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1958 Triumph TR3A Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	Thanks Bebert, I will settle for a TR3A then, as it seems fairly likely they used the same Triumph to follow the Buick in the other scene. Although it was not intended to be the same car the traffic did look to be 'staged', as for filming.	2012-01-26 11:44
1958 Triumph TR3A Hell Is a City (1960)	Bebert	Ce qui est sûr, c’est que ce n'est pas une TR2, à cause des charnières de coffre qui sont en aluminium. Pour le reste, impossible de dire si c'est une TR3 ou une TR3A...	2012-01-26 09:33
1958 Leyland PD2/40 Burlingham Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	Source: http://www.screen.busesonscreen.net/screen1/index.php?p=screenfm.fmh.hellcity	2012-01-25 18:58
Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	Other background vehicles including Austin police car, Austin Cambridge taxi, AA m/cycle and sidecar, Renault Dauphine, Humber and rear of a milk float... Movie completed, times added and pictures upgraded from Uri's originals.	2012-01-25 18:54
1954 Oldsmobile Hell Is a City (1960)	Commander 57	'54, not '53. Changing.	2012-01-25 18:16
1957 Morris JB Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	1957 Wolseley 6/90 "UVR 612" as listed here /vehicle_137782-Wolseley-6-90-1957.html It was owned and operated by the Manchester City Police, was actually grey in colour and was one of two or three plain cars used by CID,	2012-01-25 18:08
1957 Morris JB Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Is this a Riley Pathfinder in front (different tail lights from Wolseley 6/90 eg /vehicle_471294-Wolseley-6-90-1955.html )? Does it get a page? -- Last edit: 2012-01-25 17:49:21	2012-01-25 17:27
1937 McLaughlin-Buick Special Four-Door Touring Sedan [41] Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Plate issued Oct-Nov 37.	2012-01-25 17:25
1948 Leyland Titan PD2/3 Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	JND plates issued April-May 48 ...........	2012-01-25 17:24
1951 Fordson 10cwt van [E83W] Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Oct 51 plate.	2012-01-25 17:22
1957 Morris Oxford Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Early 57 plate.	2012-01-25 17:19
1959 Ford Consul Estate by Abbotts of Farnham MkII [204E] Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	March 59 plate. And a nice Minx S1 convertible behind. -- Last edit: 2012-01-25 17:17:45	2012-01-25 17:17
1958 Triumph TR3A Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	Triumph TR2, TR3 or TR3A I believe. Possibly they used the same TR3A seen in the background here unless it can be shown to be different.	2012-01-25 17:02
1959 Ford Consul Estate by Abbotts of Farnham MkII [204E] Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar		2012-01-25 16:29
1954 Oldsmobile Hell Is a City (1960)	Ddey65	Oldsmobile of some kind.	2012-01-25 15:52
1948 Leyland Titan PD2/3 Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	Manchester Corporation 3266 (JND667) is a 1950 all-Leyland Titan PD2/3: http://www.screen.busesonscreen.net/screen1/index.php?p=screenfm.fmh.hellcity	2012-01-25 15:19
1957 Austin FX3 Taxi Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	Plus more seen as background taxis. -- Last edit: 2012-01-25 15:06:26	2012-01-25 15:05
1950 Wolseley Oxford Taxi MkIII Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar		2012-01-25 14:58
1957 Morris Oxford Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar		2012-01-25 14:01
1937 McLaughlin-Buick Special Four-Door Touring Sedan [41] Hell Is a City (1960)	pilou	1938 McLaughlin Buick Special 4 door touring sedan model 41 ( right hand drive , produced in Oshawa, Ontario,Ca)	2012-01-25 09:43
1937 McLaughlin-Buick Special Four-Door Touring Sedan [41] Hell Is a City (1960)	rjluna2	Could this be McLaughlin-Buick?	2012-01-24 19:57
1937 McLaughlin-Buick Special Four-Door Touring Sedan [41] Hell Is a City (1960)	Sunbar	george wrote Hi, I am suprised that the Buick Sedan used by the villains is not featured on this page. It was very unusual to see old American cars in British films!... edit: Main picture and thumbnail added from movie. -- Last edit: 2012-01-25 13:31:35	2012-01-24 19:54
1958 Ford Zephyr MkII [206E] Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Plate issued Nov 58, Manchester.	2011-11-28 20:22
