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The [[Rolls Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] was heavily-modified to better suit [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]]'s profession as a special agent. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'' et al.) As she noted, there was only one ''FAB 1'' and it was for this reason that the [[garage]] of her [[yacht]] ''[[Seabird I]]'' was [[bomb]]-proof. | The [[Rolls Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] was heavily-modified to better suit [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]]'s profession as a special agent. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'', ''[[The Return of Mr. Steelman (comic story)|The Return of Mr. Steelman]]'', ''[[The Vanishing Ray (comic story)|The Vanishing Ray]]'' et al.) As she noted, there was only one ''FAB 1'' and it was for this reason that the [[garage]] of her [[yacht]] ''[[Seabird I]]'' was [[bomb]]-proof. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'') | ||
It could travel at a fantastic [[speed]], up to two hundred [[miles per hour]], and had a "sophisticated" automatic pilot drive which could be activated by a homing [[signal]] with a combination of movements enacted on one of Penelope's [[shoe]]s. She described its remote guidance as "very good but a little risky" when the vehicle was occupied. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Vanishing Ray (comic story)|The Vanishing Ray]]'') | |||
Another [[device]] on the dashboard was the automatic | The car was [[bullet]]-proof and could withstand sustained gunfire from automatic [[rifle]]s ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'') although after a fleet of [[Steelman|Mr Steelman]]'s [[robot]]s had attacked the vehicle for a prolonged period, its [[pink]] [[paint]] began to scrape off in the first signs of visible damage. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Return of Mr. Steelman (comic story)|The Return of Mr. Steelman]]'') A "travelling arsenal", ''FAB 1'' could retaliate with firepower of its own. Two guns could be revealed and fired by pressing a [[button]] on the car's dashboard. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'') A single gun, capable of firing a large [[rocket]], could also be revealed from under the [[number plate]] by pressing the "fifth" button on the dashboard. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Return of Mr. Steelman (comic story)|The Return of Mr. Steelman]]'') There was a switch labelled "[[oil slip]]" which, when pressed released jets of [[oil]] from the back of the car, inevitably causing any pursuing [[Car crash|vehicles to crash]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Vanishing Ray (comic story)|The Vanishing Ray]]'') | ||
Another [[device]] on the dashboard was the automatic signal [[map]]. It tracked the location of [[Roger Lyon]]'s car, an agent of Lady Penelope's, and alerted her when he was in [[danger]]. It was also linked to a [[homing device]] which told Penelope the location of Roger himself. | |||
In addition to travelling on land, ''FAB 1'' could also traverse the [[water]] by enabling its hydrofoils. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'') | In addition to travelling on land, ''FAB 1'' could also traverse the [[water]] by enabling its hydrofoils. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr. Steelman (comic story)|Mr. Steelman]]'') | ||
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Lady Penelope and Parker drove in ''FAB 1'' to [[London Airport]] in preperation for Penelope writing an [[Article (publishing)|article]] for ''[[TV 21]]'' on the rebuilding of [[Paris]]. After escaping from [[France|French]] [[jail]], they fled from the [[city]] in ''FAB 1'', and, moving on to [[Strasbourg]], while there they used the [[elevator]] platform of the vehicle to aid them in breaking into the [[Trans-Europe Monorail Headquarters]]. Penelope and Parker retrieved ''FAB 1'' from Strasbourg once they had spent a [[day]] trapped in the [[bullion train]] and discovered the location of Mr Steelman's hideout in the [[Black Forest]]. The [[battle]] with Steelman's [[robot]]s commenced when Parker fired a [[rocket]] above the hideout and a brief skirmish subsequently ensued in which ''FAB 1'' was able to penetrate the frames of the robots but sustained some cosmetic damage in the process. It was ultimately ended by Penelope dropping an [[explosive]] [[cigarette]] case from the car, forcing Mr Steelman to leave the area without any of the [[gold]] he had stolen. After calling the authorities and speaking to [[German police officer (The Return of Mr. Steelman)|a police officer]], Penelope and Parker departed [[Germany]] in their car. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Return of Mr. Steelman (comic story)|The Return of Mr. Steelman]]'') | Lady Penelope and Parker drove in ''FAB 1'' to [[London Airport]] in preperation for Penelope writing an [[Article (publishing)|article]] for ''[[TV 21]]'' on the rebuilding of [[Paris]]. After escaping from [[France|French]] [[jail]], they fled from the [[city]] in ''FAB 1'', and, moving on to [[Strasbourg]], while there they used the [[elevator]] platform of the vehicle to aid them in breaking into the [[Trans-Europe Monorail Headquarters]]. Penelope and Parker retrieved ''FAB 1'' from Strasbourg once they had spent a [[day]] trapped in the [[bullion train]] and discovered the location of Mr Steelman's hideout in the [[Black Forest]]. The [[battle]] with Steelman's [[robot]]s commenced when Parker fired a [[rocket]] above the hideout and a brief skirmish subsequently ensued in which ''FAB 1'' was able to penetrate the frames of the robots but sustained some cosmetic damage in the process. It was ultimately ended by Penelope dropping an [[explosive]] [[cigarette]] case from the car, forcing Mr Steelman to leave the area without any of the [[gold]] he had stolen. After calling the authorities and speaking to [[German police officer (The Return of Mr. Steelman)|a police officer]], Penelope and Parker departed [[Germany]] in their car. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Return of Mr. Steelman (comic story)|The Return of Mr. Steelman]]'') | ||
Lady Penelope summoned ''FAB 1'' after her [[interrogation]] by the [[British Secret Service]] so that it could carry her home. During the journey back to her mansion, [[the Hood]] identified her and attempted to cause a crash by shooting at the car. However, Parker activated its [[oil slip]] and it was instead the Hood himself who was sent careering into a [[tree]]. Later, with [[Jeff Tracy]] and [[Horatio Hackenbacker|Brains]] as [[passenger]]s, she and Parker made a return journey to the Secret Service [[building]] in ''FAB 1'', and then to [[London Airport]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Vanishing Ray (comic story)|The Vanishing Ray]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 22:58, 11 August 2021
Lady Penelope's car was a heavily-modified pink Rolls-Royce called FAB 1, also styled FAB1 and Fab One, which was also the number plate of the vehicle. It was usually driver by Parker, Penelope's butler and chauffeur.
