Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle [SPV]: Century 21 Tech Talk [1.2] | Hosted by Brains [Thunderbirds]

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Welcome to Century 21 Tech Talk, a brand new video series hosted by International Rescue's resident genius - Brains!
In this briefing, we'll be learning about the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, Spectrum's primary ground defence vehicle.
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[@GerryAndersonTV]

Are you enjoying the Century 21 Tech Talk series? Which vehicles would you like to see?

[@trevorrandom]

FAB!

[@docjell56]

Any of the thunderbird 2 pod vehicles.

[@robstoppablecosplay]

Fantastic! The SPV is my no.1 favourite of Gerry Anderson's land-based vehicles.

[@porkulator]

Skydiver and the Eagle.

[@aceflashheart2523]

More Spectrum vehicles, please! 😀

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

Got the original dinky version for my 54th birthday in mint condition,had one when I was 6.The memories came flooding back,best toy I ever had.

[@cscott9361]

I was born in the sixties , and I still love this stiff . I had the SPV car as a toy , and passed the worn out toy to my sons , who killed it . Great video , Thanks :)

[@user-vp3vs6ey3r]

According to Brains, it was damn near indestructible. Your sons must have done a real number on it.

[@steverogers500]

A steaming mug of coffee and a Tech Talk is the perfect start to the weekend! Greatly anticipate the TB 2 talk and the Angel Interceptor craft - sadly overlooked by Dinky but not Airfix; the only Airfix model I ever made.

[@bendoon7010]

This is one Gerry Anderson programme that would make a fantastic live action movie.

[@garethoneill5676]

Or, even better, a way for kids to imagine that their toys have come to life.

[@Shadowkey392]

Daddy Adams they tried it. It didn’t work.

[@APAMVs]

I actually have ideas for a live action series but of course it won't be for kids due to the violence it has.

[@garryleerob]

@@Shadowkey392 When did they ever try to make Captain Scarlet using real people? Thunderbirds … yeah but then again they used Jonathon Frakes to direct it... abysmal.

[@garryleerob]

@@APAMVs That really doesn't make much sense as the original version had death and murder in it every episode, plus blood on puppets... resurrection too to annoy the God botherers. Oh yeah and the series was a kids programme anyway.

[@jeffgagen3561]

I remember a another kid at school had a Dinky model of a SPV, I was so jealous.

[@TheKlink]

1:57 that truck looks awesome. Bethesda should take notes.

[@stevenbreach2561]

Oh God!,I am 60,and was taken back to being 11 years old watching this :-)

[@johnsouto5221]

I can’t wait for the spec report on the Stingray WASP Submarine.

[@MrNas42]

Again a tremendous episode. The SPV was always one of my favourites. Can't wait for the turns of T2, T4 and Zero-X!

[@varanid9]

Perhaps the greatest sci-fi vehicle of all time!

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Always loved the SPV. Couldn’t afford the Dinky version though, so got the MSV.

[@manofbeard]

It was one of my favourite toys as a kid, also had Thunderbirds one and two. Eagle one. Good times.👍

[@edrosa3485]

Personally would love mini docs on the work that went on for these Anderson shows. They all seem to push the envelope in different and creative ways.

[@nigelcarren]

Fun Fact: I drove one of these all the way across and through the Swiss Alps (using a secret tunnel) only to battle with a giant Crab-Clawed robot that was living alone in a remote lighthouse! I made it home relatively unscathed in time for fish-fingers, mash and peas. TRUE.

[@UncaAlbyGmail]

Why do you say "TRUE" like that? As if this sort of thing doesn't happen every other week or so? I mean, I'm pretty sure Captain Cyan drove through the Andes just last January. The giant robot he battled didn't have Crab-Claws though, making it much easier to dispose of. Probably why you didn't hear about it.

[@nigelcarren]

Indeed@@UncaAlbyGmail , these days I would be able to share smart-phone footage of said adventure, but sadly back in the day my parents did not have a super-8 for me to take or we would not be having this conversation. I am planning a return trip as an adult, though doubtless when I return all will say my footage is fake! But I shall return with a souvenir 'Mr Ben' style to disprove the doubters. 🚀

[@daverage4729]

Ah fish-fingers, mash and peas....the dinner of champions. Delish!

[@Salty_Sassenach]

You mean Smash

[@WgCdrLuddite]

Liar. You didn't mention the jellied eels.

[@katenunyabizness9221]

Loving these. Would love to see this include the Mobiles, Interceptors, Stingray and Eagle/Hawk.

