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[Sir Tigger KC]

Virtually all the cars are British made. What went wrong?

Red Robbo and his chums have a lot to answer for! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

....and a proper Skoda with the engine at the back, built in Czechoslovakia.

Ooo where was that? 

Right behind the Beetle.

[Sir Tigger KC]

....and a proper Skoda with the engine at the back, built in Czechoslovakia.

Ooo where was that? 

Right behind the Beetle.

Got it! 

There's a glimpse of a Volvo 140 as well. 

At 1.50-54 tucked behind the Ford Anglia van. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

....and a proper Skoda with the engine at the back, built in Czechoslovakia.

Ooo where was that? 

Right behind the Beetle.

Got it! 

There's a glimpse of a Volvo 140 as well. 

At 1.50-54 tucked behind the Ford Anglia van. 

Are you sure?

All I can see is a Mini and a Mk3 Zephyr 6.

[Sir Tigger KC]

....and a proper Skoda with the engine at the back, built in Czechoslovakia.

Ooo where was that? 

Right behind the Beetle.

Got it! 

There's a glimpse of a Volvo 140 as well. 

At 1.50-54 tucked behind the Ford Anglia van. 

Are you sure?

All I can see is a Mini and a Mk3 Zephyr 6.

Yes you're right it's a Zephyr. 

They have a similar boxy front with the round headlights though, so an easy mistake for a youngster like me! 

[BazaJT]

Is that a yank tank that flits briefly left to right across the bottom of shot? Certainly appears big enough and Ford Galaxies were at one time quite popular among "certain members of society".

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Is that a yank tank that flits briefly left to right across the bottom of shot? Certainly appears big enough and Ford Galaxies were at one time quite popular among "certain members of society".

They were.

A kid at school would be picked up by a Galaxy. Compared to a Mk 1 Cortina it looked like an ocean going liner.

[BazaJT]

probably handled like one too

[dave the builder]

another old film clicky forklift safety
amazed how many "accidents" they did  to show danger 

[Lizzie Zoom]

Sadly, I can name every car here. Something I can't do today.

https://youtu.be/M-uy3xHzdL0

Great piece of film, and I know so many of those makes and models of cars.......scarry!

Watching the film, and seeing so many cars that are in a similar, or even worse, condition than mine was in 1970, I have to wonder if ANY would pass today's MOT (forgetting the emissions part of the test!); just on bodywork condition and the basics, like lights, all working, alone?!

Different days, different ways!

[Raeturbo]

Mk2 zodiac too, tr4, A40, loved the old cresta pa too, but the old time gambo with the pram  wheels was probably the most reliable of that lot  

[Nick W]

Not many (any) BMW on show. Fritz was still smarting from the war, which had only ended 23 years before.

They were insanely expensive, so any sensible person spent much less money on more car

[Shackeng]

....and a proper Skoda with the engine at the back, built in Czechoslovakia.

Ooo where was that? 

Right behind the Beetle.

Got it! 

There's a glimpse of a Volvo 140 as well. 

At 1.50-54 tucked behind the Ford Anglia van. 

Marketed as a Ford Thames. I nearly bought one and put windows and seats in, as it was a way of avoiding purchase(?) tax and getting a new passenger vehicle.
Fortunately I bought a s/h Mk1 Consul instead, which was a very well built car, much more robust than the LowLine Zephyr which I followed it with.