The 1958 film is available on BBC iPlayer until next Monday. Well worth a look, if only for the old adverts, the Dodge 16 tonners, and the plant at the delivery site.
The cast is a line-up of future superstars, including Dr Who, The Prisoner, and James Bond.
Shame they sped it up so much going round corners though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078dp9/Hell_Drivers/
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canaldrifter wrote:The 1958 film is available on BBC iPlayer until next Monday. Well worth a look, if only for the old adverts, the Dodge 16 tonners, and the plant at the delivery site.
The cast is a line-up of future superstars, including Dr Who, The Prisoner, and James Bond.
Shame they sped it up so much going round corners though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078dp9/Hell_Drivers/
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Hi Tone,
Yes great, takes me back.
I used to run one of those Dodges,(1957 model), they werent 16 tonners in those days though, they were 14 tons gross. ( 8 whellers were only 24 ton gross).
Mine had a payload just under 9.5 tons, (imperial), but it was always overloaded.
Eaton 1650 two speed axle, ENV 5 speed box, and the weak link,
a Perkins R6 engine. The R6 was not one of perkins best efforts.I can identify all the other stuff, even the mixers. But not the rope excavator can anyone help?
Fred
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Hi,
A lot of debate on the identity of the machines in this film, but nobody seems to have noticed the Fowler. It's a Challenger 3.
Fred
A lot of debate on the identity of the machines in this film, but nobody seems to have noticed the Fowler. It's a Challenger 3.
Fred
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Also the Fiat tracked loader,the guy operating it has a suit and tie Bet he was a plant hire depot manager out for a bit of fame.
I have the DVD, it has additional footage with guys that worked on the film explaining locations. Very interesting.
Martyn
Bet he was a plant hire depot manager out for a bit of fame.I have the DVD, it has additional footage with guys that worked on the film explaining locations. Very interesting.
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He was probably just a foreman. In those days most foremen wore suits and ties. I even knew of one road foreman who drove an old Atkinson artic in a suit and tie in roping and sheeting days. And he was filthy by the end of the week, but always clean and smart at 6am on a Monday morning!
I have the Hell Drivers DVD too. It is addictive. Also the criticisms of the film in the commentary makes good listening. They point out where the Drinkwater phone numbers can be seen on the truck doors, and where they swop trucks around for convenient shooting but don't swop the number plates.
Also why were they racing down Truleigh Hill Quarry loaded when that was the way back to the loading point as established earlier in the film?
But the biggest question was, what on earth would they need all that aggregate on one building site for?
Tone
I have the Hell Drivers DVD too. It is addictive. Also the criticisms of the film in the commentary makes good listening. They point out where the Drinkwater phone numbers can be seen on the truck doors, and where they swop trucks around for convenient shooting but don't swop the number plates.
Also why were they racing down Truleigh Hill Quarry loaded when that was the way back to the loading point as established earlier in the film?
But the biggest question was, what on earth would they need all that aggregate on one building site for?
Tone
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Yes Up to 14 loads a day per driver, 13 trucks ? They could not have been on a railway job as the ballast was too small
Good film though
Martyn
Up to 14 loads a day per driver, 13 trucks ? They could not have been on a railway job as the ballast was too small Good film though
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