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Title: famous omegas
Post by: tidla on 22 August 2014, 22:50:46
Anyone ever owned something that's been on tv?

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=vauxhall&model=omega
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: flyer 0712 on 22 August 2014, 22:55:55
yep way back when.........a ford corsair that was in the darling buds of may.... :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Vamps on 22 August 2014, 23:47:48
yep way back when.........a ford corsair that was in the darling buds of may.... :y

How is that? The Darling Buds of May was set well before the Ford Corsair came out........
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Broomies Mate on 22 August 2014, 23:59:15
I know the bloke who owns the white Capri from The Professionals.  It's rotten as a year old pear, but he loves it.
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: flyer 0712 on 23 August 2014, 00:31:32
the corsair was owned by i think if i remember correctly in those days by anglia studios....perhaps i got the darling buds of may mixed up with another tv series ..but at the time was shown a photo of it on the t,v,studio set... :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: flyer 0712 on 23 August 2014, 00:54:54
Sorry mr vamps.....you are not as old as me i think as i am an old git.....lol.......the ford corsair that i owned was a 1968 model and the darling buds of may was on tv around early 1990s....so it was possible,,as i can appear to remember  :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Vamps on 23 August 2014, 01:04:24
Sorry mr vamps.....you are not as old as me i think as i am an old git.....lol.......the ford corsair that i owned was a 1968 model and the darling buds of may was on tv around early 1990s....so it was possible,,as i can appear to remember  :y

It may well have been on TV in the 90's but was set in the 50's so no Ford Corsair in that era. Hartbeat made some similar mistakes........... ;) ;)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: flyer 0712 on 23 August 2014, 01:24:03
are i see what you are getting at now matey  :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: 05omegav6 on 23 August 2014, 03:13:38
Josh's black saloon, my estate and PaulK's estates have all been on Roadwars... 8)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 23 August 2014, 07:37:34
Had a 1976/77 Granada Ghia 3 litre that had allegedly been used in an episode of the Sweeney, never seen the episode myself though. (OBL 819R)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: cam2502 on 23 August 2014, 09:10:21
Mate of mine owns the motorbike from heart beat, the stretch limo mini used in the  spice girls movie  :-\ and over the years has had one or two other "famous" cars.
His passion is the classics though, he has 4 at the moment,2 of which he hired out for use on Downton Abbey, where he himself appeared for a fleeting second as a chauffeur
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2014, 15:09:07
Sorry mr vamps.....you are not as old as me i think as i am an old git.....lol.......the ford corsair that i owned was a 1968 model and the darling buds of may was on tv around early 1990s....so it was possible,,as i can appear to remember  :y

It may well have been on TV in the 90's but was set in the 50's so no Ford Corsair in that era. Hartbeat made some similar mistakes........... ;) ;)

I'm sure I spotted a Marina in the background in one episode. :-\

The excellent handling Marina made it's debut in 1972. ::) ::) ::) ::) :)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 August 2014, 17:39:16
Had a 1976/77 Granada Ghia 3 litre that had allegedly been used in an episode of the Sweeney, never seen the episode myself though. (OBL 819R)

Sorry, but not according to this:

http://www.thesweeney.info/motors/motors.html

 :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2014, 18:35:46
Had a 1976/77 Granada Ghia 3 litre that had allegedly been used in an episode of the Sweeney, never seen the episode myself though. (OBL 819R)

Sorry, but not according to this:

http://www.thesweeney.info/motors/motors.html










You have been a busy girl, Lizzie. :-* :-* :-* :-*

Good find. :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 August 2014, 18:46:00
Had a 1976/77 Granada Ghia 3 litre that had allegedly been used in an episode of the Sweeney, never seen the episode myself though. (OBL 819R)

Sorry, but not according to this:

http://www.thesweeney.info/motors/motors.html










You have been a busy girl, Lizzie. :-* :-* :-* :-*

Good find. :y

Thanks! :y :y   But if you remember I have had discussions on the Forum in the past about Granada's vs. Consul's being used in the Sweeney.  This web site answers all doubters!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: ted_one on 23 August 2014, 18:54:41
Unfortunately not an Omega claim to fame, but back in the nineties I had two Chevrolet paramedic style ambulances and both had appeared in films.One was in Supergirl which was partly filmed at Pinewood studios and was used in the Midvale street scenes and the other one was used in Split Second with Rutger Haugh,and if you get to see this masterpiece of the silver screen....cough...now on Youtube..check out the struggle with the hyperdermic needle in the back of the ambulance, I was squashed up in the corner of the cab switching the blue lights on and off when told to do so.Good payer that...a grand for two night shoots 8) that was when I had money,and then I bought my first Omega,all downhill since then :'(
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Nick W on 23 August 2014, 19:14:37
Split Second, what a cheesy but ridiculously enjoyable film.
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: ted_one on 23 August 2014, 19:29:41
Yupp,filmed at the old Hartley's jam factory in Bermondsey,no one told me that they had flooded the place for the filming...so no wellies on the first night,got sorted for the second ::) Also forgot,that vehicle was also in the Life and Loves of a She Devil,supposed to have been in California,but Derbyshire...think it worked :-X
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: omega3000 on 24 August 2014, 17:27:48
Owned a Granada 2.9 saloon previously owned by Showaddywaddy's Dave Bartram  :)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: gstylebaby on 24 August 2014, 19:59:03
I know the bloke who owns the white Capri from The Professionals.  It's rotten as a year old pear, but he loves it.

