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The Saint's Blog devoted to news and rumors about The Saint and Leslie Charteris. Simon Templar, alias The Saint, was played by Roger Moore in the 1960's TV show featuring the Volvo 1800.
Please e-mail any current news and rumors about The Saint to: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
 We have an update on the actual XJ-S that Jaguar supplied to the Return of the Saint television series. It is alive and well, and roaming the British countryside.
Here are a few more notes from the current owner:- No, the car is not for sale at this time. He has thought about it from time to time, and at this point wants to keep it.
- The car was featured in Classic Cars magazine sometime around 2003/2004, with photos taken outside The Saint's house in Eaton Mews.
- The car has not been shown in public for a long time, and there are some plans shaping up for a few UK car shows in 2008.
- The car is owned by a private individual, so make the most of any public showings.
- The condition is mechanically sound, with the full restoration still in process. The car needs a bit more daily driving to identify any flaws in the drive-train.
- It will be repainted at some point to get a better finish on it -- the car wants stripping to bare metal and repainting.
- The interior is in excellent condition and will be kept original.
- The Saint's Jaguar is quicker than most old XJS's and hit 133mph on a private track recently with more to offer. It handles well and doesn't roll as much as normal XJS's.
- It has a little Saint stickman on the bonnet that obviously wasn't in the series. People do stop and ask about the car.
- The car came with a big info folder with pics/receipts for work done etc and a certificate from Jaguar confirming it was the main car used.
Check out The Saint's Jaguar page for further updated information and some new pictures from 2008.Labels: 2008, Ian Ogilvy, Jaguar, Return of The Saint
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Monday, February 26, 2007
 LeslieCharteris.com reports:The current owner of a certain Jaguar XJ-S, registration no. PWK 530R, has been in touch with us to let us know that he owns the car and that he has plans to restore it to its former glory.
This is splendid news, for this is the primary car that was used in the making of Return of the Saint and although for many years it was owned by Saint fan (and Saint Club member) Alisdair Stewart we lost track of it when it was sold in the early 21st Century.
The current owner has promised us more pictures so keep checking www.lesliecharteris.com to see what happens to this classic car. For more information about The Return of The Saint's Jaguar XJ-S, as driven by Ian Ogilvy, please visit The Saint's Jaguar page.Labels: 2007, Ian Ogilvy, Jaguar, Return of The Saint
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Squidoo was started by Seth Godin and allows anyone to create a unique vantage point, called a "lens," of the worldwide web with a certain focus. It is an interesting idea that benefits charities and gives everyone a forum for sharing their view of the world.
The Saint's Volvo This is a lens all about The Saint's Volvo 1800 as seen on the 1960s TV show starring Roger Moore.
Leslie Charteris and The Saint Leslie Charteris was the author of The Saint books. His modern-day Robin Hood was named Simon Templar, whose alias was The Saint. Roger Moore drove around TV in the 1960s in a white Volvo P1800 on the TV series, The Saint.
The Saint's Jaguar XJS In the late 1970's Robert S. Baker starting gathering a production team for The Son of The Saint in which a young and up-and-coming star would play Simon Templar's son. The idea would be to have Roger Moore introduce the series, and then occasionally...
Burl Barer, Edgar Award Winning Brilliant Author Burl Barer is an Edgar Award winner and two time Anthony Award nominee with ten or eleven or twelve books in print, depending upon what country you live in, and what language you read. Burl Barer has extensive media, advertising, marketing, and publi...Labels: 2007, Burl Barer, Jaguar, Leslie Charteris
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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Ian Ogilvy with The Saint's Jaguar XJS
 Ian Ogilvy is looking out the driver's window of The Saint's white Jaguar XJS in the episode "The Village That Sold Its Sold" from the TV series The Return of The Saint.
The Saint's Jaguar page has been updated with more photos and details about the cars used in the production of the series.
Many thanks to David Cleary for all his time and trouble in getting this important addition accurate and full of great information.Labels: 2006, Ian Ogilvy, Jaguar, Return of The Saint, TV, Val Kilmer
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Monday, November 13, 2006
 I've been working on expanding this site's information about the various cars The Saint has driven over the years. I now have three pages about Simon Templar's automotive exploits, and I am looking for more references in the books by Leslie Charteris about the mighty and mythical Hirondel.
I have just added a page about the blue Jensen Interceptor that Simon Dutton drove in the 1989 as Simon Templar, alias The Saint, in the six made-for-TV movies. The car was a 1976 Jensen Interceptor Saloon Mark III painted Briazs Blue. After filming was completed, a Saintly plaque was added to the dashboard and the car was sold to a Doctor in England.
I am always looking for more information and details about the Saint's cars, so please look at The Saint's Volvo and The Saint's Jaguar pages as well and let me know if there are any additions or corrections.Labels: 2006, Jaguar, Leslie Charteris, Simon Dutton, TV, Val Kilmer
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Sunday, November 12, 2006
 I am using del.icio.us to bookmark various sites around the web and categorize them. By joining my network, you can help me find new bookmarks to be posted on various pages thoughout this site. For example, The Saint's Volvo Links page has bookmarks that are tagged at "volvo" while The Saint's Jaguar page's bookmark lists are all tagged "jaguar". These lists are automatically updated, and with your help can grow!
I have added a section at the end of the Saintly Sources page that automatically posts all bookmarks that have been tagged as "the.saint".
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
 Due to the popularity of the information on The Saint's Volvo, I have created another page all about The Saint's Jaguar. If anyone has more pictures or information they would like to contribute to this work in progress, please e-mail 'saint' at this domain (saint.org).
The Jaguar Model Club also has a great list of all the appearances of a Jaguar in movies and TV and has the following additional information about the Jaguar XJS' role in the Return of The Saint TV series starring Ian Ogilvy:
This early prototype 1975 four-speed manual, V12 XJS was driven by Ian Ogilvy in 20 out of the 24 episodes filmed. Replaced by a second White XJS for the last four episodes after Ogilvy, burned the clutch out doing one of those famous get away starts on gravel! The original car was registered PWK 530R but had false 'ST 1' plates fitted. The car survives today and is one of the 352 rare manual versions of the Jaguar XJS. Labels: 2006, Ian Ogilvy, Jaguar, Return of The Saint, TV, Val Kilmer, Volvo
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
 Bill Cawthon has written a great article about the history of The Saint's Volvo that features a couple of nice pictures of early models.
One of the interesting things that is discussed in the article is that after Leslie Charteris sold the television rights to Producer Robert Baker and Lew Grade of ITC their first visualization of Simon Templar on TV was of Patrick McGoohan driving a Jaguar E-Type. When the producers went to Jaguar they were turned down as Jaguar felt they had enough exposure and could not keep up with the demand as it was. Therefore they ended up with the other hot car introduced at the Geneva Auto Show in March 1961 by buying one at full price from a London Volvo dealer. Luckily, as the show took off , Volvo kept the show well stocked with fresh 1800's as the years went buy. Older cars were cut apart for interior shots, crashed, and otherwise used by Roger Moore as his personal vehicle of choice.
YouTube also have an interesting five-minute video about The Saint' Volvo 1800.Labels: 2006, Jaguar, Leslie Charteris, Roger Moore, TV, Volvo, YouTube
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