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The Rolls-Royce was heavily-modified to better suit Lady Penelope's profession as a special agent. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman, The Return of Mr. Steelman, The Vanishing Ray et al.) As she noted, there was only one FAB 1 and it was for this reason that the garage of her yacht Seabird I was bomb-proof. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)
It could travel at a fantastic speed, up to two hundred miles per hour, and had a "sophisticated" automatic pilot drive which could be activated by a homing signal with a combination of movements enacted on one of Penelope's shoes. She described its remote guidance as "very good but a little risky" when the vehicle was occupied. (COMIC: The Vanishing Ray)
The car was bullet-proof and could withstand sustained gunfire from automatic rifles (COMIC: Mr. Steelman) although after a fleet of Mr Steelman's robots had attacked the vehicle for a prolonged period, its pink paint began to scrape off in the first signs of visible damage. (COMIC: The Return of Mr. Steelman) A "travelling arsenal", FAB 1 could retaliate with firepower of its own. Two guns could be revealed and fired by pressing a button on the car's dashboard. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman) A single gun, capable of firing a large rocket, could also be revealed from under the number plate by pressing the "fifth" button on the dashboard. (COMIC: The Return of Mr. Steelman) There was a switch labelled "oil slip" which, when pressed released jets of oil from the back of the car, inevitably causing any pursuing vehicles to crash. (COMIC: The Vanishing Ray)
Another device on the dashboard was the automatic signal map. It tracked the location of Roger Lyon's car, an agent of Lady Penelope's, and alerted her when he was in danger. It was also linked to a homing device which told Penelope the location of Roger himself.
In addition to travelling on land, FAB 1 could also traverse the water by enabling its hydrofoils. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)
An elevator platform extended from the boot of FAB 1 and could reach such heights as to get Penelope and Parker onto the roof of the Trans-Europe Monorail Headquarters. (COMIC: The Return of Mr. Steelman)
History
Just after they had first met, Parker drove Lady Penelope from a house he had been burgling to the Luthvian embassy in FAB 1. On the way they were shot at but Parker returned fire and their assailants' vehicle was sent crashing into a lamppost. They returned to Creighton-Ward Manor soon after retrieving some important blueprints. The next day, the car alerted Penelope to the danger which Roger Lyon was in and led them to the site of his crashed car. They followed the signal further until it went out to sea at which point FAB 1 was loaded onto Seabird 1. The yacht was destroyed but the car's hydrofoils were used to transport its occupants to Naples. The duo then drove to Mr Steelman's base in Pompeii with the car and, after the adventure was over, FAB 1 was loaded onto a Fireflash and returned to England. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)
Lady Penelope and Parker used FAB 1 to reach an airport so that they could get on a Fireflash bound for Unity City and help catch the Kaplan's killer. (COMIC: Assassination!, Lady Penelope)
Lady Penelope and Parker drove in FAB 1 to London Airport in preperation for Penelope writing an article for TV 21 on the rebuilding of Paris. After escaping from French jail, they fled from the city in FAB 1, and, moving on to Strasbourg, while there they used the elevator platform of the vehicle to aid them in breaking into the Trans-Europe Monorail Headquarters. Penelope and Parker retrieved FAB 1 from Strasbourg once they had spent a day trapped in the bullion train and discovered the location of Mr Steelman's hideout in the Black Forest. The battle with Steelman's robots commenced when Parker fired a rocket above the hideout and a brief skirmish subsequently ensued in which FAB 1 was able to penetrate the frames of the robots but sustained some cosmetic damage in the process. It was ultimately ended by Penelope dropping an explosive cigarette case from the car, forcing Mr Steelman to leave the area without any of the gold he had stolen. After calling the authorities and speaking to a police officer, Penelope and Parker departed Germany in their car. (COMIC: The Return of Mr. Steelman)
Lady Penelope summoned FAB 1 after her interrogation by the British Secret Service so that it could carry her home. During the journey back to her mansion, the Hood identified her and attempted to cause a crash by shooting at the car. However, Parker activated its oil slip and it was instead the Hood himself who was sent careering into a tree. Later, with Jeff Tracy and Brains as passengers, she and Parker made a return journey to the Secret Service building in FAB 1, and then to London Airport. (COMIC: The Vanishing Ray)
