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life on mars

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Just goes to prove

"the cars the star"


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Life on Mars car up for auction

The car is the star of the hit show
The brown Ford Cortina featured in hit BBC police drama Life on Mars is up for auction on eBay in aid of Comic Relief.
Bidding has reached £8,100 so far. The auction ends on Wednesday.

The 1974 model stars in the time-travel series which tells the story of a modern-day policeman who finds himself transported to the 1970s.

The car is described as having "one or two battle scars" from police chases. Other Ford Cortinas on eBay currently have bids of between £500 and £5,000.

It has a "superb tan interior" and comes with a road-worthy N-registered number plate from the era.

Timewarp

The car has been converted to take unleaded petrol.

The second series of Life on Mars, which is currently on air, is also the last.

Viewers will find out how John Simm's character, Detective Inspector Sam Tyler, became stuck in the past.

Producers have promised a "natural and explosive climax", but have filmed two separate endings "to keep everyone guessing".

The first series of Life on Mars was broadcast last year.

It was a hit with critics and audiences alike, and won an international Emmy award for best drama series.


link to the ebay auction


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Life-on-Mars-Mk3- ... dZViewItem

Winning bid: £12,800.00


now wheres that 300 from midsummer murders lol
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redline wrote:now wheres that 300 from midsummer murders lol
This is a nice site for cars in films ...

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=volvo&model=343

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=volvo&model=340

Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
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excellant links \tom , well found
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The car chase involving a '78 343 in a programme called "Tropical Heat (Sweating Bullets)" sounds interesting :-)
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
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They are quite harsh on our lil cars arn't they :cry:
B980EAV '85 340 GL
SMO58Y '83 360 GLS
VK06FKP '06 Suzuki Swift 1.5 5dr
N62NTG '96 Ford Mondeo 1.8TD



And only 2 of them are on the road :(
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Post by Stavros »

Cant believe there no mention of the MEGA early model 300 in an episode of Only Fools and Horses!

The episode where they was doing the chandeleer (sp?) in the manor house!

They find the Lady of the manor by the side of the road in her broken down Volvo and tow her back to the Manor with their 3wheeler!
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I wonder what muppet sat down and watched bridget jones frame by frame to find that photo?

What a sad life he must have!
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so did anyone actually understand the ending ?
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Post by stealthstylz »

I sold my mk3 cortina 3 door when the nescafe advert came out made an absolute fortune on it, cost me £180 and sold it for just over 2 grand.

Matt
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