Colour me a Prisoner KAR
TL;DR: 3 cars, 3 colours You all know what KAR I'm talking about. Do you remember what colour it was ? Green with a yellow nose cone would be the most common answer. That's also what I thought before watching the series two years ago. The doubt struck me only seconds into the opening sequence. The Lotus Super Seven 1500 Cosworth used as the first KAR120C was black. In any lighting, any angle, by itself or compared to other black cars, it appears to be black. It sports the famous yellow nose cone, headlight grilles, and license plate letters applied directly to the radiator grille. Its steering wheel is the standard wooden 14" Springall. A second iteration, shown in episode 13, is a dark shade of green similar to the British Racing Green livery of Jaguar race cars of the era. That one sports a red steering wheel and lacks the headlight grilles. The front license plate is a regular one with a solid black background. Finally, the third car in the finale, the one brought by C...