CMPs in the movies

[m606paz]

Hi Rick

I put the beginning of the movie so that they can identify.

But the scene in the picture, is when they are building a road on the hill, and the possibility of falling rocks ...



http://youtu.be/Dz_Gj5noMFA

Regards!

[lynx42]

Thanks Mariano,
Loved that footage, wonder why the driver did not have the C60L in four wheel drive from the start of the rise. The film producers must have had some strong cables to stop the truck going over the edge when the rear wheels were hanging in open space.

Regards Rick.

[Dennis Gelean (RIP)]

Many years ago I bought a CMP F15a with a 2K1 body out of Ontario and had it shipped to BC. It was painted in German grey with ambulance cross on it. a flag pole welded from above rad to centre of roof on a angle. in a movie the left front had been on fire. It should be ready for 2016 western command convoy. it is complete with original radio table Ws19 and all the kit and antennas and masts. will need new tires. a portable Museum.

[Keith Orpin]

Could only be a C60 L to make it to the top !
Best regards
Keith

[Keith Webb]

This was broadcast today on Australian ABC's Landline program - the link may not work overseas and will probably not be available for long, but hopefully you can see it. Ian Doyle and I put a documentary together earlier this year which just happens to be full of CMPs in outback Australia. The colour footage is particularly interesting. Some may recognise some of the sound effects from Year of the Blitz which we hastily had to add at the last moment.
http://www.abc.net.au/landline/conte...4/s4129598.htm

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Keith

Link works in the US. Thanks for posting.

Cheers Phil

[motto (RIP)]

Thanks Keith, I was unaware of the Landline program about, 'Back of Beyond'.
I'm always interested in the history of the area accessed from the Birdsville Track. Particularly since driving it in my L/L Chev in 2000

Dave

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by motto

Thanks Keith, I was unaware of the Landline program about, 'Back of Beyond'.
I'm always interested in the history of the area accessed from the Birdsville Track. Particularly since driving it in my L/L Chev in 2000

Dave

My co-producer Ian Doyle and I allowed Landline to use part of our documentary Mailmen from the Back of Beyond which they cut down to a story about the making of the movie, but of course that's only a small part of the overall story we tell. I will have copies of the complete documentary set (including Last Mail from Birdsville) for sale at Corowa next March, or you can order one earlier through the RFDS.
One of the great finds for us was Colin Wagener's footage in colour taken over a series of trips to the outback, the first one where he went on a mail run in the green Chev blitz Tom was using at the time. There's a shot of it in Marree being re-engined with a Perkins as too much load was taken up with fuel when using petrol engines, especially going through the Naterannie sand dunes north of the Cooper, a lot of low range 4X4 driving. Tom described climbing a sandhill in a blitz was like taking off in a DC3. If you go to http://www.lastmailfrombirdsville.co...collection.php you can see a lot more of the footage shot by Colin Wagener. I have been making a series of videos for the website with additional material and stories we couldn't include in the main documentary.

[Little Jo]

Hi Kieth

I just finished watching the ABC Landline Program here in Penang Malaysia. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks mate well put together.
Cheers

Tony