BorniteIdentity Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Timewaster said: Resurrection again! Particularly shite promotional car for what a some people would say was a pretty shite station. Also spot the Nissan Patrol tow car. Factoid. When UKRD bought X-Cel FM we used that “Burger Van” OB unit a couple of times. It was entirely kitted out with stuff from Tandy. Absolutely dreadful all round. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Why doesn't that surprise me? The titles of these is supposed to be an abbreviation of scrap book, however never truer words spoken. These photos are pretty poor but you can make out the MK2 Transit and fully liveried Punto. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I remember the Cortina at the museum of Lincolnshire life, it's not currently on display but they do still have it stored somewhere. rob88h, BorniteIdentity and hennabm 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Missed this thread the first (and second) time around: great to catch up with it though. BBC Radio Ulster were still using their Cortina estate until at least about 1996, to my recollection - I seem to recall seeing it down in Bangor to cover the start of the Circuit of Ireland rally. Like a goon, I saved my precious camera film for the rally cars, so all I have are smudgy streaks of Escort Cosworth, rather than a glorious Cortina with its UHF mast standing tall. These days BBC Northern Ireland seem to use mainly VW T5 vans for radio broadcasts, and an increasingly scabby-looking fleet of Mercedes Sprinters for TV outside broadcasts. strangeangel and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Formerly "The Bee" ... and now 2BR have some suitable cars: One of the presenters ran around in a liveried K11 Micra for a few months but I cant find a photo of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 7:10 PM, BorniteIdentity said: Factoid. It was entirely kitted out with stuff from Tandy. 'Nice action.' face, antony denman, Amishtat and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Not BBC but this is entirely and completely amazing. Better still, it’s out there somewhere. privatewire, JeeExEll, adw1977 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Possibly the only vehicle I've ever seen with bigger indicators than headlights. Wilko220, chaseracer, Asimo and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 if anyone has a mast going free lemme know LOL Amateur Radio 2&70 yagi would go noice on one of them...have a big sunroof in the pickarse so no need to cut holes LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 More hardcore porn - again from the world of ILR but this time we head to Cornwall. Pirate FM’s R8 and R19. Magnificent(ly shite) beko1987, Datsuncog, Floatylight and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I rather like this Ford A series 4x4 This is a good site for ex OB wagons. https://becg.org.uk/ Austat, Datsuncog, danthecapriman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: More hardcore porn - again from the world of ILR but this time we head to Cornwall. Pirate FM’s R8 and R19. Magnificent(ly shite) They had a helicopter outside when I went down just after launch. Nice to see Jasper Parrot featured in that pic. UKRD had just the best liveries for their sales cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Commercial radio again - but my mate dug out this photo yesterday. I would say this was Mercia FM in Coventry around 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 11 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: Commercial radio again - but my mate dug out this photo yesterday. I would say this was Mercia FM in Coventry around 1996. Nice work with the Land Rover font on the bonnet. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 More old shite. Split_Pin, adw1977, brandersnatch and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 TV rather than radio, but this looks stunning. mk2_craig, UltraWomble, somewhatfoolish and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 It's still around, and still beautiful. rainagain, colino, goosey and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Absolutely delighted to see this thread resurrected AND to find so many other former/current fellow radio professionals here on the beige site. *Rememeber, professional only means you are getting paid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 On 3/10/2017 at 3:12 PM, BorniteIdentity said: I remember having to go to Mildenhall to cover MINOR counties cricket (Newbs get all the gr9 jobs eh) and - due to the distance from Bury - was given a yagi, a couple of U-Bolts and a compass! I did it though!! I had no idea Capital/Leic Sq/GCap/Global had some 405's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 I found this picture on my laptop and thought it might belong here-- adw1977, danthecapriman, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Pinched from another forum. Ted Eggs, gm, adw1977 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan29 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Wrongly engined Transit 1990 MK4 FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM 2.0 190 LWB VAN **DIRECT BBC RADIO - 54,000 MILES** | eBay mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 adw1977, Ted Eggs, Datsuncog and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, wesacosa said: That's a bloody brilliant picture, I love it! wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 My Grandad was a BBC Research Physicist at the Kinsgwood Laboratories and there's a very good chance he was involved in the design of these. He was definitely involved in some of the very earliest Outside Broadcast vehicles. Set up test rigs in vans to test UHF and VHF signals too and was part of the colour TV research and implementation team.https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/people/e-w-taylor?Type=Publications&Decade=1960https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/bbc_monograph_34 The PDF has pictures of the set up for signal testing. This one is from 1961. danthecapriman, mk2_craig, Dan29 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Not radio but it is a BBC vehicle. This looks utterly terrifying. Trying to concentrate on looking through the camera while a 2CV pitches and rolls behind you must take balls of steel. More about it and other BBC camera cars at https://becg.org.uk/2020/06/06/the-roving-eye/, including the original XM of which the one shown at the NEC is a replica. Datsuncog, CreepingJesus, warren t claim and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 And while looking for more pics of the 2CV I stumbled across this unholy mash up of a DS, a boat and a Volvo 340. Apparently it was a camera car in France but that's all I know. GrumpiusMaximus, Rightnider and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 hours ago, quicksilver said: Not radio but it is a BBC vehicle. This looks utterly terrifying. Trying to concentrate on looking through the camera while a 2CV pitches and rolls behind you must take balls of steel. More about it and other BBC camera cars at https://becg.org.uk/2020/06/06/the-roving-eye/, including the original XM of which the one shown at the NEC is a replica. That wouldn’t happen these days, looks like there’s nothing even to strap the cameraman in? First bend and he’d have been off, he must have had legs like Charles Atlas to brace himself on the bends with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, sierraman said: That wouldn’t happen these days, looks like there’s nothing even to strap the cameraman in? First bend and he’d have been off, he must have had legs like Charles Atlas to brace himself on the bends with that. That's what shocked me the most - none of those camera cars right up to the 1990s appear to have had any form of restraint at all on the cameraman's seat, not even a basic belt. It looks like sitting on a plastic school chair 8ft up in the air; one slip and you're done for, and they talk about doing up to 80mph! If they were still in use now, H&S would insist on a full rollcage, racing seat with full harness belt and the cameraman would have to wear a helmet and probably motorbike leathers too just in case he fell off. Then the car would roll over at the first bend because of all that weight on the roof. Remote ball cameras are so much safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 adw1977, PicantoJon and rml2345 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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