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From: Scott A. Roberts <herald1200@comcast.net>
> Well, I finally saw a Herald in a James Bond movie- Not sure which one it is,
>but the plot has SPECTRE stealing two atomic bombs and a British
> Vampire jet...
That will be a Vulcan then - far more impressive to see one of those stand on
it's tail and climb vertically. The Vampire is a much smaller 1/2 seat fighter
with twin boom tail. The film is Thunderball.
> In the scene with the Herald, the low level bad guy("Little Fish" according
>to Bond) drives up to the gate of Mr Largo's estate "Palmyra". Not sure
> which model, but sounded like a 1200... It was a white convertible. I think
>the bad guy driver's name was "Crisp" or something- he was going to
> report to Largo, who threw him to the sharks. Guess Largo doesn't like
>Heralds...
I've no recollection of the Herald in this, shows how long it is since I saw
this film. The Stag in "Diamonds are Forever" reputedly has the "sportier
sounding" exhaust note from a Herald dubbed over...
Cheers,
Bill.
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