[@timetravellerregisteredtra850]

+1 for Eagles. And the UFO!

[@OnlymadethischannelforsomeNuke]

My all time favorite ground vehicle in the Gerry Anderson word with the Mole being second.

[@iconicshrubbery]

As kid, made a lego model of the SPV,(or was it the UFO one my memory fails me) with loads of wheels. Pretty indestructible. Come on Lego, produce Century21 models, forget Star Wars...

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

As a kid, made a Montini (predecessor to LEGO and in my opinion, a better product than LEGO) model of Fireball XL5. Not very accurate visually, but good enough for me. Used it quite a few times in my play, acting out some story from the series.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

SPG was in “The Young Ones” about a decade later. It was a deadly hamster owned by Ade Edmundson. Thank you for making my day with the slight error 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@iconicshrubbery]

@@PhilbyFavourites 🤣I've rectified(for Shado purists) , but come to think of it the Glaswegian SPG was indestructible too..

[@leahpowell4581]

Do it lego

[@lesmartinsings]

Thunderbirds ? The greatest TV show ever, theres been nothing like it, and its impact when first aired was amazing. Well done to Jamie continuing his parents legacy.

[@Misano-Red]

Brings back wonderful memories. I lived on Edge Lane Liverpool aged 8-13. Less than 500 metres away was the Meccano factory situated on Binns Road where all the Century 21 Gerry Anderson models were cast. Regularly my friends and I would knock on the door and ask "Any seconds?" (those imperfect models that could not be sold), or we would ask for replacement missiles. Around the corner was the Crawford's biscuit factory were we asked for 'any broken biccies?'! I owned lots of different Gerry Anderson models and Meccano pieces. Sadly, it never occurred to me to save any.

[@emilystewart6175]

That''s such a cute story! Oh my god!

[@ADAPTATION7]

Shameless begging but it seemed to work to you advantage! Too bad you didn't keep them.

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

Love that story,I have a few dinky toys still.My favourite toys as a kid,they made thunderbird 2 after they made the green one as they had excess blue paint! Same story with a lot of Gerry Anderson toys,green ufo interceptors etc.

[@tonybmw5785]

I've still got my Dinky SPV it's very battered but it is over 50 years old and one of my prized possessions.

[@MOsesIcan]

its so nice to hear the og voice of Brains.. its kind of precious

[@iconicshrubbery]

Yy..yyou..mmean BrainS. Yeah, Bill Gates did the voice ;-)

[@captainiant]

Another Thunderbirds piece of equipment The Mole (my favourite piece of pod machinery) would be a good one for Mr Hackenbacker to explain about

[@carlosarce6352]

This is my favorite vehicle of the whole Gerry Anderson series.

[@lukegreen5341]

0:39 The SPV Looks Like A Monster Truck. Thanks Mate. X

[@dkdtaylor]

Love the shows. Great information. Love all things Garry Anderson.

[@piks0982]

Loved this serial so much. I was born in 80’s...

[@xetexuk12]

you unfortunate soul ...

[@cbate2702]

Another great job guys... Lovin' this series of talks...

[@bobbova8708]

these are great.so nice to hear Mr. Graham doing the voices again!

[@vicenteorozcosantacreu]

Cuando era niño, lo dibujaba en mi cuaderno de la escuela! Me parecía una máquina maravillosa. El SPV era lo máximo. Hoy tengo 52 años, pero estos vídeos me hacen sentir de 8 otra vez.

[@xetexuk12]

Fabulous stuff, loved these vehicles, wonderful!

[@timepoet77]

Great job. Brains knows his stuff.

[@dragon1011dk]

I have had a SPV Dinky toy for more than 35 years. Never knew where is was from. Thanks for the info.

[@markdavis2475]

Gerry Anderson said he made a mistake with the rear-facing seats because it needed explaining every time the SPV was in an episode!

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

I had that when I was a kid...great memories 👍🏼

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

Fun Fact: It's canon that Brains only stutters while in casual conversation. As soon as he starts thinking deeply, his "thinking out loud" speech loses any trace of a stutter. Source: A story in a TV-21 Annual, where this was explicitly stated. (I think I still have that annual somewhere in storage and if I can find it, I'll quote the date and the story) Edit: I also probably still have, somewhere, a paperback novel with a Captain Scarlet story where the Mysterons are trying to devastate the Earth by causing a power overload. Their idea is to destroy enough power converter plants that the remaining plants will overload... or something like that. After one of the power conversion plants explodes due to sabotage, Scarlet asks Captain Blue (his best friend) "What about the SPV?" to which Blue replies "Scorched like a piece of forgotten toast" and adds that he had to wait for it to cool down before he could use it to come look for Scarlet.

