the "first ones" didn't even have pick-up brushes; just stripped wires
@marie-ctunnicliff513Ай бұрын
Just discovered this, and blimey hasn't it changed. I Worked in Bentalls then Manfields back in the mid - to late 60s. I loved Kingston back in the day!
@PaulStratford-vn8ed2 ай бұрын
brings tears to my eyes ....all gone now
@niallio773 ай бұрын
Kaka, Zidane, Xavi, Bellingham, Del Piero, Pogba, Pedri, Trent A Arnold, Raul, Beckham, Gerrard... none probably ever heard of Craig Johnson, inventor of their boot, let alone that he played in the 1980's Liverpool FC team with Dalglish, Hansen, Barnes, and Rush.
@Shogunwario3 ай бұрын
Is the narrator the same voice as the computer in war games movie🥴
@leebyungjun1514 ай бұрын
damn, M&S and Boots have been there fore ages!
@Ruffbiker685 ай бұрын
The seven Saxons skinhead pub
@Ruffbiker685 ай бұрын
THE PEOPLE ARE ALL WHITE 🇬🇧 WHAT FCKN HAPPENED 😥😥
@jamesm5295 ай бұрын
Distantpod brought me here
@paddyanglais915 ай бұрын
The best years!
@proudman65985 ай бұрын
No one with a mobile phone, wonder how many idiots those mobile phones have created.
@chrismarsh81625 ай бұрын
Look at all those people out shopping. Actual people in shops. At the end of the 90's and into the new century that would become a thing of the past.
@robfinlay80586 ай бұрын
He needed to cut his hair.
@TwistLosi6 ай бұрын
The presenter should just interview himself 😂
@andyhydes19827 ай бұрын
I grew up in Leatherhead, and a bus trip to Kingston was a treat! I remember Bentall's department store, and the amazing Christmas displays they used to have up the escalators. A great look around the town, thanks for sharing :)
@adammanderson19957 ай бұрын
Rev and go from scalextric the first ecig
@ungurdani83467 ай бұрын
. Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .
@DCallander-cr3yv8 ай бұрын
Ah, the Druids Head.... 8 rum & blacks for £1......Those were the daze.....
@Ruffbiker685 ай бұрын
I used to drink with the Kingston skins can't remember the pub name
@rohanwhelan57208 ай бұрын
Lovely , so impressed , just fantastic , glad am in the hobby it changed my life , I love it, Congratulations to all who made it , just great certainly great fun 😊
@fredo10708 ай бұрын
Oh look English people.
@ripwreckraceway9 ай бұрын
shared liked loved
@bananabrooks38369 ай бұрын
Much more in depth history of Scalextric on Ytube Part 1 and 2 from a 1992 dvd.
@jmccartney19699 ай бұрын
Thanks for Sharing, also been looking for this for a while !
@GeminiTres10 ай бұрын
I went between 1978 to 1980
@aureliobrighton187111 ай бұрын
0:04 Henri Pescarolo in a Ferrari. 14:00 sporting Brumos colors. The most exotic slottrack idea I have ever encountered though is 'Horse Racing'. I enjoyed it very much, Cheers:)
@aureliobrighton187111 ай бұрын
41:31 looks like a Gulf 917 and even Indytype racers were made (C79 C80) ... fantastic documentary and story .. I live in Germany and my slotcar set was branded 'Stabocar' running a Porsche 904 and an E-type . to me the artwork shown here is most appealing just like the original Grand Prix posters from the era :)🌹
@bobrew46111 ай бұрын
Big Mouth Berry!! Not on TV anymore. :-0
@bwilson540111 ай бұрын
A few years after all the building work and 'rejuvenation. 'Kingston had character back in the 80s. The pedestrianisation of towns all over the Uk make them into little havens for crime.
@rohanwhelan5720 Жыл бұрын
Lovely hobby , enjoy it , so , I ll keep my slot car racing , till am old so at my passing , given away , so or sold cheap , so , really till then , I ll enjoy it , so , I love it , it changed my life , and brings me lots of fun and joy , so, I continue on , so love it , Im happy , like am 12 or 13 , my parents bought , me a single Bathurst set , so it was lot of fun , so years later , in my mid to late , 40s after a set , picked Scalextric sets so am glad enjoy it again , Im so happy and enjoy it so so nice , so just fantastic so good , 😊😊😊
@rohanwhelan5720 Жыл бұрын
Lovely , so impressed, very informative, so , amazing , , Im in Australia love my hobby , Scalextric slot car racing , Im old now 54 in next month so have help from Jeff a friend so , he helps me a lot , so he into it too , I enjoy the all aspects of it , so glad , makes me young few ways , good for me so so happy and glad 😊
@user-gc3lm2nh7b Жыл бұрын
Still looks like England!!
