ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
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ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
"The driving instructor at Lancashire Constabulary driving school goes out on the road in St.Helens to show examples of good and bad driving. He concentrates on gear changing, mirror watching, signalling and manoeuvres."
Some bit of it are a bit boringly slow, but a great insight into driving in the immediate pre-war period. Whole thing is 15 mins.
https://vimeo.com/402863212
Some of the quips just have to be heard on the voice-over... such as the bit about 11 mins in, with the width restriction at the railway arch...
Some bit of it are a bit boringly slow, but a great insight into driving in the immediate pre-war period. Whole thing is 15 mins.
https://vimeo.com/402863212
Some of the quips just have to be heard on the voice-over... such as the bit about 11 mins in, with the width restriction at the railway arch...
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
A great film.
Reminds me of learning to drive on my fathers 1948 Wolseley 8.
Phil
Reminds me of learning to drive on my fathers 1948 Wolseley 8.
Phil
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
That was a wonderful film. For a few extra laughs, here's my contribution from a slightly later period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLza5IJonk
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
I enjoyed that. The thought of a toot on the horn directed at every cyclist made me chuckle.
...and Sooty and Sweep
...and Sooty and Sweep
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
Excellent, enjoyed the trip back in time to 1938, different world back then...............
Sooty and Sweep in the 1960's was also good and then that led me into a some of Fred Dibnah's exploits in the series the BBC made about him in 1979, still lots of old cars, that we now consider classics, on the road and in regular use back then but I wonder how many shown in that series survive to the present day?.............
Best wishes,
Mike.
Sooty and Sweep in the 1960's was also good and then that led me into a some of Fred Dibnah's exploits in the series the BBC made about him in 1979, still lots of old cars, that we now consider classics, on the road and in regular use back then but I wonder how many shown in that series survive to the present day?.............
Best wishes,
Mike.
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1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
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Yes, Sooty and Sweep was a fantastic show when they had the original, and best by far, presenter - Harry Corbett OBE. So funny. He was always exasperated, but ultimately resigned to Sooty and Sweep's chaos at the end of each episode......'Bye bye, everyone, bye bye!'
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
A couple of films to play Morris Minor spotting....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4QGBUAABA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdHv01IgcWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4QGBUAABA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdHv01IgcWs
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
Freeview channel 81 Talking Pictures is superb for spotting ‘ classic ‘ cars !
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
In the order you put them up, two in the first film (bet the traveller with no lights in the fog isn't around today) and three in the second, though I almost got caught out by a couple of MO's in that one.A couple of films to play Morris Minor spotting....
At 0.23 in the first there is a large pre-war(?) car that I like the look of but can't identify?
And I do like 'Mr. Worthington's' Sunbeam Rapier convertible in the second film.
Sadly VRW 508 no longer exists on DVLA records.....
Yes, worth noting, they have some good old programs on there on occasion.Freeview channel 81 Talking Pictures is superb for spotting ‘ classic ‘ cars !
Best wishes,
Mike.
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels and waiting to be resprayed......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
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Re: ROSPA Road Safety film 1938
Far too much snow on it to recognise. At least they'd cleared the windows!
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