Wow, the thing has brakes and the rain doesn't get in! What was the point about being able to change the wheel though? Our school minibus was one of those and you would struggle to find anything special about it.

Great film though, some things were a lot simpler in those days.

Dig that turning circle baby!

Brilliant. I also love to see the period street scenes and back drops of happier more innocent days, although filled with all sorts of challenges like today.

Slightly off motoring comment - but at the the very start where there are blocks of newly built flats in the background, I bet that back then, they were regarded as "luxurious living for the future" type of thing... Wonder what they are like now, if they are still there?

And I agree re the cat and the music - nice chick though. I'd dare to suggest that the musicians were miming!!

Interesting how even vans can have such character.

Many thanks for posting that, Berisford - brings back memories for many of us. We too had a Thames as a school minibus in the 60s: not hugely popular with the masters who had to drive it, with the exception of the chaplain who regarded it as a great improvement over his ancient Standard 8.

I think the 80 mph speedo may have been a little optimistic, as I can remember being in the minibus on the way to some outing, when we were overtaken by another master in a Ford Anglia of a similar vintage to the Standard 8.

Edited by Avant on 26/06/2010 at 18:12