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|image      = Ian Chesterton's car.jpg
|image      = Ian Chesterton's car.jpg
|type        = [[Volkswagen]]
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|used by    = [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]]
|used by    = [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]]
|first       = An Unearthly Child (TV story)
|first cs    = An Unearthly Child (TV story)
|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (short story)|An Unearthly Child]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The First Doctor]]''}}
|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (short story)|An Unearthly Child]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: "[[The Pilot Episode]]"|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The First Doctor]]''}}
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By [[November]] [[1963]], [[Ian Chesterton]] owned '''a [[car]]'''. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]", [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', etc.) It was '''a [[Volkswagen|Wolseley 4/50 as seen in the broadcast episode]]'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)|The Edge of Destruction]]'')
By [[November]] [[1963]], [[Ian Chesterton]] owned '''a [[car]]'''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}, etc.) It was either a '''[[Wolseley 4/50]]''', ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}) or a '''[[Volkswagen]]'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)}})


Due to their curiosity about [[Susan Foreman]]'s incredible [[knowledge]] of [[history]] and [[science]], and her unique gaps in knowledge regarding [[Present|present-day]] [[culture]], such as forgetting that the [[United Kingdom]] had yet to adopt a decimal [[currency]], along with her [[home]] [[address]] being recorded as "[[76 Totter's Lane]]", a [[junkyard]], Ian Chesterton and [[Barbara Wright]] decided to drive to the address and wait for either Susan or [[First Doctor|her grandfather]] to arrive. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]")
== History ==
Due to their curiosity about [[Susan Foreman]]'s incredible [[knowledge]] of [[history]] and [[science]], and her unique gaps in knowledge regarding [[Present|present-day]] [[culture]], such as forgetting that the [[United Kingdom]] had yet to adopt a decimal [[currency]], along with her [[home]] [[address]] being recorded as "[[76 Totter's Lane]]", a [[junkyard]], Ian Chesterton and [[Barbara Wright]] decided to drive to the address and wait for either Susan or [[First Doctor|her grandfather]] to arrive. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}})


==Alternate timelines==
According to one account, Ian and Barbara had first met when the former had gotten into a [[car crash]] at [[Barnes Common]], shortly before they both met the [[First Doctor]] and were transported to [[Skaro]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)}}) During the [[Last Great Time War]], [[the Barber-Surgeon]] claimed to have once encountered a version of [[the Doctor]] who had recounted these events to him. The [[War Doctor]] claimed that that was not how he'd met Ian and Barbara. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Horror (audio story)}})
[[File:Ian trails Susan (PTFD).jpg|left|thumb|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] trail [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] [[76 Totter's Lane|home]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The First Doctor]]'')]]
 
The same course of events naturally took place ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The First Doctor]]'') in an [[Cyber-President's timeline|alternate timeline]] created when an exiled [[Rassilon (Hell Bent)|Rassilon]] allied with the [[Cyberiad]] to conquer all of [[history]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') which resulted in the [[Cybermen]] capturing the [[First Doctor]] before ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The First Doctor]]'') what would be Ian and Barbara's first trip in [[the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]", etc.) This timeline was ultimately aborted. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
=== Other realities ===
==== Alternate timelines ====
[[File:Ian trails Susan (PTFD).jpg|left|thumb|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] trail [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] [[76 Totter's Lane|home]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)}})]]
The same course of events naturally took place ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)}}) in an [[Cyber-President's timeline|alternate timeline]] created when an exiled [[Rassilon (Hell Bent)|Rassilon]] allied with the [[Cyberiad]] to conquer all of [[history]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)}}) which resulted in the [[Cybermen]] capturing the [[First Doctor]] before ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)}}) what would be Ian and Barbara's first trip in [[the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}, etc.) This timeline was ultimately aborted. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Information from non-valid sources ===
According to one account, Ian's car was an [[Austin 16]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: "[[The Pilot Episode]]")


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Latest revision as of 20:23, 26 October 2024

By November 1963, Ian Chesterton owned a car. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}, PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks [+]Loading...["Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)"], etc.) It was either a Wolseley 4/50, (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}) or a Volkswagen. (PROSE: The Edge of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Due to their curiosity about Susan Foreman's incredible knowledge of history and science, and her unique gaps in knowledge regarding present-day culture, such as forgetting that the United Kingdom had yet to adopt a decimal currency, along with her home address being recorded as "76 Totter's Lane", a junkyard, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright decided to drive to the address and wait for either Susan or her grandfather to arrive. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"})

According to one account, Ian and Barbara had first met when the former had gotten into a car crash at Barnes Common, shortly before they both met the First Doctor and were transported to Skaro. (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks [+]Loading...["Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)"]) During the Last Great Time War, the Barber-Surgeon claimed to have once encountered a version of the Doctor who had recounted these events to him. The War Doctor claimed that that was not how he'd met Ian and Barbara. (AUDIO: The Horror [+]Loading...["The Horror (audio story)"])

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ian and Barbara trail Susan home. (COMIC: Prologue: The First Doctor [+]Loading...["Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)"])

The same course of events naturally took place (COMIC: Prologue: The First Doctor [+]Loading...["Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)"]) in an alternate timeline created when an exiled Rassilon allied with the Cyberiad to conquer all of history, (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)"]) which resulted in the Cybermen capturing the First Doctor before (COMIC: Prologue: The First Doctor [+]Loading...["Prologue: The First Doctor (comic story)"]) what would be Ian and Barbara's first trip in the TARDIS. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}, etc.) This timeline was ultimately aborted. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Information from non-valid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to one account, Ian's car was an Austin 16. (HOMEVID: "The Pilot Episode")