

1976 Rover 3500 [SD1] in The New Avengers, TV Series, 1976-1977 Ep. 1.01+

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

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stronghold ◊ 2006-01-16 01:17	1 pic From eps 16 and more from eps 17 -- Last edit: 2006-01-20 18:29:01
stronghold ◊ 2006-01-21 17:12	From eps 20
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2007-10-08 17:25	This was also in the first few episodes of The Professionals as Cowley's car but with a slightly different numberplate
dudley ◊ 2007-10-08 17:29	Date of Liability 31 12 1985 Date of First Registration 22 04 1976 Year of Manufacture 1976 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3528CC Vehicle Colour YELLOW
DolomiteFan ◊ 2009-09-30 17:55	In some pics the wheels are the alloys but some are the wire alloys but it is the same car
130rapid ◊ 2010-04-03 23:08	Definitely sample of product placement. dudley wrote Date of First Registration - 22 04 1976 It's date few months before official launch! (30th June 1976)
Richard Davies ◊ 2010-05-04 19:52	I think this (& some other regular cars) had a "stand in" for 2nd unit shots & in case of breakdowns.
sixcyl ◊ 2011-01-04 18:50	Ep.1.01 "The Eagle's Nest" Le repaire de l'aigle First appearence of MOC 229P
sixcyl ◊ 2011-01-15 11:44	Ep.1.04 "The Midas Touch" 2 Purdey in the second thumbnail looks like a romananian or bulgarian gypsy
xj12c ◊ 2012-11-29 14:54	This Rover was also used in an episode of Return of the Saint : "Yesterday's Hero". The funny thing is it's driven by Ian Hendry (who was in the very first series of the Avengers).
sixcyl ◊ 2012-12-25 09:02	Ep.2.03 Medium Rare Steed et la voyante 3 Ep.2.07 Hostage Otage 4 -- Last edit: 2013-05-05 21:37:12
Moviecarlover ◊ 2015-07-11 10:01	I saw this car also in The Return of the Saint.
nkt ◊ 2019-09-30 13:43	This particular car also appears in the 1977 public information film ‘Night Call’; can be viewed on the BFI’s website.
dsl ◊ 2019-09-30 17:06	nkt wrote 1977 public information film ‘Night Call’ on the BFI’s website https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-night-call-1977-online . I watched it - a reasonable selection of 1970s stuff to plough through - most interesting were probably a police Jag XJ S2 and blink-and-miss-it sightings in motorway spray of silver Escort 1300E and "Citron" yellow Marina TC Jubilee edition. Probably deserves being posted, but I can't get decent captures from BFi site postings or find another source. Edit - now posted. MOC 229P here. -- Last edit: 2020-04-08 22:39:40
rjluna2 ◊ 2023-12-25 15:42	sixcyl wrote Ep.1.01 "The Eagle's Nest" Le repaire de l'aigle First appearence of MOC 229P From "The Eagle's Nest" (#1.01) - -- Last edit: 2023-12-26 14:10:08
rjluna2 ◊ 2024-02-19 20:25	From "The Midas Touch" (#1.04) -
rjluna2 ◊ 2025-02-01 21:00	sixcyl wrote Ep.2.03 Medium Rare Steed et la voyante From "Medium Rare" (#2.03) - -- Last edit: 2025-02-01 21:10:22
rjluna2 ◊ 2025-03-29 19:53	Chase From "The Lion and the Unicorn" (#2.04) - -- Last edit: 2025-03-30 19:14:33
rjluna2 ◊ 2025-08-30 18:39	sixcyl wrote Ep.2.07 Hostage Otage 4 From "Hostage" (#2.07) - -- Last edit: 2025-08-30 19:20:39
Mikeastons ◊ 2025-11-24 01:01	In The Lion and The Unicorn chase it’s a different yellow Rover 3500 used. It’s reg number is LOK698P. The whole chase is taken from a British Leyland promo film which does have a lookalike Steed with a different actress and one shot of Patrick Macnee and the old The Avengers music at the end. it was then adapted for The New Avengers with a few cuts and new inserts with Purdey and Steed. The promo film is an extra on the new DVD box sets.

1976 Rover 3500 Pre-production [SD1]

1976 Rover 3500 [SD1] in The New Avengers, TV Series, 1976-1977 Ep. 1.01+

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