definitely since there are F (Aug 1988 - Jul 1989) plate cars around, i didn't see any G (Aug 1989 - Jul 1990) plates so this must be early-mid summer 1989 or mid-late summer 1988, id go for '89.
Much nicer times. Everyone seemed to have a mutual respect for one another. Try filming these scenes nowadays. You'd almost certainly capture some road rage going on, and someone would probably take offence at being filmed...
You are wrong. Your brain trolls you, because over the time your brain converts bad memorys into positive ones. There are footage from the 80s and 90s where the documentary was about road rage problems, illigal street races and more. Also at this time, every brake situation in the traffic was heavily dangerous, because now ABS or anything.
yep...if only Britain got its act together and starting building cars that could compare with Audi, VW, BMW & Mercedes. still at least we got Aston Martin
Not sure if any of these vehicles would have catalytic converters , lots of leaded petrol and rattly old diesels . Also used to ride into London on my two stroke smokey lambretta - the past wasn't that great people as we all at risk of a lung disease .
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i love this its like going back in time and the cars are so much more interesting unlike todays cars
Love the BMW M3 at 1:08, would be worth a fortune now if it's still around
fumes, heat, no A/C, no PAS, no SAT-NAV...ah i miss those days
Everything was just so much better
These are what vehicles *should* look like. Beautiful vehicles and no lethal LED lights, which will eventually blind you.
The traffic hasn’t got much worse in 30 years then. Reckoning it’s the summer of 89
going by the cars this is about 1989.
definitely since there are F (Aug 1988 - Jul 1989) plate cars around, i didn't see any G (Aug 1989 - Jul 1990) plates so this must be early-mid summer 1989 or mid-late summer 1988, id go for '89.
Fiat Tipo in the first bit of footage, they came out in 88. I would say footage is 89
No breakdowns which is surprising.
Much nicer times. Everyone seemed to have a mutual respect for one another. Try filming these scenes nowadays. You'd almost certainly capture some road rage going on, and someone would probably take offence at being filmed...
You are wrong. Your brain trolls you, because over the time your brain converts bad memorys into positive ones. There are footage from the 80s and 90s where the documentary was about road rage problems, illigal street races and more. Also at this time, every brake situation in the traffic was heavily dangerous, because now ABS or anything.
Are you on drugs?
That first stretch of traffic looked very much like the M25 in Surrey and of course the Vic Embankment with heavy traffic, nothing much has changed.
Nice old cavalier mk2 sri 130 dream car back then
m25 was a pain back then by the look of it .
"This on the telly tonight?" at 05:48...
Typical glaswegian lol.
Another amazing video, wish I was older during this time.
+Hina Hussain IKR
Cant believe that was 30 od years ago how time fly on
This looks like very late 80's.
@5.10 Mitsubishi L300, never broke down.
I wonder how many people shot in this footage are dead now. Crazy to think about
A time before all the Sheep had to own German cars
yep...if only Britain got its act together and starting building cars that could compare with Audi, VW, BMW & Mercedes. still at least we got Aston Martin
Exciting and riveting.🙄
Not sure if any of these vehicles would have catalytic converters , lots of leaded petrol and rattly old diesels . Also used to ride into London on my two stroke smokey lambretta - the past wasn't that great people as we all at risk of a lung disease .
People moan about traffic in London now yet it looked just as bad then
no London eye :D