PaykanHunter Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Hello All, I am pleased to announce that Teaser-1 and Teaser-2 are up on YouTube now. Within the next few days the entire film will be on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. I sure hope that everyone on this forum enjoys it, a lot of work went into making this documentary and I can't wait to share it with you all. "IRAN'S ARROW: The Rise and Fall of Paykan" is an award-winning documentary about a British car (Rootes Arrow series) that was introduced to Iran in 1967. It was produced under the model name “Paykan” for 38 years. It can still be seen in the streets of Iran today. The film shows the impact this car had on the Iranian society and the impact the Iranian society had on this car. FULL HD, 78 minutes Produced in Tehran, Iran 2014 - 2016 Written, Directed, and Produced by: Shahin Armin and Sohrab Daryabandari Cheers, Shahin Armin BlankFrank, hennabm, puddlethumper and 26 others 24 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinWaffle Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Very exiting! Look forward to watching it. As the previous owner of a Hunter and someone who has family from Iran - I find the whole Paykan crossover super interesting. Good work! My old Hunter: PaykanHunter, Nyphur and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, SmokinWaffle said: Very exiting! Look forward to watching it. As the previous owner of a Hunter and someone who has family from Iran - I find the whole Paykan crossover super interesting. Good work! My old Hunter: Can't wait to share the film with you, thank you for your message. Cheers. SmokinWaffle and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Always thought the arrow series were such handsome cars. Looking forward to the film PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uphillbox Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Great, finally something interesting to watch, I'm looking forward to it thanks a lot PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Sounds interesting. I found the story of the Paykan intriguing, from the Shah's government wanting a people's car, Peugeot having to pull a lot of political strings to get production restarted after the Iranian revolution, to it's eventual demise, where the Iranian government had to more or less bride the makers to stop production, even though demand was still high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Hale shoma chetoreh, Shahin ! 👀 we are all awaiting your video, many thanks! 👍 PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Thanks for this, I know there's a lot of interest in this sort of thing here and we were all looking for a DVD or even VHS copy. Look forward to seeing it. I know very little about Iran so I'm pleased to find out more. PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 2:33 AM, Richard_FM said: Sounds interesting. I found the story of the Paykan intriguing, from the Shah's government wanting a people's car, Peugeot having to pull a lot of political strings to get production restarted after the Iranian revolution, to it's eventual demise, where the Iranian government had to more or less bride the makers to stop production, even though demand was still high. I would love to know more about what type of strings Peugeot pulled in Iran, although Paykan production never stopped, it was built continuously for 38 years and the Paykan-Pickup ran till 2015. Regarding how the Paykan production ended in 2005 there is a chapter in the film that pretty much captures the story. There was a lot to pack in 80 minutes so we had to just show the highlights in some areas. Thank you for your message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 12:31 AM, lovejoy said: Hale shoma chetoreh, Shahin ! 👀 we are all awaiting your video, many thanks! 👍 Hale man khobeh merci az shoma. Well the wait is finally over and soon all of you be able to see the film and give me your feedbacks. Mercy az Shoma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 1:45 AM, grogee said: Thanks for this, I know there's a lot of interest in this sort of thing here and we were all looking for a DVD or even VHS copy. Look forward to seeing it. I know very little about Iran so I'm pleased to find out more. Thank you for your message of support, unfortunately only inside Iran DVDs were distributed. But I am hoping that YouTube be a proper venue to get enough attention on the incredible story of Paykan. Thank You Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 In the August 2004 edition of Practical Classics a 1982 Paykan Hi-line 1600 is featured and states 'owned by Andy McAdam of the Hillman Owners Club, he believes his car to the sole UK example'. There are no number plates on the car. Does anyone know what happened to it? It was shown at the 2003 NEC Classic Car show. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 On 6/21/2023 at 6:16 PM, egg said: In the August 2004 edition of Practical Classics a 1982 Paykan Hi-line 1600 is featured and states 'owned by Andy McAdam of the Hillman Owners Club, he believes his car to the sole UK example'. There are no number plates on the car. Does anyone know what happened to it? It was shown at the 2003 NEC Classic Car show. There is one in the Coventry Transport Museum. Maybe the same car? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinWaffle Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 @PaykanHunter will this be released? It's been >1Y now since the teasers..... motorpunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I wondered what had happened to him warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 On 25/06/2023 at 21:45, holbeck said: Maybe the same car? Here's the pics from the mag for posterity. warren t claim and holbeck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Rate my desk set up. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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