Vehicles & Vessels | |
Spectrum Saloon Car | |
Type: | Patrol car |
Affiliation: | Spectrum |
Top Speed: | 150 MPH |
Crew: | 5 seats |
The Spectrum Saloon Car (sometimes referred to as a Spectrum Patrol Car, often abbreviated to SSC) are the primary method of casual ground travel by Spectrum. They are red in appearance and are specially designed for the organisations. These cars are most often used for road blocks and ground transportation, however, have been used as a pursuit vehicle before.
Technical data[]
- Top speed: 150 mph
- Range: Unknown
- Length: 20 feet
- Weight: 1.45 tons
Uses[]
The Mysterons[]
An SSC was used by the human Captain Scarlet and Captain Brown to travel to New York to make safety arrangements for the World President, after the Mysterons threaten to assassinate him. However, the Mysterons interfere with the car's controls and it crashes, killing both men on board. The car and the two men are then reconstructed.
Weapons[]
Being a Spectrum vehicle, Saloon cars are fitted with a large and diverse array of weapons. One such of these weapons being twin machine guns, which are place in the front wheel arches. The vehicle also has infra-red scanners, telescopic scanners and other minor weapons. Other capabilities include an internal enforced roll-cage and ejector seats.