The Saint automotive trivia

What car did The Saint drive?

Answer: The most famous car driven by The Saint was a white Volvo P1800 driven by the actor Roger Moore.

A colour photograph of the actor Roger Moore as Simon Templar standing in front of his 1962 Volvo P1800 with the number plate ST1.
Roger Moore as Simon Templar with his 1962 Volvo P1800 - number plate ST1.

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This is in a way a trick question, as really there are three different answers depending on the which version of The Saint you consider.
The Saint - British TV show from the 1960's
Arguably the most famous version of the character Simon Templar was brought to life by Roger Moore in the British TV series that ran from 1962 through 1969. In that series he drove a white 1962 Volvo P1800 with the number plate ST1.
The Saint series of books
But the character is based on books written by Leslie Charteris in the 1920's. In the books Simon Templar drove a (fictional) Hirondel - the King of the Road as it was called. It was "a heart-stopping red and cream sedan, weighing in at over 5,000 lbs." He also drove fictional cars called the Furillac and the Desurio.
The Saint 1997 movie
Besides the TV show, there was also a movie with Val Kilmer called The Saint - in which his character drove a Garnet Red 1997 Volvo C70 coupe.

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Related to the TV show The Saint (1962 - 1969) (more details)

Related to the movie The Saint (1997) directed by Philip Noyce (more details)

Related to the book The Saint Meets the Tiger (#1 in the series) by Leslie Charteris (more details)

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