@chrisamies2141 Жыл бұрын
I was actually surprised that this is not that different to the town I moved away from (two years ago). I moved there in 2005 i.e. closer to the date of filming than to the present. But the areas we see here - Eden Street, Clarence Street, Market Place - haven't changed that much. It's more the bits just outside that which have changed more radically.
@elliott316 Жыл бұрын
Predator headbands for curing headers were great
@garrywitcomb2334 Жыл бұрын
A winner from the off really in my opinion Still enjoyed regularly in my life Now collecting 70's rally cars keeps the interest. It's important to revisit your youth,and keep alive great memories Scale is good,shape and form of cars very close to the originals 😆😆
@garrywitcomb2334 Жыл бұрын
Still a big part of my life Great physical toy that can be enjoyed by the young and the old Because it requires the brain to keep rethinking tracks and endless set ups,its a real broad spectrum that keeps you interested.
@Tocsin-Bang Жыл бұрын
As a boy I loved Kingston, but by 1991 it was only marginally more attractive than the council rubbish dump. And it's got worse!
@terryblaze1839 Жыл бұрын
The presenter is off magpie TV Mick Roberto...
@angusmeigh5141 Жыл бұрын
I think the huge retail park at Colliers Wood a few miles away took a lot of trade away from Kingston town centre. It looks really rammed with shoppers here.
@DavidSmith-fn8ur Жыл бұрын
David Smith 44 seconds ago We at Middlesbrough will be eternally grateful for the Australian sunshine that this raw talent brought to our town including the kids around Ayersome Park who taught him most of what he knows. Thanks Craig, you will always be welcome. Unfortunately, like you, the Kirk has gone on to different things. I'm pleased I watched you play and God bless the Landlady who fed you. Genius to use John Peel.
@Nooziterp1 Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was 12 and 13 (1971/2) there was one boy in my class at school who everyone wanted to play with. The reason - he had a Scalextric!
@Nooziterp1 Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was 12 or 13 (1971/2) there was one boy in my class at school who everyone wanted to play with. The reason - he had a Scalextric!
@andybrowne7544 Жыл бұрын
Couldn't they find a presenter who can say Scalextric properly?
@sneifert1968 Жыл бұрын
I’m a child of this era and never heard of scalextric until recently when I decided to get back into slot cars. I remember Tyco ( TCR.. total control racing), AFX and Aurora. I’m starting up with Carrera because I like the more rigid track construction but I really like the Scalextric cars
@ClotEastwood Жыл бұрын
Took me back 50yrs. . . thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooo much for this upload
@simonworman7898 Жыл бұрын
Wonderfull old school commentary from a gentleman and so educated.There were many critics of British imanagment of the time,but if you worked for these guys you found them fair,paternal and engaging.Yes there was a class system in place but people did their jobs and folk could could through education and skill management move on or up.T he unions were pretty active them selves at this time educating there own with places at Ruskin and the rise of all the new red brick places of futher education,but Britain at this time was country of worn out industry/ machines but not people! Mrs Thatcher's approach was blunt,proably nessesary but had the main affect of sweeping away the likes of our commentator ali to our loss and many an old union man I have not been surprised to find
@gilessmedley619 Жыл бұрын
Sibilance 🤭
@johntate5050 Жыл бұрын
He doesn't let them talk. It's unwatchable because of Berry.
@fred-a-stair Жыл бұрын
I can see why I've never seen this presenter on tv or anything else, he's useless
@fredbloggs8362 Жыл бұрын
Great story, pretty amazing how he just kept applying common sense to basically invent something.
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Great documentary. Helen Masters at 50:47.
the "first ones" didn't even have pick-up brushes; just stripped wires
Just discovered this, and blimey hasn't it changed. I Worked in Bentalls then Manfields back in the mid - to late 60s. I loved Kingston back in the day!
brings tears to my eyes ....all gone now
Kaka, Zidane, Xavi, Bellingham, Del Piero, Pogba, Pedri, Trent A Arnold, Raul, Beckham, Gerrard... none probably ever heard of Craig Johnson, inventor of their boot, let alone that he played in the 1980's Liverpool FC team with Dalglish, Hansen, Barnes, and Rush.
Is the narrator the same voice as the computer in war games movie🥴
damn, M&S and Boots have been there fore ages!
The seven Saxons skinhead pub
THE PEOPLE ARE ALL WHITE 🇬🇧 WHAT FCKN HAPPENED 😥😥
Distantpod brought me here
The best years!
No one with a mobile phone, wonder how many idiots those mobile phones have created.
Look at all those people out shopping. Actual people in shops. At the end of the 90's and into the new century that would become a thing of the past.
He needed to cut his hair.
The presenter should just interview himself 😂
I grew up in Leatherhead, and a bus trip to Kingston was a treat! I remember Bentall's department store, and the amazing Christmas displays they used to have up the escalators. A great look around the town, thanks for sharing :)
Rev and go from scalextric the first ecig
. Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .
