Our Top 10 Thunderbirds Pod Vehicles

One of the most eagerly anticipated moments in any episode of Thunderbirds is when Thunderbird 2 deploys it's pod and the huge numbered door drops down to reveal an insanely cool piece of International Rescue hardware!

Whether you're trapped underground, threatened by fire or you just can't find a suitable place to land your brand new supersonic airliner, Brains is certain to have a Pod Vehicle ready and waiting to assist.

But which is the best? Check out our Top 10 Pod Vehicles countdown to see where your favourite ranks!

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[more.power.]

I am 65 years old and my 3 year old grandson and I seat in front of the computer watching Thunderbirds. 60 years ago the amazing stories of Thunderbirds entertained me and now they entertain my grandson.

[minicle]

For me, I always considered the Mole to be the true TB6.
It fills a unique niche in rescue. It gets a shot in the ending credits.
It also has a form of rocket propulsion for those who may be a bit nitpicky. :P

[davidrussell]

As a child I used to dream with these vehicles. As an adult I appreciate just how good these models were made . Simply wonderful

[paulgibbons]

Thunderbird 2. Gerry Anderson's answer too the Swiss army knife.

[georgegonzalez]

The engineering behind these vehicles is awesome, even though the show is decades old it still seems ahead of it’s time.

[lawrencedavis]

Y'all knew the mole was gonna be no.1

[smokeydoke]

They did such an amazing job on those models, right down to the suspension.

[joshuagrover]

Thunderbird 1's Remote TV Camera seen in the episodes "A Pit of Peril" and "Edge of Impact" is effectively the modern counterpart of a drone so Thunderbirds technology coming to life, Anderson and the team had really good foresight.

[David-ng]

I’m 59 years old hence I was born with the Thunderbirds. I never missed an episode when they were replayed later during the seventies. A very memorable TV series.

[waynewhite]

The pods are such a great idea, as a kid you never knew what was coming out.

[lancelot]

Hi "Gerry Anderson" channel - I grew up with Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's early shows (starting with Supercar). These shows had a lot to do with me embracing a military flying career (US Navy) and shortly before Mrs. Sylvia Anderson passed away, I emailed her a thank you message for all the dreams that she made come through for me and for "keeping me out of trouble" in my youth with their shows. She wrote back to me telling me to keep on dreaming, and never to give up. What a nice Lady.
Thank you for bringing me back to the memories of a time of innocence and freedom, Ciao, L (USA)

[otacon]

The Recovery Vehicles were always my favourite when I was a kid. I watched all the episodes on repeat with my Dad. My family would tape the episodes off the tv with a VCR 😁 I have all episodes in the DVD box set now so that me and my son can now enjoy them together. God Bless Gerry Anderson.

[Huter]

Mole and Firefly have had a special place in my heart since i was watching episodes taped off the telly by my parents at the age of 4, such iconic vehicles

[j.sterling]

In the six decades I've watched T.V, Gerry Anderson & his band of creative minds take top prize for the most imaginative, original and most creative vision of the future. Due to the fact there were series after series, (the first few were quite simple) the latter series were much more detailed and better developed than anything else ever shown on Television.

[stargazeronesixseven]

Such amazing care to details back then in the 1960s animatronics! Gerry & Sylvia Anderson were the Pioneers & Masters of their Crafts! Thank You So Much for bringing back so much fond memories of our childhood! 🌷🌿🌍💖🕊

[kjamison]

Gerry and Sylvia deserve great credit for all the shows they created. They got top model makers to create some of the most fantastic machines and vehicles ever seen. While not entirely futuristic from the perspective of contemporary science-fiction of the time, everything had a plausible function and that IR had access to this equipment to help anywhere within the World, was amazing. How many children were so inspired by them that they chose technology subjects in order to design and build real life versions of things?

Thank you for this list and for including the honourable mentions!

[Calvertfilm]

The Mole & Firefly are two of the most distinctive and memorable but I also have a soft spot for the Recovery Vehicles & Elevator Cars.

[michaelwray]

Brilliant.. The mole for me.... Im 60 still love em.

[artearte]

Even when I was a kid I was aware that I was watching a show that featured very obvious puppets, miniature sets and vehicles, but to this day I admire the level of detail observed in every aspect of the show. The vehicles were very clever, and they all looked completely plausible - the designs made sense and they looked like they could actually work.

[razzledazzle]

I love how specific all these vehicles are.