Whats that film/pilot

[cotty]

The good guys (three of them?)drove around in articulated trucks and the truck cab turned into a helicopter so they could take of and fight bad guys.

must have been around early 80's

its really bugging me

[bigandclever]

The Highwayman

Though that was a series, not a film.

Aha! The film version was called Terror On The Black Top.



>> Edited by bigandclever on Wednesday 4th May 14:22

[pzero64]

cotty said:

the truck cab turned into a helicopter

Towman has got one.

[bigandclever]

[cotty]

bigandclever said:

The Highwayman Though that was a series, not a film. Aha! The film version was called Terror On The Black Top. >> Edited by bigandclever on Wednesday 4th May 14:22

cheers for that I knew someone would know what I ment

The guys I work with thought I was going mad

[Incorrigible]

Was it as rubbish as it sounds ?

[pzero64]

cotty said:

The guys I work with thought I was going mad

You are. Bigandclever is just going along with it for a laugh. When was this on? I really can’t remember ever seeing anything remotely like it.

[cotty]

Proof from IMDB www.imdb.com/title/tt0093189/

[cotty]

Incorrigible said:

Was it as rubbish as it sounds ?

Its one of those series the yanks were fond of in the 80’s. Undercover agent using a high tec helicopter (Airwolf), bike (Street Hawk) or car (Night Rider) to fight crime. I don’t think it was very popular as it did not run for long and almost no one has heard of it.

Was it any good, depends on whether you like any of the aformentioned films if you do then you will like The Highwayman.

[cotty]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I bet you have been waiting ages to use that

[pzero64]

cotty said:

anonymous said: [redacted] I bet you have been waiting ages to use that

Aaaaah, the Condor moment!

[wedg1e]

cotty said:

anonymous said: [redacted] I bet you have been waiting ages to use that

One of our company Directors is called Ken and he specialises in making Ultrasonic inspection probes. These probes operate at different frequencies according to application; for almost a decade I have been looking for the opportunity, when discussing probes, to ask him:

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

[yertis]

wedg1e said:

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

[hedders]

yertis said:

wedg1e said: What's the frequency, Kenneth?

Are you a bear?

Then why the big paws?

I don't know what he is referring to either.

[liszt]

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is the title of a song by the popular pop beat combo REM

[hedders]

aaahh, now you mention it I do remember that song...wierd how the reference totally passed me by!

[towman]

wedg1e said:

One of our company Directors is called Ken

Take him out for a drink and offer him the choice of Bar a or Bar b. I would pay good money to see Ken enter Bar B.

coat. bye.

[towman]

pzero64 said:

cotty said: the truck cab turned into a helicopter Towman has got one.

Ah yes that famous film......"Towman the Barbarian" tag line....."He`s got airbakes and he`s not afraid to use them" or "They pushed him to the limit - 56mph apparently"

[philthy]

Go to bed Steve

Phil

Ps Ok to mail you offline?

[towman]

of course