Thunderbirds (TV series) by ITV, Sylvia Anderson and the estate of Gerry Anderson. "Thunderbirds" has influenced TV programmes, films and various other media. The puppet comedy of the film "" was directly inspired by the idiosyncrasies of "Thunderbirds"-era Supermarionation techniques. Allusion and homage are also evident in "Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave", "" and "Spaced", as well as the character design of "". The BBC sketch comedy "Not Only... But Also" included a segment titled "Superthunderstingcar" – a parody of "Thunderbirds", "Supercar" and "Stingray". IR's life-saving mission inspired the founding of the volunteer International Rescue Corps, originally made up of a group
Mercury M series official end date to production. Following the discontinuation of the Mercury M-series pickup, the M-series tilt-cab version of the C series survived until 1972. After its discontinuation, the next Mercury light truck would be the 1993 Mercury Villager minivan. http://www.fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35331 Mercury M series The Mercury M series is a series of pickup trucks that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company. Produced from 1946 to 1968, the Mercury M series was sold primarily in Canada, as a rebadged version of the Ford F series. In 1946, Ford of Canada split its Ford and Lincoln/Mercury divisions into separate