The Original Star Trek Enterprise model may have been found!

[thewayne]

The original was only three feet long. It was used in the pilot extensively since they didn't have the 11' model at that point, it was then later used as a desk model in the show occasionally throughout the series. Rodenberry lent it to the makers of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and somehow it was never returned! Recently it popped up on Ebay with a starting bid of $1,000 and appears quite authentic. People deeply invested in the show contacted the person behind the auction and said it should be returned to Rodenberry's estate, and the auction has been taken down, no further information at this point.

The 11' model is in the Smithsonian.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/11/after-decades-lost-star-treks-original-enterprise-model-may-have-been-found/

Comments

[disneydream06]

WOW, very cool if it's authentic. :)
Hugs, Jon

[silveradept]

We can hope that, if it is the original, that it is on its way back to the estate with the pride of having done a good job and possibly getting some compensation for having delivered it safely to them.