Yes, I never have driven one myself but I have driven a Mack of a similar era, which is probably more familar to non-industry viewers due to its famous introduction to European roads in the first world war.
The Mack’s mascot, always on the bonnet, came into being at the same time, chistened the Bulldog by British soldiers witnessing its great pulling power especially in the mud of Flanders.
This is the model I had in the '60s though mine was a tractor unit with 3 trailers, not a fire engine as in this picture.
Mack is now owned by Volvo, who are very big in the States now. Not all one way traffic though, Peterbilt is, along with Kenworth, owned by American company Paccar, who also bought out very famous British marque, Foden and others and is well represented in Europe these days with their subsidiary, DAF.
Thats why my BIL drives the big DAF because his dad always had Foden lorries and he is a great fan of the old makes. His son (my nephew) is a total Scania fan and has a brand new one. You should hear them bantering about which is best.
Yes its the continuation of the last series where Civil war is about to break out and Roger and Breanna’s son has been kidnapped by a traveller and taken back in time.
If I can lay my hands on one, and you set fire to your house, just give me a shout and I’ll be round all sirens blazing.
Foden were extremely good, I have driven many of them but, like 100% of the British heavy vehicle manufacturing industry, it was swallowed up and spat out as a subsidiary of DAF which was the chosen European flagship of Paccar.
Supposedly set in a late 19th C cottage in the misty marshes of Kent UK. Excellent 1941 US B&W cinematography. This film may have been digitally enhanced, though not apparent to me. There’s a slight background bokeh effect, making the foreground characters stand out better.
In full screen mode you could almost reach out and touch Miss Fiske’s textural woolly jumper cardigan thingy at the beginning of the film.
Odd story, odd ending and a strange set of female characters plus a very unlikeable male character, but Ida Lupino, the middle sister below, is not so innocent.
Currently watching recordings of Downton Abbey, using the zapper to razz through most of the ads, but keep catching the sponsors of ‘ITV afternoons’ - an adjustable bed and recliner chair company, or rather the chairs don’t so much recline as stand you up. Intrigued by the actors - all well over 60 but with good bone structure and perfectly groomed. Mainly they’re deliriously happy as they’re getting raised or declined, presume as instructed by the director.
I’ve just become re-hooked on Castaway 2000, if anyone remembers that. Ben Fogle’s launch pad. Lion Films. It’s on YouTube. It’s still good. That awful doctor family who keep threatening to leave. And the awful Ron the ‘trainee psychotherapist’
Whenever I watch a film with its location in London, I watch out for any street, building or landmark I recognise, but rarely do. Frustrating!
Watched an old crime thriller film ‘Never Let Go’ 1960 with Peter Sellars, Richard Todd, Adam Faith and other known actors of the time, and saw a street name and district. Kinnaird Street, W2.
Found this website related to this film’s location! Didn’t know the website existed. A sort of bliss!
I saw a very aged Richard Todd the other day in an old Midsomer Murders episode. I recognised him but couldn’t think who he was. I always thought he either retired or died quite young but pretty sure he wasn’t acting old in this because I don’t remember him being a particularly good actor.
Google tells me he died at 90, so obviously went on longer than I thought he had.
The film was made in Islington Gainsborough Studios, and Islington was my home ground in London. I traced the studio, which no longer exists, but within the housing estate built after the studio was demolished, stands a sculpture of Alfred Hitchcock, who made several of his films in Islington Studios, including one that starred Richard Todd in his early 30s. Todd’s first British film.
How about being in Hitchcock’s gaze every morning when you open the front door!
Don’t know if the sculpture still exists, but it can nevertheless be seen, just, from Google’s Earth.
I have just watched a really great film on Netflix.fr. In Italian with English subtitles it follows a boy from the streets of Naples near the end of the war to a temporary home in the north at Modena because of the famine in the south
A really good feel film and I was blown away by the excellent acting which included dozens of children. How they get them to do it so well is amazing.
A whole train, full of children went, organised by the PCI (Communist Party),
Oh, and it is called The Childrens’ Train (Treno di Bambini)
Started La Palma on Netflix last night. European version of Danté’s Peak about the real happenings when the volcano erupted recently. Episode 2 for this afternoon’s viewing.
if you are of a sensitive disposition you might have to blink a few times.