New Tobruk movie, cab 12 F60L

[Dusonn]

Hi there,

I took part on filming of this movie together with 30 other extras from different military history clubs. We spent a month in the desert of Tunisia sleeping in tents, wearing uniforms all the time and enjoying army life even in our free time. The dune pictures are not ment to be from Tobruk but from Agami training camp in Egypt where the Czechoslovak unit had been trained before they were transfered to Tobruk. No need to say that it was our lifetime experience.
There were some other vehicles apart from the F60, such as Bedford MWD, Bedford MW water tank and rare Ford WOT3.
You can check out some more pictures here:

http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy...otogalerie.php

The website is in Czech only. There are pictures from actors physical training, preparations, filming etc. The movie is comming out in September.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Dusonn

Hi there,

I took part on filming of this movie together with 30 other extras from different military history clubs. We spent a month in the desert of Tunisia sleeping in tents, wearing uniforms all the time and enjoying army life even in our free time. The dune pictures are not ment to be from Tobruk but from Agami training camp in Egypt where the Czechoslovak unit had been trained before they were transfered to Tobruk. No need to say that it was our lifetime experience.
There were some other vehicles apart from the F60, such as Bedford MWD, Bedford MW water tank and rare Ford WOT3.
You can check out some more pictures here:

http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy...otogalerie.php

The website is in Czech only. There are pictures from actors physical training, preparations, filming etc. The movie is comming out in September.

Certainly one to be seen.

Another angle on the F60L - there is something strange about the towing 'D's too. Apologies for being so picky! Oh, and the Div sign is on the wrong side, Ford badge missing, no caunter on canvas... Ooops - there I go again.

I agree with Mike, this is a big improvement on past movies indeed, and who, other than we pedants will ever notice the difference. If the storyline is strong and the storytelling compelling it will be a good movie.

And as for the grille - from surviving examples both types were used on Fords, with the Chev type being more common - sometimes they were even mixed on the same vehicle, possibly because of bonnet swaps.

[Keith Webb]

Oh, Howard...

[Keith Webb]

Lovely contemporary image here.

[Keith Webb]

What a good collection of pics!

Actually the browser copied the next pic in the sequence (this one) which is also interesting and is a 2-pdr portee C60L cab 12

[Keith Webb]

This was the one I meant to post for Mike:

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

This was the one I meant to post for Mike:

Yes, I saw those pics too and wondered what type of truck it was? A Morris-Commercial of course, but not a GS or Wireless. Some kind of Office?

I think I have seen this type before in German use, assuming it was one of their extensive conversions!

H.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Actually the browser copied the next pic in the sequence (this one) which is also interesting and is a 2-pdr portee C60L cab 12

"Like new condition!! Just needs a tune-up, paint and tyres!!"

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

"Like new condition!! Just needs a tune-up, paint and tyres!!"

Well it probably wasn't far off new in age anyway.

Looks like an 88mm round may have found it.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Thanks Dusonn,

Really looks like a great movie. The F60L must indeed be the one from Rokycany, as some of the scenes even seem to have been filmed in the museum; I recognize the Hind chopper at the museum gate. Also the Bedford MWD fitted with a closed OX/OY closed cab must be the one from Rokycany, as well as the Cab13 F60L, which was probably the one formerly painted in RAF blue.

Great work....and great pictures!

Keith, From what I have heard the Cab 12 still has it's original rear body and canvas. I actually measured this truck for a scale model about a year ago. The guys at the Rokycany museum were kind enough to drive both the Ford cab12 as well as the cab13 in the sun for us. Both trucks are also on the forum somewhere, in their former colour schemes.