Vega$
1 9 7 8 - 1 9 8 1 (USA)
68 x 60 minute episodes
The 1957 Thunderbird convertible seen driving the streets of
Las Vegas was owned by private detective Dan Tanna (Robert Urich).
The renovated red convertible was equipped with a mobile phone and
a .44 Magnum gun stored in the glove compartment.
Tanna parked his car inside a spacious garage-like office
located on the grounds of the Desert Inn & Country Club. His
personalised license plate read: TANNA. Each week Dan walked past
showgirls and through plush casinos, often just to improve the
scenery rather than for the sake of the plot.
This was another Aaron Spelling creation. Urich pulled on his
gumshoes once again for Spenser: For Hire, a tedious
adaptation of the Robert B Parker novels.
TRIVIA NOTE
There were two '57 Thunderbirds used on the show and when the show
was cancelled the two convertibles were sold to someone in New
Jersey.
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