Hirondel
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The Hirondel is a fictional car driven by Simon Templar
, the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris
. The Hirondel is an opulent, eight-cylinder, cream and red vehicle weighing more than 5000 lbs and is a recurring element in many of The Saint books. It was featured in a 1972 issue of Automobile Quarterly
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Simon Templar
Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s...
, the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
. The Hirondel is an opulent, eight-cylinder, cream and red vehicle weighing more than 5000 lbs and is a recurring element in many of The Saint books. It was featured in a 1972 issue of Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly is a hardbound, advertising-free periodical publication that started in Spring 1962 with the sub-title "The Connoisseur's Magazine of Motoring Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow"....
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