1980s road traffic footage

[Vin]

Somebody posted this film footage to my facebook timeline and I thought it was worth posting about. I then watched the other films uploaded by the same poster...Quite addictive to watch and I had forgotten how many Mercedes TN vans there used to be about...

 

 

 

[Vin]

More...

 

 

 

This one is mental...

 

[Vin]

 

 

Mainly taxis, but worth it for the bit of 'Level 42' to set the scene at the end...

 

[Vin]

 

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Love the suited and booted yuppie in the Merc SEC These are great mate good spot thanks.

[carlo]

Renault 14TS & Isuzu Piazza spotted!

[Lord Sterling]

Rover 820 fastback E4?? NLM (?) and Isuzu Piazza, specifically a White one, I wonder if it's the earliest shot of Dugong's actual Piazza?

 

Second vid, Blue Rover 800, D660FF?

 

I really want a Mk1 800 back on the road.

[michael t]

Some excellent footage there, I was flat out on the DVLA website checking if any still survived. Haven't found any so far but there was a blue Toyota van that was first registered in 1986 and lasted a fairly commendable 20 years until it died in 2006. That was the most recent i could find....

[mercrocker]

The first Routemaster in Traffic Heavy Trafalgar Square must surely still be around....

 

JJD475D was used for somebody's wedding May last year but is now showing untaxed since June.   

 

Good game this, who would have thought FX4s would be so compelling? 

[hennabm]

Fabulous footage and a few E30s to be seen as well.

[RoadworkUK]

That 480ES in the first video looks like it just arrived from the future, and I could smell that Leyland National at the beginning of the second video from here.

[Vin]

Glad you enjoyed them

 

Here are a couple more from the same channel - Dartford Tunnel related...

 

A bit slow to begin with but it becomes a right 'Truckfest'. Series 3 Land Rover 'Tunnel Control' vehicle too...

 

 

Toll Booths - 60p by the look of it...(Personal best for me is probably the MK1 Panda - B902 VKM a minute in...)

 

[hennabm]

The first one of the tunnel is great - a GS, E3/E9 BMW, Fuego all in the same queue.

 

Fab.

 

The second one even has R14 powaaah