Hirondel

The Hirondel (sometimes misspelled as Hirondelle) 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 costing £5,000 and is a recurring element in many of The Saint books.^[1][2] It was featured in a 1972 issue of Automobile Quarterly (Vol. 10 No. 1).

References

1. Watson, Colin (1979). Snobbery with Violence: Crime Stories and Their Audience. Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 0-413-46570-5.
2. Barer, Burl (2003). The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar, 1928–1992. McFarland & Company. p. 379. ISBN 0-7864-1680-7. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

External Links

• The Saint's Hirondel—Article at www.saint.org
• The Cars of The Saint—Article at www.saint.org