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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject: Austin 7 - on stage, TV, theatre perhaps???????? |
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Anyone recognise the occupants of this A7?? I've just added it onto the main site, and am curious to see if anyone knows who they were, whats going on, etc???? they seem familiar, but so far brain fade is playing a major part here 
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buzzy bee
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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The bloke in the back is fammilar to me for some reason, but don't know why. Looks like a bloke from a comedy sketch or something!
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PACresta
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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I Know the occupants of this one if that helps.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Hi Pete
Hehe great shot!! where was that taken at?
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PACresta
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Rick,
taken at the James Herriot visitor centre at Thirsk. Well worth a visit if you enjoyed reading his Vet story books. The Austin 7 was used for filming for the TV series. |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Riiiiight interesting, the car looks like a very original one too - nice!!
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Stuchamp
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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The man sitting in the rear with the top hat reminds me of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle of the silent movies.
The man driving might be actor Ed Wynn.
Not positive of either one though.  |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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thanks, will have to see what they look like, the chap in the back I'm sure I've seen in some old films or other, but what I really can't remember!!!!!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I had an email the other day, and he suggests the 2 passengers were the sidekicks in a pre-war Will Hay film - thats where I remember seeing the guy in the back, he says ..
"i may be wrong but i think the fat man in the
Austin 7 is Moore Marriot, and the old man is
Graham Moffet, who played Hardbottle and Albert
in in the 1938 film O Mr Porter with Will Hay.
I have no idea who the man is in the hat and
goggles."
Thats certainly the film I think I've seen the big fella in
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moggiedriver
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| The driver reminds me of Jon Pertwee. |
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moggiedriver
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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I believe Graham Moffet left the acting profession and bought a pub.
the other guy does indeed look like Moore Marriott-he was not as old in real life as he appeared on film so he could have appeared on stage at a later date. The driver still looks like Jon Pertwee. |
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