It's funny that this topic has popped up actually. My father has a long time friend in California who is a very well connected sports car enthusiest. He just called my father this weekend to talk and mentioend the "Get Smart" car. Which one, I don't know. But he said he knows the guy who owns is and it may be for sale. I asked my father to get more info about it, so, if I find anything out, I will be sure to pass it along.
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The Tiger was rarely used in the episodes themselves. Usually the tailpipe
gave it away, if none of the 'gadgets' were used. In one of the few 'Tiger'
episodes, 'Max' drives the Tiger past Washington D.C. landmarks looking for
KAOS' 'sonic-boom machine.' The sound of the V-8 is discernable. Max and 99
follow a KOAS agent into a car wash, but before the Tiger can get wet, it
turns into an Alpine!
There seems to have been a second Tiger connected with the show, but it
apparently never appeared on the show. That one was reportedly used for
appearances in the Chief Auto Parts ads. It was listed in Norm's Registry as
located in Wyoming as of ten years ago. It then made it to Georgia before
turning up at SUNI II, though not too many people there knew about it. I beli
eve its now owned by vintage Alpine-racer Carl Christiansen. (??)
The last 'authoritative rumor' as to the whereabouts of the Get Smart Alpine
had it reposing at the Playboy Mansion. Anyone wanna go knock on the door to
find out?
Dick Sanders
In a message dated 4/12/00 7:30:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bwana(at)c2i2.com
writes:
<< There were TWO cars used for the series, a Tiger, and an Alpine. The Alpine
was used since a howitzer would not fit under the hood of a tiger. The
Alpine had all the mods. It had rotating Lic plate, ramming bumperettes,
Howitzer, smoke screen capable, and ejection seats.
After the series was over, Don Adams bought the Tiger from the studio
and he kept it till a few years back. He used it in the chief auto parts
advertisements, then grew tired of it. He gave it to his daughter who drove
it as transportation, then sold it recently to a guy in Phoenix AZ were it
is being restored to its former glory.
I know not where the Alpine ended up.
If you watch the episodes, he pulls up in front of CONTROL in a Tiger.
He drives it around in some episodes. In the one episode that develops the
car, it is clearly an alpine. There is some fun with the ejection seats in
an alley. I watched the episode 2 years prior to my first Sunbeam purchase,
which was 1980, so I wasn't paying to close attention.
There is a picture of this alpine in "Tiger, an exceptional Motorcar".
It is black and white but shows good detail.
There was also an AMT model of the get smart car that is auctioned on
ebay every few months. It generally goes for $125-$300-infinity. And thats
all I got to say about that. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Spencer" <ian(at)sunbeamalpine.org>
To: <sosnaenergyconsulting(at)home.com>
> I have photo's of that car and it's clearly an Alpine. It has Alpine
> scripts! I also don't believe the V8 engine would allow room for a
> retractable cannon. Anyone have any thoughts on this? It would be neat
> to learn the existance of this car though, Alpine OR Tiger.
> --
> Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
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