1958 Ford Zephyr MkII [206E] Hell Is a City (1960)	Gomselmash11	Real plate WVU 42?	2011-11-28 20:20
1958 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Oct 58 plate.	2011-10-08 03:14
1957 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	April-Nov 57 plate. S3 rear window. -- Last edit: 2012-11-15 01:41:50	2011-10-08 03:13
1958 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	Early 1958 plate.	2011-10-08 03:12
1957 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	dsl	July-August 57 plate.	2011-10-08 03:11
Hell Is a City (1960)	chicomarx	stronghold wrote As stated by antp the pictures and comments (information) were provided by Uri (from the USA). We don't know where he got the info from.! This page has a tremendous amount of information: http://www.levyboy.com/hell_is_a_city.htm with a comparison of the Manchester filming locations 1959 - 2007. Car IDs are all copied from here, I've no idea what Uri's source is. I'll complete the film soon. -- Last edit: 2011-01-04 21:19:29	2011-01-04 19:50
Hell Is a City (1960)	stronghold	As stated by antp the pictures and comments (information) were provided by Uri (from the USA). We don't know where he got the info from.! Note:- If you click pictures provided on Uri's name (/profile.php?id=Uri) you can see he has contributed quite a few British movies to this site. So it seems he's quite knowledgable on them. -- Last edit: 2008-04-28 18:00:02	2008-04-28 17:56
Hell Is a City (1960)	george	Hi, I am suprised that the Buick Sedan used by the villains is not featured on this page. It was very unusual to see old American cars in British films! I have a website which features many locations fron this film. The website can be accessed at:- http://www.levyboy.com I am also curious as to where ANTP obtained all his information about the Manchester Police vehicles!	2008-04-28 17:40
Hell Is a City (1960)	antp	Pictures and comment from Uri: Uri wrote The film was made in Manchester in 1959. Released in 1960. UUV 133 appears in both the opening and closing credits of this film riding along with the Stanley Black's jazzy theme for the film. Filmed in black and white in Hammerscope. The cars in the film are all genuine police cars. OBU 337 and PBU 820 were both Wolseley 6/90 mark 3s operated by the Oldham Borough Police. They appear in the hilly streets on 'Oldham Edge', the moor scenes which were just north of Oldham town centre. UVR 612 another 6/90 mark 3 owned and operated by the Manchester City Police, was actually grey in colour and was one of two or three plain cars used by CID, but driven by a traffic officer, in fact, in the film all the cars were driven by police officers from Manchester and Oldham. The car was stabled at the central police garage at St Joseph's Police Buildings, Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester.(recently demolished). You would not believe the difficulty in getting permission for an actor to drive a police car, but permission was given for Stanley Baker to drive 612 for very short distances only! The police yard is actually the yard inside Police Headquarters, South Street, Manchester, about 150 yards from Manchester Town Hall. The car is shown entering the yard through Bootle Street entrance. The building is still a police station, no longer HQ though. On maps today South Street is called Southmill St.. WVU 42 is an actual police car Ford Zephyr Mark 2 series 2 owned and operated by Manchester City Police. WVM 214 has special historical significance for Manchester City Police, being the first police car to be equipped with a roof beacon, but the remainder of the traffic fleet followed quite quickly. In one rooftop shot from the film, parked on the street a black police car Riley 1.5 can be seen. -- Last edit: 2007-11-11 15:17:45	2007-11-11 00:33
1958 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	antp	"WVM 214"	2007-11-11 00:32
1957 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	antp	"UVR 612"	2007-11-11 00:31
1958 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	antp	"PBU 820"	2007-11-11 00:30
1957 Wolseley 6/90 Series III Hell Is a City (1960)	antp	"OBU 337"	2007-11-11 00:30
1958 Ford Zephyr MkII [206E] Hell Is a City (1960)	antp	"WVU 42"	2007-11-11 00:29

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