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Feb 27, 2023 13:37:02 GMT
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Bit of a random one, but Gold on bbc about the 80’s Brinks Mat robbery has lots of very cool cars on there. It’s currently on iplayer
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Last Edit: Feb 27, 2023 14:23:11 GMT by rattlecan
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Feb 27, 2023 20:47:05 GMT
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Just started watching it tonight, only on second episode but looks good
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Feb 28, 2023 19:13:51 GMT
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Last year they made "the curse".
Also about the brinksmat gold and also featuring much early 80's motoring.
I always find it amusing that they assume everyone in the 80s had top of the range or sports models.
CID around here drove poverty spec metros and fiestas.
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Feb 28, 2023 20:28:47 GMT
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Last year they made "the curse". Also about the brinksmat gold and also featuring much early 80's motoring. I always find it amusing that they assume everyone in the 80s had top of the range or sports models. CID around here drove poverty spec metros and fiestas. Could just be the fact that they will predominantly be the survivors. As we know most of the ‘poverty’ spec stuff doesn’t get the same attention so goes by the wayside. I guess film production companies will get what they can & don’t really go into the detail of spec, that’s probably just us car nuts. I’m really into Life On Mars & bought the dvd box set. Once you’ve watched them ‘loads’ you notice they literally have about 8 cars in the entire series. There will be one car that has a staring roll in a particular episode, but then you’ll notice it in 5 more, just parked on a street corner or in a car park or sumat |
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norm75
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90 model Ford Orion in the police car park, though.
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awoo
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90 model Ford Orion in the police car park, though. I noticed that too. And the modern number plates. My dad refused to watch it after the first episode after the inaccuracies with the getaway van and the logistics of moving the gold haha |
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90 model Ford Orion in the police car park, though. I noticed that too. And the modern number plates. My dad refused to watch it after the first episode after the inaccuracies with the getaway van and the logistics of moving the gold haha Why what was the issue with the getaway van? It was a mk1 Transit |
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It was a MK1 Transit with an easy 3 ton+ payload.
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Proton Jumbuck-deceased :-(
2005 Kia Sorento the parts hauling heap
V8 Humber Hawk
1948 Standard12 pickup SOLD
1953 Pop build (wifey's BIVA build).
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norm75
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Anyone watch endeavour?
What I find odd for a drama set in the 60’s and early 70’s, and based in Oxford, is the fact that throughout the previous 8 series I think I have only ever seen ONE mini.
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Something to do with the van not looking like it was weighed down with 3 tonnes of gold and them not breaking a sweat.
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Noticed the yellow mk1 Cavalier sounded like it had been overdubbed as it was lot meatier than I would have expected,
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Something to do with the van not looking like it was weighed down with 3 tonnes of gold and them not breaking a sweat. Not sure what he means, you don’t at any point see the van drive off or indeed see it from much more than the door handles up & you don’t see them moving the gold at any point |
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You see them in the van driving off I seem to recall. Can’t say I was paying much attention to that though
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Just googled the payload of a modern transit and it’s 1.5 tonne roughly so it must have been a beast of a transit to hold 3 tonne
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Just googled the payload of a modern transit and it’s 1.5 tonne roughly so it must have been a beast of a transit to hold 3 tonne Yes but that’s what they used!! They didn’t go to steal 3 tonne of gold they didn’t even know it was there. They went to steal foreign currency, but couldn’t get the guard to open the vault. The gold wasn’t in the vault coz it was too big, so was just in the unit, they stumbled across it purely by chance. When you nick £26m of gold (1980’s £26m this is) you’re not thinking ’oh dear the Transit might be a bit overweight, what if we get pulled over’ are you |
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Nah I doubt thinking would be their forte
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And they turn up at crime scene in 1983 in a mk3 Granada/Scorpio
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I’m beginning to wish I’d not bothered starting the thread. All anybody has done is pi$$ & moan that the cars aren’t right, don’t sound right or can’t do something or another ffs. It’s a tv show with cool cars in, get over it 🤦🏼♂️
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Exactly, as said by the guy moaning about a nice cool gold Scorpio on telly 🤷🏻♂️ |
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