Hopeless TV vehicle placement

[Timewaster]

watching Back in time for the weekend on BBC 2.

The year is apparently 1973 and Angela Rippon delivers a new car to the time shifting family.

 

A very late mÄ·1 Renault 5 with a headlining sagging so low you can barely see the people in the back.

 

They go to such lengths to make these shows, why can't they get it right?

[trigger]

 

I still would though. Repeatedly. And the Renault 5.

[EssDeeWon]

Yes I thought the same thing TW

 

I am no expert on french chod but I didn't think that was a 1973 car.

 

Quite interesting programme though, im enjoying it.

[Louise2cv]

Yep. Surely there must have been loads of better (not extinct) cars to choose from.

 

For example, a Quartic wheeled really fast allegro. Or something.

[Timewaster]

I think it was supposed to represent joining the EEC hence French.

 

Who was out that imported CNF***M the baby blue 5?

That would have been more like it.

[trigger]

That's Alexg's car.

[For Fiats Sake]

I only caught this halfway through and spotted the saggy interior roof.

 

I watched Terry and June earlier, much to my delight featured Terry getting a new car a racing green Princess with vynil roof and gold pinstripes!

 

reg NMO 49W

 

Sadly no record of it on the DVLA unless it was a false plate.

[Louise2cv]

Yeah, but there must have been something else? Something that didn't look so obviously not 1973. I'm sure non-geeks would've wondered.

[Urko]

I have been told off by numerous previous girfriends for pointing out these types of errors and anachronisms. I recall particularly bitter recriminations over a drama set in the 1950s featuring a Morgan with H4 halogen headlights.

[sierraman]

I get called a 'petty twat' for pointing out things like this. Similarly when I described the male protagonist in the series as 'useless' as he couldn't figure out how to use a breast drill, I got pulled up about a rawl plug I forgot to leave in a wall in 2008.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Me too. Most recently for a dissection of this from Endeavour:

 

 

It's a Series 2 (too late for when the programme is set) with a Series 1 2000 grille. As you can see from the photo, those grilles are not interchangeable. 

[Station]

Watching the old Ben Hur film and Ben is seen driving a Cortina GLS to the coliseum.

 

Ford never released a Cortina in GLS trim, and then stumbles at the second hurdle by claiming the Diesel engine gives good fuel economy before he locks the car with a Citroen remote fob.

[Noel Tidybeard]

For example, a Quartic wheeled really fast allegro. Or something.

 

why is such a fuss made about the quartic steering wheel that only a few allegros had but not a dicky bird about an sd1 with a square wheel?

 

as you were

[Junkman]

why is such a fuss made about the quartic steering wheel that only a few allegros and SD1s had, but not a dicky bird about any '60 - '63 Mopar with a square wheel?

 

as you were

 

EFA

[AlabamaShrimp]

I'm watching the first one now but it's got the same problem as the last series they've got a total fuckwit family again who've no idea how to do anything and are amazed* by everything

[sierraman]

What? No WiFi in 1953!? I wasn't born in the 1950's but my grandparents lived like it was still the 1950's. They had a top loading washer, ate tinned fruit and odd stuff people ate in those days like PEK and chittle and bag. I look at their lifestyle and they weren't always wanting things all the time like people do now. They made do and mended like a lot of us do on here.

[vulgalour]

It's a happy little nostalgia romp.  Plenty of inaccuracies and sweeping generalisations but nice to go "oh, I remember wanting one of those and being utterly unable to afford it".  It would be neat if you could create a show that was more authentically of its time but the resources to do that would be vast.  Sort of a Truman Show thing.  Keep them in the bubble until they all go batshit.

[tooSavvy]

Watching the old Ben Hur film and Ben is seen driving a Cortina GLS to the coliseum.

Ford never released a Cortina in GLS trim, and then stumbles at the second hurdle by claiming the Diesel engine gives good fuel economy before he locks the car with a Citroen remote fob.

If you go to the 'film bloopers' website you can look up Ben Hur.... During the chariot race (long shot/overview) you will see a big truck driving up a hill road - way off, behind set.

 

No Cortinas sadly

 

[/dweeb]

 

TS

[Station]

Trucks weren't available in 5BC.

[Vin]

What? No WiFi in 1953!? I wasn't born in the 1950's but my grandparents lived like it was still the 1950's. They had a top loading washer, ate tinned fruit and odd stuff people ate in those days like PEK and chittle and bag. I look at their lifestyle and they weren't always wanting things all the time like people do now. They made do and mended like a lot of us do on here.

 

Haha. I love PEK sandwiches. Also good fried when I've got no bacon in...

[Urko]

Always had PEK at my grandmas, every Sunday

[Spottedlaurel]

Nice Mk1 Cavalier to start off tonight's journey through the '80s, period correct for the beginning of the decade though surely it would have been replaced on a fairly regular basis? Tidy Fiesta Mk2 later on as well (with annoying modern-style plates).

 

Sure I caught a glimpse of a red Honda Integra, just parked in the street and not part of the programme.

[Timewaster]

Yes this week was much better, the cars were even the right year whereas I suspect that R5 wasn't even the right decade.

 

In other news, WTF is PEK?

[taxi paul]

I have no idea what PEK is. But in another story my dad referred to his packed lunch for work has is " snap".

[sierraman]

PEK was/is a tinned processed pork product. Not dissimilar to SPAM. You might have guessed it isn't made from the best cuts. It's the lips, bums, fannies, brains etc. In wartime however what you would consider a sitting was supposed to feed four so, beggars couldn't be choosers. Hence my grandfather getting into chittlin and bag. I still use the word 'Snap' for my dinner. But then I'm a northern moron. 😉

[Timewaster]

Lunch is usually "Docky" around here.

 

I assume the time off was traditionally docked from your wages.

 

Anyway.........

[martc]

PEK was/is a tinned processed pork product.

 

PEK is still definitely with us and is at the higher end of the tinned meat quality scale and infinitely more palatable than Spam. "Produce of Poland" so it won't appeal to your local UKIP member, but I would recommend it to everyone else.

[Vin]

 Back in the day...

 

[dugong]

Trucks weren't available in 5BC.

Indeed. Directors still don't care.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Just watched it and yeah not bad. Wish I'd had half that stuff they had though.

 

Bit strange to watch a history* programme with me everyday car in it