Product Enterprise Die-cast Classic Model
Gerry Anderson
Captain Scarlet
Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle
S.P.V.
The Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle is Spectrum's most remarkable and valuable piece of hardware. Tank like in construction, the S.P.V. is heavily armed and can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph. Over difficult terrain the rear caterpillar tracks can be deployed for extra traction. Access to the S.P.V. is gained through two hatches which open outwards on hydraulic ramps. Once in position the driver is seated backwards and operates the vehicle using a television monitor.
Actual size is approximately 7.25" in length
Wingspan approximately 3.5"
Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson were the British husband and wife production team behind several futuristic children's television shows involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "supermarionation". Their most famous production is Thunderbirds, which was produced by their production company, originally known as AP Films and later renamed Century 21 Productions in collaboration with partners Reg Hill and John Read. The couple married in 1960 and were divorced in 1980. Their creative, and marital partnership concluded during the production of Space: 1999 in the mid-1970s.
