martc Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 'Mad Max' Director of Photography David Eggby was up for anything, even if it meant riding sans helmet at speeds of over 100mph through the Australian outback. Strapped to stunt driver & President of the Vigilantes, Terry Gibson, Eggby recalls almost dropping the camera as the matte box got caught in a windblast. Remspoor, DSdriver, warch and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 bogeyhead, warch, Dyslexic Viking and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 3 hours ago, martc said: Bangor, 1976. Who invented the skip and skip lorry? One of those unheralded inventions that improved the way things are done immeasurably. somewhatfoolish, martc and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Edwin Walker. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 ...in the 1920's - Edwin developed the Pagefield System designed in conjunction with Pagefield a long forgotten lorry maker. But Edwin's were wooden boxes that were hoisted onto the lorry with chains, although functionimg like a modern day skip, did not look like them. Shelvoke and Drewry updated the system and used the 'Freighter' to transport the boxes. The Freighter was designed to be as simple as possible so that drivers of horse drawn rubbish wagons could move over to them easily, but they were more often seen as dustbin lorries. The system we know and love was started by George Dempster from Knoxville, Tennessee in 1935, the 'Dempster Dumpster'. But it was in 1940 that Ernest and Wallace Brooks developed Dempsters system to the ultimate form used today, the 'Load Lugger' - The Dempster/Brooks system didn't really start to catch on in the UK until the '60's. https://www.expertskiphire.co.uk/who-invented-skip-origin-and-name Crispian_J_Hotson, LightBulbFun, High Jetter and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 13 hours ago, lesapandre said: Who invented the skip and skip lorry? One of those unheralded inventions that improved the way things are done immeasurably. In all fairness, there are plenty of building firms in 2021 who still use a transit/7.5 ton tipper, a barrow and a scaffold plank for all their spoil removal solutions. The main advance these days is the high lift mini dumper/or tracked barrow, which does allow you to tip straight into a vehicle bed or skip without leaving the ground. I did some groundworks in 2019 using my mini digger, a wheel barrow, a skip and long scaffolding plank (with me providing my own labour). The feeling of terror when you suddenly run out of momentum four foot off the ground on a 9 inch wide plank with a loaded barrow in front of you is distinctly disquieting. Remspoor, Garythesnail, Shite Ron and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 juular, Dyslexic Viking and sheffcortinacentre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Working on the production line of the VAZ car factory, Togliatti, 1976. Photo by Vladimir Samokvasov. hennabm, Dyslexic Viking, lesapandre and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Dyslexic Viking, Remspoor, bogeyhead and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 If only that triggered the theme tune in my head... Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, High Jetter said: If only that triggered the theme tune in my head... Feckin' earworm, that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Traffic controlling robot on Mira Avenue in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, 1970s. ГАИ = Traffic Police, somewhatfoolish, Remspoor, Austat and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 It's 1932 and we're in the soon to be city of culture, Coventry, and Mr W. Highfield claims his 14 years old son is the strongest boy in the world. lesapandre, Bamboocarman, Remspoor and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, martc said: It's 1932 and we're in the soon to be city of culture, Coventry, and Mr W. Highfield claims his 14 years old son is the strongest boy in the world. You can tell it's from the West Midlands because of the characteristic joie de vivre exhibited by everyone in the picture. Fat_Pirate, adw1977, Bamboocarman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 lesapandre, adw1977, Dick Longbridge and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 A Ford Escort MK1 in Dresden, East Germany, 1988: Dyslexic Viking, lesapandre, Remspoor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 LightBulbFun, ETCHY, Bamboocarman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I think it is a Ford Pop underneath - you could buy the conversion as a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 12 hours ago, lesapandre said: I think it is a Ford Pop underneath - you could buy the conversion as a kit. Yes I believe so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 7:36 AM, Austat said: A Ford Escort MK1 in Dresden, East Germany, 1988: Keeping that serviced in the good* oul days of the DDR must have been interesting, unless its owner was allowed to travel to the West. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeinabz Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Keeping that serviced in the good* oul days of the DDR must have been interesting, unless its owner was allowed to travel to the West.I presume when you mean “serviced” that would include 2 front wings that would have dissolved in 12 months Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Amishtat, hennabm and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 lesapandre, martc, somewhatfoolish and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Remspoor, lesapandre and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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martc Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 'Nurses demonstrate extra freedom and mobility with latest culotte dresses for uniforms', in 1967 (honestly, that's the title). adw1977, Remspoor, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 The first Volvo made in the USA. It did not go well. Dyslexic Viking, Austat and lesapandre 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 That's the very rare hood ornament option, not often ticked on the options list when ordering your sharp new 1973 full-size automobile; this ain't your grandaddy's Buick! lesapandre and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 hours ago, martc said: McCool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 43 minutes ago, Remspoor said: The first Volvo made in the USA. It did not go well. martc, DSdriver, Three Speed and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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