Thank you for finding this film, I never thought I would see it again. I was the British Leyland employee representing the company on the trip round Europe. There was a more light hearted, but less promotional, version proposed by the film company but I doubt that still exists. I appear as wallpaper in a couple of scenes, on the ferry and the final one, but am a bit blurry for recognition!!! I seem to remember I was blurry on several evening during the shoot.....with a very amusing film crew. Dick and I thought we had pre-empted the public launch when we got the truck stuck up a narrow, windy lane in Milan that put half of the traffic flow in the city into ciaos.......the gathered Italian crowed cheered when Dick finally extracted the artic........he was a real character.
Dick worked for Astrans at one time and featured in the "Destination Doha" series (Benny Green did the commentary) - a film crew in a Range Rover followed them all the way to the Middle East; quite a British film star was our Dick. Lovely bloke, quite droll - but nothing ever phased him; watch him sing "Yes, we have no bananas" as he drives through eastern Europe in the "Destination Doha" prog, singing along to his cassette player - priceless.
Doable with a ferry cabin. But it was common to see drivers sleeping across the seats using a length of ply stored behind the seat. Plus remember this was logbook days pre tacho. It was different back then. Roping and sheeting for example for multi drop loads .
How did the Leyland fair on the Destination Doha film? why did the narrator say right hand drive I wonder. Cyril was that actor from that comedy series Doctor in The House.
i worked on the mk 1 at aec ltd.terrible braking system as there was a cable between the brake valve and the brake pedal and it used to stretch.the mk2 was better when the valve was repositoned under the brake pedal.
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Thank you for finding this film, I never thought I would see it again. I was the British Leyland employee representing the company on the trip round Europe. There was a more light hearted, but less promotional, version proposed by the film company but I doubt that still exists. I appear as wallpaper in a couple of scenes, on the ferry and the final one, but am a bit blurry for recognition!!! I seem to remember I was blurry on several evening during the shoot.....with a very amusing film crew. Dick and I thought we had pre-empted the public launch when we got the truck stuck up a narrow, windy lane in Milan that put half of the traffic flow in the city into ciaos.......the gathered Italian crowed cheered when Dick finally extracted the artic........he was a real character.
Dick worked for Astrans at one time and featured in the "Destination Doha" series (Benny Green did the commentary)
- a film crew in a Range Rover followed them all the way to the Middle East;
quite a British film star was our Dick.
Lovely bloke, quite droll - but nothing ever phased him;
watch him sing "Yes, we have no bananas" as he drives through eastern Europe in the "Destination Doha" prog, singing along to his cassette player
- priceless.
Norway in a day cab.. you be lucky if most day drivers would drive a day cab now days lol
"Beside the OPTIONAL radio ... "
Eee bah gum lad, them weer the days.
Cyril looks like the mechanic from the Minder series, classic 😂
I think it is!
Des,played by George Layton 😂
He was also in only fools and horses
That's Dick Rivers, from Destiation Doha at the wheel of the 6×4 Marathon.
Doable with a ferry cabin.
But it was common to see drivers sleeping across the seats using a length of ply stored behind the seat.
Plus remember this was logbook days pre tacho.
It was different back then.
Roping and sheeting for example for multi drop loads .
that 6x4 marathon survives today in mint condition
Actor george layton
Doctor in the house.
How did the Leyland fair on the Destination Doha film? why did the narrator say right hand drive I wonder. Cyril was that actor from that comedy series Doctor in The House.
"280 horse power at 65 mph"
Eee bah gum lad, them weer the days.
Did they mention that the cab will rust before getting to your destination.
i worked on the mk 1 at aec ltd.terrible braking system as there was a cable between the brake valve and the brake pedal and it used to stretch.the mk2 was better when the valve was repositoned under the brake pedal.
Wogs begin at calais. They nicked that from my grandad😅😅😅😅
Looks like Newmarket around 2.40
WHERES THE ASYLUM SEEKERS!
Gobby sod 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Id love a drive of one of these. Better than this Swedish fish can I'm lumbered with ATM..
Was dick rivers a test driver for leyland...he was driving a leyland in destination doha...just wondering
Yes he was the marathon was on loan to astran for destruction doha
never its Dick rivers
Rot boxes.
so was everything else in those days..