Posted on 11/13/2011 5:39:56 PM PST by timeywimey
A short silent film of London taken from the back of a vehicle showing some of the best recorded ordinary-street scenes ever. What are now termed Classic Cars abound in this as yet undated film. It has the early 1950's aura to it. It wouldn't have been during the 40's and it was definitely not the 1960's, safe to say approximately early 1950's. Great colour film for the period.
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Cream colored 54 Ford convert
Might have been late ‘53!
Well, I have said the same thing numerous times here, and elsewhere.
They can label us however they want, because I am beyond caring what people, who cannot recongnize the plain truth, think.
morris minor traveller was the woodie, clubman was a mini with a squared front.
You always hear of London’s foggy days, especially back then. This is so bright and balmy it almost seems subtropical.
Well, that gets us away from the early fifties.
1955? 56?
I really want to know...
Help me!
“We threw a lot away in the 1960’s, I hope it was all worth it.”
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I believe the jury has already come in on that one.
It wasn’t.
Thank you, indeed it was a Traveller, (NB British spelling), yes, the Clubman was a Mini.
I’d suggest everyone read the comments at the original site. It will give you a hint of America to come.
This reminds me of a movie shot by two train buffs in the early 50s. They used a car to “pace” a Detroit streetcar from the end of the line to downtown (along Woodward Ave?) with color film. It’s very reminiscent of this movie...it too captured a bygone era.
Reminds me of the film "Genevieve", try to see it if you have the chance. Kenneth More is in it, great little gem.
What year do you think it is?
Is that a Cadillac at 2:24?
And a couple of years after that there will be huge sections of the city occupied by mongrel ragheads who refuse to allow humans access.
Fast forward a few more years and we see the same bloody thing happening in the US. Thank you Jorge Busho for the "religion of peace."
The car at 2:30 looks pretty late model.
Is that a Studebaker?
I’m going with 54. I was raised over there and by the time I started driving those were what we were driving. so my knowledge of British cars is pretty good, sorry I don’t know about the caddie
Now London is filled with foreigners who want to kill everyone.
Hard to believe a once great society would do that to itself.
Hard to believe...But absolutely true.
The little girl walking with her parents is probably now in her late 60’s ... Wonder what happened in all of those peoples lives?
The woodie was definitely a Morris Minor woodie wagon. I had a lot of fun in one just like it in my misspent youth.
Oldplayer
“We threw a lot away in the 1960’s, I hope it was all worth it.”
It wasn’t.
That was a great decade for me.
Also, note how trim the people are. Interesting to compare with London today.
Oldplayer
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