No 56: Dashcam 1985 Style......Castleford Town Centre....30.5.85 (New Audio)

39 years ago, Thursday 30th May, 1985 a lovely sunny & bustling town centre.
With a great selection of shops & Asda still in town.
When you could just about get everything you wanted in town.
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[@251hanomag]

To think were watching this video nearly 40 years later. That 40 years previously, when this was filmed. It was just after World War 2 had ended in Europe, on the 8th of May 1945. With Japans surrender in August 1945. ....................................................................... It`s interesting to slow the video down. You get a better view of the shops, & people. And the music stil sounds good.

[@Lee78072]

What a lovely time capsule.....

[@tilerman]

Didn't know it at the time, but 1985 was one of the best years of my life, i didn't have much but i had it all if that makes sense. Unforgettable part of my life.

[@jimsimpson1006]

Same here. I was one of Maggie Thatcher's Army (the 3 million unemployed) so basically bugger all money. 🙁 But I had my youth and perfect health. Those are things you can never get back again.

[@catbreath007]

Good to see old style Cas when it wasn't full of vape shops, Turkish barbers, nail bars, European mini markets full of crap pop & tat & numerous take-aways all selling the same food, Just genuine shops that provided the local community with the everyday essentials. If I had a time machine I wouldn't hesitate to go back ... Who's coming with me ??🤔

[@251hanomag]

Along with Asda, supermarket There was Bakers, & Grandways, in town. Also Currys, Valances, & the Tv & video rental shops. For all your electrical needs. Plenty of clothes, Shoe shops.etc, etc, etc...... And free parking at the time, was a lot better than online shopping.

[@easydrive3662]

Its incredible how the vehicles change in just 10 years between 1985 to 1995! We dont realise how things change so quick

[@laurencetitusoates6328]

Lots of English cars and lots of English people, what's not to like....

[@harrisonsharp6]

All Turkish in cas town now

[@Mr.Clingclong]

Wonderful video, really quite interesting. A time when we had shops and Bezos was just a future nightmare.

[@robwilliams6753]

before I even watch, great music pick.

[@251hanomag]

A Pink Floyd cassete was playing on the original recording. These "new audio" ones. Are to put some great records on, that were not on the originals videos

[@mattwebb6056]

And not one person looking down at a phone while walking....

[@andrewromans1967]

Classy Cas hey

[@a11csc]

love the west riding leyland national,and the cox of keighley british rail van

[@251hanomag]

And the cars !

[@a11csc]

@@251hanomag of course

[@leinster22]

Clean streets

[@smudgersmith1786]

The people appeared to be smarter and better turned out than they do nowadays.

[@JohnOBrien-v5z]

If a police car had an ANPR fitted back then it would probably be smoking going down the road 😂😂

[@easydrive3662]

Not one kia sportage, t-roc, x5 and the bloody rest of them to be seen! Just lotsa standard straight forward cars with character!

[@muckle8]

Too true . Mainly fords and Vauxhalls - great days looking back from the nightmare we have now.

[@easydrive3662]

@@muckle8 from the video you can see that roughly 50% of cars are fords and vauxhalls and the rest made up of french cars, german makes and a splattering of far east motors, guess it would be nissan, datsun, toyota mainly back then. I dont have a problem with SUVs, there all pretty decent looking things but they all look the same, too many of them and the roads are too cluttered now

[@muckle8]

I hate SUV,s - can’t see the point of them at all - they also are difficult to see past/through when following , I’m adamant these vans with windows must be increasing the accident rate in the Uk.

[@terryroberts505]

Not a pothole insight.....

[@thepub245]

Not a feckin muslim in sight either.

[@pietweety7020]

Mint

[@robwilliams6753]

nice of YT to not recognise that as an English word.

[@Lee-cz6ss]

I would say 85 is right , IIH Sadly the Datsun? Cherry Coupe came out the same year , those Vivas must have all been Ziebarted from new ! Northern Soul / Scooter lads at 2.50 with Fish & Chip Lunch? !?? I used to run a Butchers Shop in Cheshire at that time , great years ( early 80s Great Music , Then Madonna turned - up , couldn't hold a Fuckin Note!) , Nip to the Phone Box , put ya 10p in , or a 5p if you where quick ... Finish with yer then Mrs ...then off out Clubbin the next night , Charmin the Ladies ! None of this Shitfaced Or Twatter Bollox! You had to ASK EM in person ! I used to take £300- £500 to the Post Office ( Bank ) in those days , LOT OF MONEY THEN ...under a Bloodied Apron , most days , same time 2pm ish , not once did I worry about being Robbed .... I Shit it now if there is a Tenner in my Wallet .... My Mum & Dad where still quite young then , I took the Piss and took them for Granted for a while ....as 18 -21 year olds do ., I learned later to cherish them ... Don't do it Lads ....tell em ya love em ... every day ...So Missed . 200Kid.

[@davecl35]

Judging by the number of Vauxhall Vivas I would say before 1985

[@speakfreeley4473]

HC Vivas ceased production at the end of 1979 after being produced for nearly a decade. Back then (1985) they would have still been a highly common sight on UK roads.