[@maxbrandt6]

That was really neat, I have to share this!

[@michaelcostigane552]

I'm 64 great days. 👌 fab. Anything can happen in the next half hour.

[@georgeowain]

They updated it in the reboot series with an all new design and name; the Rhino. They also ditched the rear facing driving position, and decided not to have them stationed in strategic points across the world. Deciding instead they would be carried by a transport craft.

[@ACtheLegend]

Still some hidden Rhinos about, such as the one in Shapeshifter.

[@jeffreyalley8728]

The SPV is one of my favourite spectrum vehicles. I have a radio control model of it and several metal versions.

[@FromThe9thDimension]

My little SPV was one of my favourite toys ✊

[@WarbirdFan66]

awesome video mate, brilliant

[@netherfreakultima4498]

My fave vehicle within the Captain Scarlet franchise ^^

[@madderhat5852]

My favorite Century 21 land vehicle.

[@andrewshearsby8125]

loved the spv my favourite non thunderbird vechile

[@davidthompson6834]

Totally brilliant

[@MarkMcCluney]

I'm beginning to think that David Graham is Indestructible. I hope the makers of this vid will pass on my very best wishes and admiration for his long and versatile acting career.

[@ACtheLegend]

During recording I asked the secret of his longevity, he said he gave up meat 50 years ago...

[@ZodZulu]

That was a whole lot of fun

[@CyberSQUID9000]

Awesome !!

[@user-xb7go3yr2u]

Thank you for you"er explain Brains ❗

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Stingray must surely be next right? Although I’d love to hear him talk about the Zero-X.

[@davidgraham-parker]

That was fun! :)

[@Bondek1996]

Funny how the 'standard SPV jet pack' has the relevant colour coded helmet for the right agent ;

[@ACtheLegend]

Storage locker on board with helmets for each of the 5 Captains :)

[@grumpyoldman3458]

@@ACtheLegend That would save time getting the right size helmet.

[@garryleerob]

Why funny? Aren't 'fighter pilots' and helicopter pilots in general fitted with their own personal helmets in the real airforce? The only difference is these had a specific colour...

[@helanhayes2213]

I got one of these for my son he loves it

[@aceyspud551]

I always thought those rear catapiller tracks were for doing wheelies.

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

An awesome design.

[@rolandexclusive6306]

so much fun! :D

[@stevo2992]

One of my favourite toys growing up in the 70's, that and the Rolls FAB 1 from The Thunderbirds, I remember they both shot a red tipped torpedo like projectile that I managed to lose immediately! Oh well! That's why we have an imagination. Pwew pwew Blam! Pow! 😃

[@burningb2439]

The SPV was then and still now a Boss Design and Concept , if I had the cash I would build a real one , but not to cheery about driving it backwards..Great Vid.

[@burningb2439]

@Amazoom I still think the driving position was first rate but it would take a bit of getting used too , and at 8 tons that's 3 more than a 1983 JCB , Its not a forgettable concept GA had a good few which stand today..

[@TheStig-ko7ik]

Gerry Anderson was a ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!! Creating many puppet TV series from FIREBALL XL5, SUPERCAR , STINGRAY, CAPTAIN SCARLET & THUNDERSBIRDS etc, etc. Thunderbirds was my all time favourite & if it's on TV repeated I will sit there & watch the show even at my age many, many years after it was first aired. If someone else can remember ALL of Gerry's GENIUS then please don't hesertate to mention them ( preferably in order of release. Please if poss!!!) 😉👍

[@ACtheLegend]

The Adventures of Twizzle Torchy the Battery Boy Four Feather Falls Supercar Fireball XL5 Stingray Thunderbirds Captain Scarlet Joe 90 The Secret Service Doppelganger UFO The Protectors The Investigator Space:1999 Into Infinity Terrahawks Dick Spanner PI Space Precinct Lavender Castle New Captain Scarlet Firestorm

[@TheStig-ko7ik]

@@ACtheLegend I knew he did quite a lot I just didn't think it was this many. 😱. I did remember is no more than about 6 off the list you so kindly provided. The rest i haven't a clue memory is quite a bit sluggish ( rather murky) lately at my age. 😏 Well done for informing myself & many, many others. MANY THANKS!!! 👍😉

[@ACtheLegend]

@@TheStig-ko7ik No problem at all! Most of them are available on DVD right now, so if you fancy checking any of them out or re-watching some old favourites, the opportunity is there :)

[@lewisvilletexas]

Love those models.

