Unknown 'Black Maria'

Unknown in Kate Plus Ten, Movie, 1938

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

00:02:15 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2021-06-05 20:31	Police Prisoner van, but nothing seen of the front. Potentially a 1933-37 Morris-Commercial C11/40 by the wheels and top of bonnet but nothing to confirm it further as in use as a Black Maria.
Baube ◊ 2021-06-05 21:14	that reminds me a book i read ( and own ? i don't even remember.. lol ) a long time ago
fred1969 ◊ 2021-06-05 21:55	in France we call this police prisoner van a "salad basket" -- Last edit: 2021-06-05 22:19:14
Baube ◊ 2021-06-05 21:59	same here : " Panier à salade " ( here salad and lettuce often share the " salade " name ) don't know why either.. does lettuce get frequently arrested ? ..
fred1969 ◊ 2021-06-05 22:18	Baube wrote same here : " Panier à salade " ( here salad and lettuce often share the " salade " name ) don't know why either.. does lettuce get frequently arrested ? .. it's because the prisoners who were transported in these vehicles during long journeys on partly broken roads were so shaken, that they were quickly likened to a salad in his basket. (a container pierced or with bars)
dsl ◊ 2021-06-05 22:27	Baube wrote .... does lettuce get frequently arrested ? They do if they hang around suspiciously on street corners in bunches.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-06-05 22:43	No, surely it’s the grapes that hang around in bunches, while awaiting their place in a Waldorf salad.
Baube ◊ 2021-06-06 00:02	x2 -- Last edit: 2021-06-06 00:02:50