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Bessie was a canary-yellow roadster. It 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]]''). | Bessie was a canary-yellow roadster. It 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]]''). | ||
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]]''), which magnetically trapped anyone attempting to steal Bessie; a remote control ([[DW]]: ''[[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 him or his passengers being sent 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 due to fear about the car's reliability. ([[DW]]: ''[[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]]''), which magnetically trapped anyone attempting to steal Bessie; a remote control ([[DW]]: ''[[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 him or his passengers being sent 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 due to fear about the car's reliability. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