[@pcarrierorange]

How did I not know these existed!?

[@donaldwiggins1799]

I would like to see Thunderbird 2!

[@roybennett9284]

Yep had one in 1976 from dinky Toys..the front cover which houses the missle launcher fell off and loss...I'm told now worth quite a bit. Like the thunder bird .

[@stevebushell4810]

Ooo a Century 21 crossover. SIFAB

[@GerryAndersonTV]

F.A.B.I.G?

[@MH5XXXX]

Im enjoying thwm.

[@kjamison5951]

The Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, Spectrum Patrol Car and Maximum Security Vehicle should be actual vehicles... The fact that the SPV had the driver facing the rear was innovative given its speed capabilities. S.I.G.

[@simeonyves5940]

Given the Rear Engine and Noticeable Air Cooled Flat Six Motor, it *Should* Theoretically be Possible to Build a very Accurate SPC Replica out of a Chevrolet Corvair, So why no one has Yet tried is actually Beyond Me!

[@davidhunt6463]

I had one of these made by Dinky Toys. Unfortunately I tested it beyond destruction as a six year old.

[@garryleerob]

As a kid it was your duty... as an adult with hindsight, owning then what would become a really valuable piece of tv memorabilia … D'OH !!!

[@mashbury]

I had a SPV toy .. happy days

[@darrensmith6999]

Im sold ill buy one! would love to see vid on Maximum Security Vehicle please.

[@jerrybailey5797]

I'd love to see a live action film of Captain Scarlet , the vehicles are fab 👌

[@JetDom767]

Hope we also get one on Fireflash!

[@EricLehner]

Yes - I had one!

[@kjamison5951]

I liked the SPC and I liked the MSV but I absolutely loved the SPV. I didn’t own one as a youngster but I own a couple now, in bad shape and I just need time and some TLC to make a good one.

[@mikewhiles4635]

Excellent 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@roblex63]

had the toy as a kid... but it fired a missile from the nose, much to the annoyance of my sisters, or the mysteron's as they were known.....

[@GerryAndersonTV]

Surely you should have called them the Sisterons?!

[@rogerpattube]

Does anyone have any original missiles I wonder. They went for miles and always got lost.

[@norristhom]

@@GerryAndersonTV or Missterons?

[@kjamison5951]

Mysisterons.

[@norristhom]

@@kjamison5951 😂

[@claudiogonzalez4084]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 great, regatds from Chile 🇨🇱

[@robertodeleon-gonzalez9844]

1:44 "Swift Removals" - that was funny...

[@garryleerob]

How about the AULD LANG SYNE whiskey ad'?

[@robmuzz]

Cool!

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

I think if u made a high quality show this show would be amazing!!!! land, sea, air, and space working together to stop UFO's is an amazing idea!!!

[@doktor_ghul]

There's a long, involved series waiting to be shown here, with many obvious choices, but beyond my love for CAPTAIN SCARLET, I find myself fascinated by the less famous tech in the later series, like the Jet Car from JOE 90 and Professor Humbert's Minimizer from THE SECRET SERVICE. The famous vehicles will get their due, but don't forget the odd ones that don't get to shine that often.

[@ACtheLegend]

The Minimiser would have to be Century 20 Tech Talk! :)

[@spankysmp]

I personally wouldn't mind seeing a Shado Mobile next or at some stage.

[@alanhutchins5916]

Or The Spectrum MSV Maximum Security Vehicle.... was a cool design....

[@MrNellie65]

Criminally underused in the TV series.Imagine a free roam,open world Gerry Anderson video game...

[@chelseachelseaboy]

200 MPH.......Not in Ealing it wont, every road is 20mph !!

[@petersone6172]

And that’s without any traffic

[@theatragon2163]

I was expecting Thunderbird 2 to be next lol

[@GerryAndersonTV]

We like to surprise you!

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

May 3, 2019---Thanks for the video. Would make a great zombie/apocalypse vehicle ala Damnation Alley. Being interesting for someone to come up with plans for it so it could be 3D printed.

[@stephenfarthing485]

The Angel Interceptor Jets maybe ?