Sorry mate but sure there was no white capri that the professionals used.  There was an rs2000 that was white but the capri's where gold , sliver and what looks like a bronze colour. :-\
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: cam2502 on 24 August 2014, 20:06:34
Terry McCann from Minder had a white Capri , maybe it's that your thinking of?
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 August 2014, 20:12:49
Terry McCann from Minder had a white Capri , maybe it's that your thinking of?

'Arfur' sold the boy a pup..... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: 05omegav6 on 24 August 2014, 20:25:05
Terry McCann from Minder had a white Capri , maybe it's that your thinking of?

'Arfur' sold the boy a pup..... ;D ;D ;D
Master Wyatt would never do that... :y

Talking of which, has anyone seen/heard from him lately :-\
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Vamps on 25 August 2014, 01:30:28
I know the bloke who owns the white Capri from The Professionals.  It's rotten as a year old pear, but he loves it.

Sorry mate but sure there was no white capri that the professionals used.  There was an rs2000 that was white but the capri's where gold , sliver and what looks like a bronze colour. :-\

There was, post RS2000 it even got twin tones in it, later on........... :y :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Vamps on 25 August 2014, 01:36:46
Had a 1976/77 Granada Ghia 3 litre that had allegedly been used in an episode of the Sweeney, never seen the episode myself though. (OBL 819R)

Sorry, but not according to this:

http://www.thesweeney.info/motors/motors.html










You have been a busy girl, Lizzie. :-* :-* :-* :-*

Good find. :y

Thanks! :y :y   But if you remember I have had discussions on the Forum in the past about Granada's vs. Consul's being used in the Sweeney.  This web site answers all doubters!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

And I was right, as I said, a Consul 3.0 GT was their car, as shown in your link.......... :y :y
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: gstylebaby on 25 August 2014, 03:30:00
I know the bloke who owns the white Capri from The Professionals.  It's rotten as a year old pear, but he loves it.

Sorry mate but sure there was no white capri that the professionals used.  There was an rs2000 that was white but the capri's where gold , sliver and what looks like a bronze colour. :-\

There was, post RS2000 it even got twin tones in it, later on........... :y :y

http://www.capriclubni.com/prof1.html (http://www.capriclubni.com/prof1.html) One of them is now painted white but was not in the show mate.
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 25 August 2014, 10:27:02
Had a 1976/77 Granada Ghia 3 litre that had allegedly been used in an episode of the Sweeney, never seen the episode myself though. (OBL 819R)

Sorry, but not according to this:

http://www.thesweeney.info/motors/motors.html










You have been a busy girl, Lizzie. :-* :-* :-* :-*

Good find. :y

Thanks! :y :y   But if you remember I have had discussions on the Forum in the past about Granada's vs. Consul's being used in the Sweeney.  This web site answers all doubters!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

And I was right, as I said, a Consul 3.0 GT was their car, as shown in your link.......... :y :y

........................and the Granada was used as per the link...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 25 August 2014, 13:49:04
Re my old Granada , a colleague I worked with at the time told me that it had been used in one episode not as a police vehicle , but by a council official (corrupt as the odd one or two are) or member of parliament/mayor ..As I said I have not seen it , it was jupiter red metallic with a black vinyl roof , quite a nice car it was as well..
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: MV6Matt on 25 August 2014, 17:10:28
I know the bloke who owns the white Capri from The Professionals.  It's rotten as a year old pear, but he loves it.

Sorry mate but sure there was no white capri that the professionals used.  There was an rs2000 that was white but the capri's where gold , sliver and what looks like a bronze colour. :-\

Yup - perhaps one of the silver ones looks white in your memory - all explained here........

http://www.mark-1.co.uk/Professionals/profcars.htm
Title: Re: famous omegas
Post by: tidla on 25 August 2014, 17:58:01
I know the bloke who owns the white Capri from The Professionals.  It's rotten as a year old pear, but he loves it.

Sorry mate but sure there was no white capri that the professionals used.  There was an rs2000 that was white but the capri's where gold , sliver and what looks like a bronze colour. :-\

Yup - perhaps one of the silver ones looks white in your memory - all explained here........

http://www.mark-1.co.uk/Professionals/profcars.htm

Interesting read.

130 from a dolomite!