When real men smelled of engine oil cigarettes and brill cream


I have seen the first half of this on You tube, but the whole movie wasn't there. There is also a great history of trying to keep Triumph alive before its eventual demise. The workers worked for nothing for extended periods as a cooperative .... thanks for putting this up. Couldn't afford Brill creame, I used Vasaline Hair Tonic, probably why I have no hair now.

Thanks for this
 
germ79 said:
Maybe I'm just tired, but I often think I would have enjoyed growing up in that time period more than this one. Was life as insanely busy back then as it is now?!
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Ah yes, the good ol' days, eh??

But think - fifty years from now, THESE will be the good ol' days............

Bit of a worry, that.....................
 
ruzzle said:
Ah yes, the good ol' days, eh??

But think - fifty years from now, THESE will be the good ol' days............

Bit of a worry, that.....................
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Always look on the bright side of life - Not if your dead which 99% of us will be!

 
Funny Story about Brylcreem, back in the late 50's early 60's my father was a hot Linesman for Alberta power. On Friday nights if they were stringing power lines in a more remote location and they could not get back to town in time to do their hair up right before they went to the bar they would just climb the poles and crack a transformer dip the comb in and use that to fancy up their hair. Can you imagine that happening today, the EPA would crucify you and you would be locked away for decontamination. Dad always said that Brylcreem worked better but you made do with what you had
 
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