[@stuartashbourne-martin9629]

Those in a box and now £2,000 I want one I grew up with them but I'm afraid I made the mistake of actually using it when I was a child brilliant narration I love this program at last somebody understands what I mean nothing to do with the DWP nothing whatsoever to do with any type of device it's called having fun when you're a child

[@ACtheLegend]

You can find plenty of decent boxed examples for less than £150 on ebay, unboxed ones for under £40.

[@barriewright2857]

Thank you from a old man 😊.

[@pawpatrolthunderbird4569]

I like this tank its so cool 😆😆😆👍👍👍

[@iconicshrubbery]

Oh,.., please. It is Not a 'tank'. Like a Rolls is not a 'car'.

[@RailRocketRicky]

I've got a large-scale model of the SPV amongst my collection; it is interesting that in Captain Scarlet TV Series itself neither is the SPV shown in semi-aqua mode nor the rear tracks deployed.

[@ACtheLegend]

Got to be honest, it always baffled me that we never saw the tracks used in the series!

[@doktor_ghul]

@@ACtheLegend , there's a lot about the SPV that never truly got put to the test. I'm assuming that a lot of the background information was from sources that the writers didn't have access to, like the fact that the SPV was based upon the Zeus Battle Tank. A showdown between an SPV and a Mysteronized Zeus would have been spectacular, just for the possibilities.

[@garryleerob]

No-one has ever mentioned that the dinky toys and the later versions in the 80/90's(?) always had a rocket launcher in the front of the SPV.... but that was never ever the case with the vehicle the series... always a cannon/ large calibre gun

[@captainiant]

Great episode my favourite vehicle from capt Scarlett how about the crab logger from Thunderbirds episode 2( the pit of peril )

[@ACtheLegend]

That'd be the Sidewinder, the Crablogger appears in episode 28 - Path of Destruction :)

[@captainiant]

@@ACtheLegend ah yes I got confused thanks for putting me right anyhoo sidewinder please a very good episode of Thunderbirds

[@jorgegil8491]

Muy....muy Bueno...!!!!

[@HAWK_Ben_G]

+Gerry Anderson - "Are you enjoying the Century 21 Tech Talk series?" A: Absolutely! "Which vehicles would you like to see?" A: TB-2, TB-3, TB-4 & TB-5, FAB 1 | FIREBALL XL5, FIREBALL JUNIOR | SUPERCAR | STINGRAY | ANGEL'S JET FIGHTER. This should keep one busy for a while, yes?

[@ACtheLegend]

Most of those are on the way :)

[@HAWK_Ben_G]

Greetings Andrew C, I thank you for your reply, dear sir! Cheers, ~ Benjamin

[@MindstormXL]

What about the extra vehichles kept in Thunderbird 2s pods like the Mole and Firefly?

[@0000syuable]

言語の吃音初めて聴きました。 それにしても追跡戦闘車は格好良いなあ！

[@deltahalo241]

So does this series only cover the original shows, or will it cover the reboots as well? Would love to see how an SPV compares to a Rhino from the 2005 Captain Scarlet reboot

[@noob1138]

I love this Tech Talk series already :D, never knew that the SPV could be operated on the water. Also, how did Brains know this? Is Mr Hackenbacker also involved with Spectrum?

[@ACtheLegend]

Ah well you see, Hiram's a pretty dark horse, so you never know exactly what he's had a hand in designing ;)

[@MrNellie65]

It was mentioned in the cutaway in the 1967 Captain Scarlet annual.I wish they had incorporated it into the TV series.And as impractical as it would be,those rear tracks will always be a method of climbing steep rock faces to me!

[@kumo9033]

Driving a car via video link backwards would very quickly cause motion sickness.

[@ACtheLegend]

Yeah, I must say that has always been something I can't help thinking about!

[@dorsetdumpling5387]

Oddly enough, RAF VC10 troop transport aircraft also had rear facing seats to minimise injury in a crash! (Passengers, not pilots’)

[@stavrospapadimitriou7631]

Not when you're made of wood and plastic! :-)

[@keithmartland6463]

I would like to see Jeremy Clarkson do a test drive of an SPV, I mean 200mph he would love it!

[@ewaf88]

It was made at the same time as Star Trek but was light years ahead in terms of its vision of the future -

[@colinp2238]

Why didn't Brains ever invent a coffee machine?

[@UncaAlbyGmail]

Didn't you know? He has to use different aliases, such as, "Mr. Coffee", for tax purposes ...

[@mred7030]

those were the days