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British Columbia (TCH 1, BC 19, BC 7) color dashcam films from 1966

Started by Kniwt, May 28, 2019, 12:34:22 AM

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Kniwt

TranBC posted color dashcam video from 1966 along Highways 1 and 19 (now 19A) on Vancouver Island, and from Highway 7 between Burnaby and Maple Ridge.

In a comment, they explain that this isn't actually motion-picture film, but rather something akin to a primitive Street View car: "The movies were created by taking individual photos every 80 feet or so and then processing them all together on one 35mm film reel." If you pause at just the right points, you can make out some pre-metric signs.

Vancouver Island (in three parts):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_vzliLaZOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB0lmlXz0AA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJGhf3uqEJQ

Highway 7:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozKHA0PhsJY


compdude787

Wow, this seems pretty neat! I wonder how common it was for people top do videos like this way back then.

ClassicHasClass

The San Diego videos someone posted recently were done with a similar system. You can see the road accumulated distance on LEDs on the top of the frame. I suspect this type of rig was not unusual for contemporary road surveys back then.

ErmineNotyours

In the pavement: "Keep BC clean, use your ashtray."  It's strange to see non-traffic messages written on pavement.



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