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1950 Wolseley 6/80 
Ep. 2.04Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2015-01-18 01:00 |
Wolseley 4/50 - I got a Budgie Morestone Model of similar car of this period looks like a big Morris Minor with imposing grill - Common British police car of the period 1949c-1954 |
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◊ 2015-01-18 12:49 |
Because of the position of the two actors you can't tell whether this is a 4/50 or a 6/80, but the smaller car was not frequently used as a police car in the fifties due to being too slow to catch a criminal with one leg escaping on a push bike. Not that the 6/80 was any ball of fire, but it would at least have been able to catch many of the four cylinder cars of the period, with which the 4/50 would have struggled. Production, 4/50 - 8925. 6/80 - 25,281 The registration is an "age related mark" dating from January 1999 onwards http://www.wolseleyregister.co.uk/wolseley-history/post-war/450-680/ -- Last edit: 2015-01-18 13:08:00 |
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◊ 2015-01-18 13:11 |
1950 WOLSELEY 6/80 POLICE RADIO CAR REPLICA WITH FILM AND TV HISTORY - 1595 cc, manual ..... Built in December 1950 the Wolseley was despatched to Edwards & Co of Bournemouth and registered on the 29th Dec EJT 398.... retained its original mark until early 2001 when the previous owner was offered "too much money for it" and it was subsequently sold and given the age related mark LSL 380 it wears today ...... In early 1988 the car was commissioned by Hartswood Films for the two part ITV cold war spy thriller "Codename Kyril" and was used by the leading actor the late Edward Woodward as his personal transport. In 1990 the car appeared in "Let Him Have It" about the controversial hanging of Derek Bentley in 1953 and was used as one of the lead Police cars." Sale price: £3,600, 31.05.2013 - http://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=15373 |
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◊ 2015-01-18 15:22 |
Is this from season 2 or perhaps season 1? I know Season 2 well and have watched it a number of times but cannot remember this part. I have re-watched season 2 episode 2 but cannot find this scene. Also is it possible to provide a better screen capture without the 'Play' symbol? -- Last edit: 2015-01-18 15:22:54 |
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◊ 2015-01-18 17:01 |
1595cc? No way, 2215cc. The 4/50 is 1476cc, so what would be the point of such a small increment? -- Last edit: 2015-01-18 17:09:45 |
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◊ 2015-01-18 17:15 |
Engine-transmission is from a 1988 Ford Sierra 1.6 ohc with four speed gearbox after original one expired according to seller's information. |
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◊ 2015-01-18 18:45 |
I always assume that things are kosher, must be my sheltered upbringing. |
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◊ 2018-10-25 14:24 |
@sunbar - Any luck in spotting it yet?? |
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◊ 2018-10-25 21:01 |
Not found in series one and now in the process of getting screen captures. As stated previously I did not find it when obtaining screen captures in the past in all of series two. Its not impossible I guess but I think it unlikely its from The Bletchley Circle, there is little car action and also rather few police appearances in the whole series. |
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◊ 2018-10-27 17:05 |
During re-watching all episodes to find actual times, found at last, quite literally 3 minutes from the end of the last episode. .gif ":)") Seen in episode 2.04 rather than 2.02 Cars moving very fast so problem to get a clear screen capture. |
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◊ 2019-11-18 13:04 |
WE SUPPLIED both the 2 Wolseley 6/80s to this scene (and others on the Bletchley Circle series).dsl is correct.The foreground car had that film history, bought by us with a pinto engine. The lead car is an original 6/80 straight six. Guy the director showed interest in its engine after our stunt driving scene. The tunnel is actually walled off at the end with a right angle up to a very small loading bay. Both cars had to pass camera at some speed in the tunnel so stopping on 1950s brakes was interesting.The pinto car being lighter stopped slightly better,so entered last. We avoided a double Wolseley pile up in the tunnel even with several takes. Another scene involved the original Wolseley zooming in, so I had to employ slight handbrake turn towards the loading bay and cardboard stacked against the wall! Both cars remain undamaged after much stunt driving, and are always available to hire for film work at short notice. (even weddings!) See them here: http://www.vintagehoot.uk/ We supply actor & stunt driver and Period uniforms & props with the cars, which we adapt to role such as flying squad car or traffic car. (johnfromstaffs is correct, 4/50s were not used by Police,only 6/80s & 6/90s were front line cars. Often a 4/44 or 15/50 is substituted for filming, which is incorrect.) |
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