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It's not Lady P's Rolls. I was always amazed given how precious RR were about their image, that the Andersons were not sent a "cease and desist order. 

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The owners of the Tyrrell P34 and the Shadow Mk.1 AVS Can-Am car have had great difficulty sourcing new 10" diameter racing tyres. I believe Goodyear who made the originals, had to look in their scrap bin to find the moulds. I had a similar issue when I was trying to rebuild the Midas GT factory race car, which had 12" wheels. I could not source 12" diameter racing tyres so I asked FIA/FIVA if I could use 13" wheels and tyres instead. With their usual "how can I be of no help to you whatsoever today" attitude, their answer was of course, no. 

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18 hours ago, wlaidlaw said:

...I was always amazed given how precious RR were about their image, that the Andersons were not sent a "cease and desist order...

Way back in the mists of time I used to have the TV-21 magazine(*) delivered and I remember reading a short article which featured a conversation between Gerry Anderson's studio and someone high-up (presumably?) at R-R and it seems they were more than happy for Lady P. to be seen to be driving a 'Rolls Royce'.

Philip.

* An explanation for non-Brits......😸......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Century_21

EDIT : Just for fun I've had a google regarding FAB-1 and here's a cut'n'paste from a part of the entry;

"On the choice of make, series co-creator Gerry Anderson said: "Considering [Penelope's] personality, and the role she played in International Rescue, it could only be a Rolls-Royce." AP Films (APF) approached Rolls-Royce Limited, which consented to the use of its brand. In 2004, Rolls-Royce's head of public relations in the 1960s said that the company "couldn't see any harm in [APF's] request, and as the series was aimed at children we thought it would be good for the cars – give them a modern image and, you never know, inspire a child to own one, one day." In return for its co-operation, the company asked that all on-screen references to the make of the car use the full brand name "Rolls-Royce", rather than the abbreviation "Rolls"...

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Name this car:

 

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13 hours ago, a.j.z said:

Name this car:

 

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Hello Andreas,

Perhaps a battery powered car?

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Michael 

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