Girl in the Headlines / The Morse & Lewis of 63
Discussion
Recently discovered a whole host of really good early 1960s films & tv series ( which are of course full of “ our type of cars ) inc “Girl in the Headlines”, a 1963 crime film which starred Ian Hendry & Ronald Frasier, who share a white MK2 Jaguar, which surely was the inspiration for Morse. An early 3.8 E Type FHC also features being driven by both Jeremy Brett & Kieron Moore.
“Gideons Way” tv series with the superb John Gregson, as a Police Inspector,
“ Tomorrow at Ten “ a crime film again starring John Gregson as a Police chief & Robert Shaw as the menacing kidnapper, with Police cars a plenty, including a Wolseley 6/90.
“ A killer on the run “ 1962
Anyone else have suggestions ?
You have to love a bit of car, and actor, spotting in old series & films. The Sweeney & the Professionals are the obvious 1970's ones. Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) is late 1960's and is in colour which is great for car spotting. Rewind TV recently showed them. On TPTV the half hour black and whites, Dial 999 & Scotland Yard are 1950's and in the case of Scotland Yard just into the 1960's. For the big screen, Gone In 60 Seconds, the original 1970's one, is a treat for car spotters.
gt40steve said:
You have to love a bit of car, and actor, spotting in old series & films.
The Sweeney & the Professionals are the obvious 1970's ones. Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) is late 1960's and is in colour which is great for car spotting. Rewind TV recently showed them. On TPTV the half hour black and whites, Dial 999 & Scotland Yard are 1950's and in the case of Scotland Yard just into the 1960's.
For the big screen, Gone In 60 Seconds, the original 1970's one, is a treat for car spotters.
Agreed ! Love car & actor spotting. The Sweeney & the Professionals are the obvious 1970's ones. Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) is late 1960's and is in colour which is great for car spotting. Rewind TV recently showed them. On TPTV the half hour black and whites, Dial 999 & Scotland Yard are 1950's and in the case of Scotland Yard just into the 1960's.
For the big screen, Gone In 60 Seconds, the original 1970's one, is a treat for car spotters.
Ive not heard of “ Dial 999 “ or “ Scotland Yard ” before, il take a look.
Gideons Way E14, must have used half of the Wolseley 6/110 & Austin Westminsters in London !
SS427 Camaro said:
Good chance it was a genuine ex-Met 6/110 with that reg number.Its a May to Nov 1961 plate issue, so would have been bang on for being auctioned off by the Met by late '63 or early '64, so could well have been picked up from auction by the prop company, and re-fitted with bell etc for film use.
Would have been likely from the first batches of 6/110 in Met service as the 6/110 replaced the 6/99 in 1961.
aeropilot said:
Good chance it was a genuine ex-Met 6/110 with that reg number.
Its a May to Nov 1961 plate issue, so would have been bang on for being auctioned off by the Met by late '63 or early '64, so could well have been picked up from auction by the prop company, and re-fitted with bell etc for film use.
Would have been likely from the first batches of 6/110 in Met service as the 6/110 replaced the 6/99 in 1961.
That s really interesting ! Its a May to Nov 1961 plate issue, so would have been bang on for being auctioned off by the Met by late '63 or early '64, so could well have been picked up from auction by the prop company, and re-fitted with bell etc for film use.
Would have been likely from the first batches of 6/110 in Met service as the 6/110 replaced the 6/99 in 1961.
So the 6/90 stayed in use until 1961 ( when presumably 6/110 production was sufficient to supply enough for different buyers )
Re the 6/90 John Gregson is driven around in this one ( Anyone recognise the London location ?? )
And which carries a Sth London issued plate ) in the 1963 released film Tomorrow at 10AM which would have been made in summer 62, as evidenced by the mature trees in leaf in the background.
Guessing that this one could have been ex Police as well.
Any idea what mods were made to these cars ?
Edited by SS427 Camaro on Friday 11th September 14:03
Edited by SS427 Camaro on Friday 11th September 15:05
Edited by SS427 Camaro on Friday 11th September 15:14
SS427 Camaro said:
Re the 6/99, John Gregson is driven around in this one ( a Sth London issued plate ) in the 1963 released film Tomorrow at 10AM which would have been made in summer 62, as evidenced by the mature trees in leaf in the background.
Guessing that this one could have been ex Police as well.
Any idea what mods were made to these cars ?
That's a 6/90, not a 6/99. SGX dates to first 6/7 months of 1956, so could have been a real ex-Met car by the time filming took place, likely would have gone into auction in around '59 or 60.Guessing that this one could have been ex Police as well.
Any idea what mods were made to these cars ?
The 6/99 is the earlier version of the 6/110. Slightly shorter wheelbase though.
The 6/90 was replaced by the 6/99 in 1959, but the 6/99 only lasted a couple of years before BMC updated it to the 6/110 in 1961, so the 6/99 were the least numerous in service in the Met, as only a 2 year production run. Its even possible that there could still have been a handful of very late reg 6/90's just still in service when the first batch of 6/110's entered Met service in late 1961.
In the same way, there were still some 6/110's in Met service in late 1969, when the last batch of Jag S-Type's were going into service, and the first batch of Rover 3500 P6's had entered service.
My Dad was a WO (Wireless Operator) on the 6/90's, 6/99's, 6/110's and the start of the S-Type's in service in 66/67.
Apart from police equipment, I don't think there was much in the way of mods done, or specced in build. They were likely pretty much production spec. although very little info exists from what I can gather.
Edited by aeropilot on Friday 11th September 15:00
aeropilot said:
That's a 6/90, not a 6/99. SGX dates to first 6/7 months of 1956, so could have been a real ex-Met car by the time filming took place, likely would have gone into auction in around '59 or 60.
The 6/99 is the earlier version of the 6/110. Slightly shorter wheelbase though.
The 6/90 was replaced by the 6/99 in 1959, but the 6/99 only lasted a couple of years before BMC updated it to the 6/110 in 1961, so the 6/99 were the least numerous in service in the Met, as only a 2 year production run. Its even possible that there could still have been a handful of very late reg 6/90's just still in service when the first batch of 6/110's entered Met service in late 1961.
In the same way, there were still some 6/110's in Met service in late 1969, when the last batch of Jag S-Type's were going into service, and the first batch of Rover 3500 P6's had entered service.
My Dad was a WO (Wireless Operator) on the 6/90's, 6/99's, 6/110's and the start of the S-Type's in service in 66/67.
Apart from police equipment, I don't think there was much in the way of mods done, or specced in build. They were likely pretty much production spec. although very little info exists from what I can gather.
My mistake, yes 6/90. The 6/99 is the earlier version of the 6/110. Slightly shorter wheelbase though.
The 6/90 was replaced by the 6/99 in 1959, but the 6/99 only lasted a couple of years before BMC updated it to the 6/110 in 1961, so the 6/99 were the least numerous in service in the Met, as only a 2 year production run. Its even possible that there could still have been a handful of very late reg 6/90's just still in service when the first batch of 6/110's entered Met service in late 1961.
In the same way, there were still some 6/110's in Met service in late 1969, when the last batch of Jag S-Type's were going into service, and the first batch of Rover 3500 P6's had entered service.
My Dad was a WO (Wireless Operator) on the 6/90's, 6/99's, 6/110's and the start of the S-Type's in service in 66/67.
Apart from police equipment, I don't think there was much in the way of mods done, or specced in build. They were likely pretty much production spec. although very little info exists from what I can gather.
Edited by aeropilot on Friday 11th September 15:00
Remarkable that there were still a few 6/110 still in service in 69, but a shame that so little info is known about them.
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