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mikeC · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:29 am Post subject:

You want obscure?

My Austin Seven Opal was featured in two issues of Titch and Quackers in 1968, for which I received the princely sum of £20 (the car wa\s probably worth about £40 then) Shocked

I very much doubt if the BBC kept copies of children's programmes back then, but I've often wondered if there is a record of it in some dusty archive...

Harry49 · Joined: 28 May 2012 Posts: 8

Humber Hawk in Fabian of The Yard.

I would have been about 6 or 7 in 1956 I imagine when recalling this beauty.

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Harry49 · Joined: 28 May 2012 Posts: 8

That reminds me I loaned my 1966 Morris 1000 convertible FHW 23D to the BBC for some programme or other in late 1980's They paid me £50 for the day. Brill. Lovely dark green car immaculate.

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

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Correct. 1935 Ford van
The same van also appeared in a 1979 TV remake of Dick Barton

Also in the episode, 'Cpl Jone's desperate drive' Walker had an Austin 7, there was also a Vaxhaul 14/40 ?

A Gilford AS 6 coach apeared in one episode
Austin 8 two seater in 'The making of private Pike
Traction engine and thrashing in 'all is safely gathered in'
A 1934 RR in another
And a few motorbikes.

Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire

One or two here:
http://www.imcdb.org/makes.php

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22463 Location: UK

Wasn't there a series on in the 1980s about a taxi firm, that had an Amazon in it - or did I just imagine this?

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Ellis · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:32 am Post subject:

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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

And a few others in Bergerac
His own being a Triumph 1800 / 2000 Roadster

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Del Boy had a few crackers in Only Fools and Horses, as well as the infamous Reliant Regal van, he also had a lime green MK2 Capri (the pratmobile!), a Vauxhall Velox PB and a MK2 Cortina Crayford convertible, that I can remember.
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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

Occasionally they show the old black and white film of 'Blythe Spirit.' Rex Harrison drives a fabulous pre-war Triumph Dolomite drophead.
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loveoldclassics · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject:

Yes Inspector Jack Frost did drive a Volvo Estate after he had an accident in his Ford Sierra earlier in the series. But he did not have it for very long.

Does anyone know what Jeeves drove in Jeeves and Wooster? I know it is an early car.

52classic · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 493 Location: Cardiff.

EWG - I'm pretty sure that Adam Adamant's Mini was a Radford. AIRC it had quarter light windows and a full walnut dash. My mind's image of the car also has it with Dunlop D1 wheels, Elpico roof ariel and a Webasto roof. Black but maybe a silver roof.

I also admit being sad enough to use the DVLA site to check the survival of car 'extras' in films!

Surely one of the most celebrated film cars must be the Prisoner's Lotus 7. But for me the 'coolest' would have been Bodie or Doyle's Dolomite Sprint before the Capri 's'es were issued to them.