Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle The Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle , or SPV , is a fictional pursuit and attack vehicle from Gerry Anderson 's science fiction TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons . It has ten sets of wheels ( six sets over the front , middle and rear axles which are double ) and an auxiliary traction system of hydraulically lowered caterpillar tracks at the rear . It is coloured grey-blue . The seats are positioned so that if the vehicle drives to the north , the driver sits facing south , i.e. backwards driving by looking at a large television screen in the vehicle . A co-driver mans the weaponry systems , e.g. missile . SPVs are distributed around the world at specific Spectrum safehouses , such as commercial buildings . A Spectrum agent can obtain the SPV by showing his identification . In the recent ( 2005 ) CGI series Gerry Anderson 's New Captain Scarlet , the SPV is known as the Spectrum `` Rhino '' . The minor differences between the two versions are largely cosmetic , although the Rhino is seen to employ a far greater armoury than the original SPV ever did , and unlike the original is incapable of travelling on water . Instead of being hidden in safehouses , they are deployed from Skybase using `` Albatross '' dropships . Categories : Captain Scarlet 