Video "Full Size Matchbox" motoring about

[zBret]

There are lots of "Full Size Matchbox" to be seen in this video.
From the vintage British " Look at Life" film series 1964
How many can you spot?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhSXNr4_hUA
zBret

[motorman]

That's a very interesting film. How wrong was their vision of the future, they totally underestimated the impact of the car on our city streets. Amazing to see how they thought that this "New" town called Cumbernauld was the way that all new towns should be built.........if only they had a crystal ball they would have been stunned to see that this new town would turn out to be such a shit hole in little more that 20 years after it was built. As for the town centre "suspended" above the road way system.....revolutionary?.......no. It guaranteed Cumbernauld the top prize in the ugliest town in Britain contest a few years ago. What do you think of this wonderful Town centre below. That architect should have been shot!!!!

http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/im ... tre_16.jpg

http://www.glaswegian.info/Images-of-Sc ... Centre.jpg

[Dr Jazz]

very nice zBret

Such a shame that E-type with a big dent in the mudguard

[mike]

There are lots of "Full Size Matchbox" to be seen in this video.
From the vintage British " Look at Life" film series 1964
How many can you spot?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhSXNr4_hUA
zBret

Very nice zBret.
Thank you for the view.
Greetings Mike & Nico

[zBret]

That's a very interesting film. How wrong was their vision of the future,

Alex that's the trouble with them " visionaries", they are long on vision and short on common sense !
When I saw the film and it got to the part of the, "community of tomorrow", the first thought that I had was.. I wonder how long "that" lasted, before it fell into decay. I figured about twenty years, and as reported by you, that seems to be the case.

Enjoyed seeing the full size Lesney's running about though.

Such a shame that E-type with a big dent in the mudguard

The owner of that one was really having a bad day.. dent and a ticket to boot!

Thank you for the view.
Greetings Mike & Nico

Glad you enjoyed it Mike
Greetings to you and Nico too.

zBret