These were fitted with either the flathead Dodge 6 cyl: engine, or the Perkins diesel. This one had a Perkins diesel. Now & again they still show this film, & you know, most people I know still enjoy watching it. I wonder what would happen today should anyone make a new version of 'Hell Drivers".
As far as I remember these trucks were a uniform dark bluish colour. As to the driving test. Up to the mid 20th century there wasn't one. You just went to the post office and bought one for 5 shillings. My uncle had an old Ford car and before he passed his test we used to go for spins on a Sunday accompanied by a crippled old man who lived next door to him. This man had a licence he had purchased in the 1920's but had never driven a car. We used to carry him out to the car from his house!
@007clooneen That is not quite correct - driving tests were introduced, and became compulsory for private cars, in 1935. I am not sure about lorries though.
This is one of the all time great crazy Brit movies where the idea is to not care about anything or anyone. Floor it and worry about the consequences later.
@bilbobagins1951 Polish drivers are like Mr. Bean compared to the Russians, Lithuanians and Latvians. Our local council has stopped rebuilding the holes in the walls from them overshooting the corners. Unfortunately a lot of them live for today and have a nihilistic view of the future - an unfortunate by product of the late unlamented communist system where individuality was suppressed and ambition was an unknown word.
just been to gaydon truck show,was good to see 3 Dodge Kew tippers there,i just wonder if anyones ever thought of doing a replica from this film,an wot number would you put on it.
@caravans2 I wondered that, it would have to be number 1- but what colour would you paint it? some reckon they were bottle green with black wings but hard to tell in black and white
That's like saying you must be a rapist cos you're a man. There's plenty of tipper drivers I work with that I would trust over anybody else in a vehicle, by far and away. You do still get the some drivers that aren't as good as the others but don't tar every tipper driver with the same brush eh...?
@wle3 old school professional
xr8dpixel 4 months ago
@wle3 Because coat and a tie was these days is like t-shirt and jeans are now.
Quex01 5 months ago
Must be the same instructor / examiner thay have for LT buses
wordsmith52 6 months ago
The starter button is on the dashboard (0.11) but what is the silvery button under the pedals at 0.56? Any lorry drivers out there?
paulmurphy42 6 months ago
@paulmurphy42
It`s the headlamp dipswitch.
merlinbus 5 months ago
@merlinbus Thanks.
paulmurphy42 5 months ago
giv us a job
bilbobagins1951 1 year ago
I havnt seen this movies since I was a kid...
rottysaurus 1 year ago
These were fitted with either the flathead Dodge 6 cyl: engine, or the Perkins diesel. This one had a Perkins diesel. Now & again they still show this film, & you know, most people I know still enjoy watching it. I wonder what would happen today should anyone make a new version of 'Hell Drivers".
eldorado62 1 year ago
As far as I remember these trucks were a uniform dark bluish colour. As to the driving test. Up to the mid 20th century there wasn't one. You just went to the post office and bought one for 5 shillings. My uncle had an old Ford car and before he passed his test we used to go for spins on a Sunday accompanied by a crippled old man who lived next door to him. This man had a licence he had purchased in the 1920's but had never driven a car. We used to carry him out to the car from his house!
007clooneen 1 year ago
@007clooneen AS the film was black and white how can you tell what colour they are, W.W. Drinkwaters trucks were green.
MrHarleyoldfart 10 months ago
@007clooneen That is not quite correct - driving tests were introduced, and became compulsory for private cars, in 1935. I am not sure about lorries though.
paulmurphy42 6 months ago
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I've been out with driving assessors like him!
raithrover1976 1 year ago
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raithrover1976 1 year ago
This is one of the all time great crazy Brit movies where the idea is to not care about anything or anyone. Floor it and worry about the consequences later.
tubamaxima 2 years ago
I'm still expected to drive like this in 2010 to get my job done in time!
cruisincat62 2 years ago
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A stupid, badly acted old film.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
is this the polish driving test before they come to england lol ???
bilbobagins1951 2 years ago 4
@bilbobagins1951 Polish drivers are like Mr. Bean compared to the Russians, Lithuanians and Latvians. Our local council has stopped rebuilding the holes in the walls from them overshooting the corners. Unfortunately a lot of them live for today and have a nihilistic view of the future - an unfortunate by product of the late unlamented communist system where individuality was suppressed and ambition was an unknown word.
007clooneen 1 year ago
@bilbobagins1951 no they don't even have that
mrspivvy 1 year ago
This is how you drive series landrovers too
leofurleigh 2 years ago
just been to gaydon truck show,was good to see 3 Dodge Kew tippers there,i just wonder if anyones ever thought of doing a replica from this film,an wot number would you put on it.
caravans2 2 years ago
@caravans2 I wondered that, it would have to be number 1- but what colour would you paint it? some reckon they were bottle green with black wings but hard to tell in black and white
mrspivvy 1 year ago
no seatbelts either, and i do believe those country roads at the time would have had no posted speed limit. ¯\(°_o)/¯
spadthebad 2 years ago
Seat belts in tippers were only fitted from the factory in the year 2000...!!
Solonuk 2 years ago 4
Great ,very clear picture.
katkylekim 2 years ago
yeah man!
lmirams2k7 3 years ago
vosa and the health and safety would have a heart attack.mind you tipper drivers still driver like this today bloody idiots...
lukeydoeslikey 3 years ago
That's like saying you must be a rapist cos you're a man. There's plenty of tipper drivers I work with that I would trust over anybody else in a vehicle, by far and away. You do still get the some drivers that aren't as good as the others but don't tar every tipper driver with the same brush eh...?
Solonuk 3 years ago
@lukeydoeslikey plonker,
MrHarleyoldfart 10 months ago