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Bessie was a canary-yellow roadster | Bessie was a canary-yellow roadster that was acquired by [[the Brigadier]] for the [[Third Doctor]]'s use as part of the exiled [[Time Lord]]'s agreement to assist [[UNIT]] in its efforts to protect [[Earth]]. The Doctor had requested a car of this nature after taking a liking to a similar vehicle during his first fight against the [[Auton]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]''). | ||
The Doctor made several modifications to Bessie during his time at UNIT. These included an [[anti-theft device|anti-theft]] [[force field]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''), which magnetically trapped anyone attempting to steal Bessie; a remote control ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''), with which the Doctor could steer the car from a distance; and a [[minimum inertia hyperdrive]], which allowed him to drive at breakneck speed and still come to a sudden stop without the car's occupants being tossed through the windscreen by inertia, which the brakes absorbed. The Doctor made use of this inertia absorption to overtake the Brigadier's [[Land Rover]] after Lethbridge-Stewart had declined to travel in Bessie in fear of the car's reliability. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | The Doctor made several modifications to Bessie during his time at UNIT. These included an [[anti-theft device|anti-theft]] [[force field]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''), which magnetically trapped anyone attempting to steal Bessie; a remote control ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''), with which the Doctor could steer the car from a distance; and a [[minimum inertia hyperdrive]], which allowed him to drive at breakneck speed and still come to a sudden stop without the car's occupants being tossed through the windscreen by inertia, which the brakes absorbed. The Doctor made use of this inertia absorption to overtake the Brigadier's [[Land Rover]] after Lethbridge-Stewart had declined to travel in Bessie in fear of the car's reliability. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://freespace.virgin.net/dr.dean/who1/bessieinformation.htm Who1 - The Bessie Homepage] | * [http://freespace.virgin.net/dr.dean/who1/bessieinformation.htm Who1 - The Bessie Homepage] | ||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Individual cars and trucks]] | [[Category:Individual cars and trucks]] | ||
