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Video "Full Size Matchbox" motoring about
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:35 am
by 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
Re: Video "Full Size Matchbox" motoring about
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:40 pm
by 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
Re: Video "Full Size Matchbox" motoring about
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 2:37 pm
by Dr Jazz
very nice zBret
Such a shame that E-type with a big dent in the mudguard
Re: Video "Full Size Matchbox" motoring about
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 4:50 pm
by mike
Very nice zBret.
Thank you for the view.
Greetings Mike & Nico
Re: Video "Full Size Matchbox" motoring about
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:10 pm
by zBret
motorman wrote: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.
Dr Jazz wrote: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!
mike wrote: Thank you for the view.
Greetings Mike & Nico
Glad you enjoyed it Mike
Greetings to you and Nico too.
zBret
