1956 Land-Rover 88'' Series I Stretched

1956 Land-Rover 88'' Series I in Tip on a Dead Jockey, Movie, 1957

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01:31:51 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
DidierF ◊ 2015-03-20 15:04	French gendarmerie in action (view from Hollywood): the most ridiculous scene of the movie —which has no shortage in this department. -- Last edit: 2015-03-20 17:14:14
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2015-03-20 15:11	It's like something from a Western or a tale of colonial derring-do. And real Gendarmerie 4x4s were...Jeeps.
DidierF ◊ 2015-03-20 17:17	You are twice correctly inspired, Gag. The crew must have used its usual Western routine, exactly. I felt really embarrassed by the scene. The movie didn't need this straw on its back.
rattle on ◊ 2015-03-21 16:13	Presume this is the orign of the Land rover used in the 1959 film Never so few.
eLMeR ◊ 2015-03-24 03:06	As the Land Rover Series II appeared in 1958, this one could certainly be safely identified as a 1948 Series I? -- Last edit: 2015-03-24 03:06:54
Baube ◊ 2015-03-24 03:23	those Land Rover always make me smile since " The Gods must be crazy " when it got stuck in the tree....
Sandie ◊ 2015-03-24 03:30	Following up on rattle on's comment, possible the same one at: /vehicle_146007-Land-Rover-88---Series-I-1956.html /vehicle_306010-Land-Rover-88---Series-I-1956.html