Ah, the Druids Head.... 8 rum & blacks for £1......Those were the daze.....
I used to drink with the Kingston skins can't remember the pub name
Lovely , so impressed , just fantastic , glad am in the hobby it changed my life , I love it, Congratulations to all who made it , just great certainly great fun 😊
Oh look English people.
shared liked loved
Much more in depth history of Scalextric on Ytube Part 1 and 2 from a 1992 dvd.
Thanks for Sharing, also been looking for this for a while !
I went between 1978 to 1980
0:04 Henri Pescarolo in a Ferrari. 14:00 sporting Brumos colors. The most exotic slottrack idea I have ever encountered though is 'Horse Racing'. I enjoyed it very much, Cheers:)
41:31 looks like a Gulf 917 and even Indytype racers were made (C79 C80) ... fantastic documentary and story .. I live in Germany and my slotcar set was branded 'Stabocar' running a Porsche 904 and an E-type . to me the artwork shown here is most appealing just like the original Grand Prix posters from the era :)🌹
Big Mouth Berry!! Not on TV anymore. :-0
A few years after all the building work and 'rejuvenation. 'Kingston had character back in the 80s. The pedestrianisation of towns all over the Uk make them into little havens for crime.
Lovely hobby , enjoy it , so , I ll keep my slot car racing , till am old so at my passing , given away , so or sold cheap , so , really till then , I ll enjoy it , so , I love it , it changed my life , and brings me lots of fun and joy , so, I continue on , so love it , Im happy , like am 12 or 13 , my parents bought , me a single Bathurst set , so it was lot of fun , so years later , in my mid to late , 40s after a set , picked Scalextric sets so am glad enjoy it again , Im so happy and enjoy it so so nice , so just fantastic so good , 😊😊😊
Lovely , so impressed, very informative, so , amazing , , Im in Australia love my hobby , Scalextric slot car racing , Im old now 54 in next month so have help from Jeff a friend so , he helps me a lot , so he into it too , I enjoy the all aspects of it , so glad , makes me young few ways , good for me so so happy and glad 😊
Still looks like England!!
I was actually surprised that this is not that different to the town I moved away from (two years ago). I moved there in 2005 i.e. closer to the date of filming than to the present. But the areas we see here - Eden Street, Clarence Street, Market Place - haven't changed that much. It's more the bits just outside that which have changed more radically.
Predator headbands for curing headers were great
A winner from the off really in my opinion Still enjoyed regularly in my life Now collecting 70's rally cars keeps the interest. It's important to revisit your youth,and keep alive great memories Scale is good,shape and form of cars very close to the originals 😆😆
Still a big part of my life Great physical toy that can be enjoyed by the young and the old Because it requires the brain to keep rethinking tracks and endless set ups,its a real broad spectrum that keeps you interested.
As a boy I loved Kingston, but by 1991 it was only marginally more attractive than the council rubbish dump. And it's got worse!
The presenter is off magpie TV Mick Roberto...
I think the huge retail park at Colliers Wood a few miles away took a lot of trade away from Kingston town centre. It looks really rammed with shoppers here.
David Smith 44 seconds ago We at Middlesbrough will be eternally grateful for the Australian sunshine that this raw talent brought to our town including the kids around Ayersome Park who taught him most of what he knows. Thanks Craig, you will always be welcome. Unfortunately, like you, the Kirk has gone on to different things. I'm pleased I watched you play and God bless the Landlady who fed you. Genius to use John Peel.
I remember when I was 12 and 13 (1971/2) there was one boy in my class at school who everyone wanted to play with. The reason - he had a Scalextric!
I remember when I was 12 or 13 (1971/2) there was one boy in my class at school who everyone wanted to play with. The reason - he had a Scalextric!
Couldn't they find a presenter who can say Scalextric properly?
I’m a child of this era and never heard of scalextric until recently when I decided to get back into slot cars. I remember Tyco ( TCR.. total control racing), AFX and Aurora. I’m starting up with Carrera because I like the more rigid track construction but I really like the Scalextric cars
Took me back 50yrs. . . thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooo much for this upload
Wonderfull old school commentary from a gentleman and so educated.There were many critics of British imanagment of the time,but if you worked for these guys you found them fair,paternal and engaging.Yes there was a class system in place but people did their jobs and folk could could through education and skill management move on or up.T he unions were pretty active them selves at this time educating there own with places at Ruskin and the rise of all the new red brick places of futher education,but Britain at this time was country of worn out industry/ machines but not people! Mrs Thatcher's approach was blunt,proably nessesary but had the main affect of sweeping away the likes of our commentator ali to our loss and many an old union man I have not been surprised to find
Sibilance 🤭
He doesn't let them talk. It's unwatchable because of Berry.
I can see why I've never seen this presenter on tv or anything else, he's useless
Great story, pretty amazing how he just kept applying common sense to basically invent something.