We had one out at Stuart, Townsville , back when I was in the Army. I had a V8 Falcon"shaggin wagon"With murals onethe side. Open the back, and"watch the movie"with the girlfriend, who I ended up marrying, a mistake. Closed now. Also , we still have open air movies at the sports and req club at Horsehoe bay on Magnetic island, at times. Great for the kids. Bill
I had a boyfriendwho drove an ex-hearse. But I wasn't silly enough to marry that one
dazren said
05:55 PM Jul 12, 2013
Yep ?? best memory I have is we went to the Maribynong drive in Vic to see the Beatles Help !! My best mate was probably one of the first guys to were an earing in his ear ?? it was a little Bell, As he was walking to the tuck shop, a guy leaned out of his car and said ?? Hello ''Tinkerbell'' gimme a kiss ?? My mate went to say something ? BUT it turned out there were four carloads, of them ?? Hmm not good ?? So the mate came back to our group and said I need ''back-up'' We were in a group of nine carloads.
So we filtered down to the offending vehicle, And confronted the ''Big mouth'' His friends got out of their cars, it was then explained to them, [ firmly] this situation can be settled Either All In ?? or One on One ?? Then my mate confronted Mr Big mouth, and said would you like to say sorry mate !! or give me that Kiss you promised ?? Mr Big mouth through a punch that was blocked, and then promptly recieved a good right hook on the chin and went down, after about 2 minutes he got up, still groggy, and said sorry mate I was a bit out of line, ??
So the mate said No worries, enjoy the movie and you can also keep that kiss, !! and off we went back to our cars, Ahhh !! they were the good old days, where you could settle a dispute the good old Aussie way, and not worry about all in brawls, with guns knives and bottles like todays cowards fight ?
dazren said
06:06 PM Jul 12, 2013
Duh wrote:
The dog lady wrote:
Did you guys all go to the drive in to watch a movie? Come on, be honest, your mum's not listening in!!
Ummmm......most of the time, there were moments when my windscreen fogged up now and then though! So what about you girls?
Took two to Tango! LOL
The "guys" was meant as a generic to include both genders
Hello Doglady, Gee I am glad you cleared up what you meant there ?? ------ As there are thousands of Nice respectable Men out there that were doing the right thing in talking a Nice girl out to see a nice Movie, Only to find that those nice girls, once in a ''Drive In'' type envoiroment, turned into sexual predators, and took Advantage of those poor well meaning Boys,
Duh said
07:06 PM Jul 12, 2013
dazren wrote:
Duh wrote:
The dog lady wrote:
Did you guys all go to the drive in to watch a movie? Come on, be honest, your mum's not listening in!!
Ummmm......most of the time, there were moments when my windscreen fogged up now and then though! So what about you girls?
Took two to Tango! LOL
The "guys" was meant as a generic to include both genders
Hello Doglady, Gee I am glad you cleared up what you meant there ?? ------ As there are thousands of Nice respectable Men out there that were doing the right thing in talking a Nice girl out to see a nice Movie, Only to find that those nice girls, once in a ''Drive In'' type envoiroment, turned into sexual predators, and took Advantage of those poor well meaning Boys,
No worries Doglady, I guess I'm old school and still think in terms of blokes and sheila's
Yes Dazren, and when they took advantage of us of course we protested and resisted bitterly didn't we, he he
dazren said
10:19 PM Jul 12, 2013
Duh wrote, [ in part ] ---- Yes Dazren, and when they took advantage of us of course we protested and resisted bitterly didn't we, he he
Nooo ??/ My father told me ?? Always Keep the Girls HAPPY ??? So i was Happy, to keep the Girls Happy, Whilst they were making Me Happy,
Dougwe said
10:35 PM Jul 12, 2013
Bugger, sounds like I should have been a patron not a worker at the drive-in.
I might start up a drive-in here in Townsville, no dazzled wombats or gypsies allowed without prior arrangement.
dazren said
10:49 PM Jul 12, 2013
capricorn and pisces said
03:20 AM Jul 13, 2013
Just after I finished typing my previous bit about remembering Chullora drive in, my other half said "remember it was a twin drive in"
Well, no I don't remember it being a "twin" drive in....what was so special about a "twin" drive in, what did I miss out on, why don't I remember that it was a twin drive in?
cheers Capricorn
Duh said
08:37 AM Jul 13, 2013
capricorn and pisces wrote:
Just after I finished typing my previous bit about remembering Chullora drive in, my other half said "remember it was a twin drive in"
Well, no I don't remember it being a "twin" drive in....what was so special about a "twin" drive in, what did I miss out on, why don't I remember that it was a twin drive in?
cheers Capricorn
I vaguely remember that term also, wasn't that where you parked your vehicle faced one way to view a certain movie or in the opposite direction if you were watching another? Who can remember ????
Dazren, nice to know you shared your "pleasure".
QueenKombi said
10:05 PM Jul 13, 2013
This really is a trip down memory lane
I remember going out with a guy who owned an old '54 Vanguard. It was great at the drive-in when it started to rain because it had electric wipers whereas the old Holdens of the day had to have the engine running before the wipers would work.
However times were tough in those days and we couldn't always afford to go in, so on a frosty night we'd sit out on the main road facing the big screen which was on a sight angle, but we could see well enough. On said frosty night, if we wound down the passenger side window, you could clearly hear the sound due to all those speakers going at once in the cars that were inside.
Then those things were introduced whereby the car radio tuned to a certain frequency was able to pick up the sound. The idea was to avoid the cost of replacing those speakers torn off their post when people forgot to hang them up. Unfortunately for the operators of the Southern Drive-in (Sebastopol, Victoria) this idea caused an influx of cheap-skates (like us if we could find a park) who simply sat outside the drive-in and used their radios to listen in, so they grew poplars right along the inside of the fence line. Just as they were getting to a height where they were actually beginning to cut off the view from the screen, the entire drive-in scene became unprofitable and the Southern Drive-in closed down. It too is a housing estate now
Dougwe said
12:49 AM Jul 15, 2013
capricorn and pisces wrote:
Just after I finished typing my previous bit about remembering Chullora drive in, my other half said "remember it was a twin drive in"
Well, no I don't remember it being a "twin" drive in....what was so special about a "twin" drive in, what did I miss out on, why don't I remember that it was a twin drive in?
cheers Capricorn
Your mind must have been occupied at the time Capricorn and didn't notice a screen at the back of you. That's what happens when you get engrossed in a movie.
Bruiser said
02:54 AM Jul 17, 2013
Used to go to Elizabeth & Gepps X (still there) I had 2 Customlines both with lay back seats, remember them. They were big enough inside with the seats down to have a party in, left the panel vans for dead and I had a couple of them later. Wonder where all those people from those times are now ?
Regards Bruiser
johnq said
03:00 AM Jul 17, 2013
Not a drive in movie but a drive in of sorts.
In one city we lived between farms there was a family who used to screen assorted films, mainly travel, in their front yard with the screen facing the street. They and neighbours sat in deck chairs to watch. It was a regular event.
Soon they also had a number of cars parked outside (no gutters) with families getting free entertainment. No-one minded back then.
The funny bit was when they woke to passing the hat around outside for coin donations, a time in the evening when some cars found it necessary to leave.
-- Edited by johnq on Wednesday 17th of July 2013 03:00:43 AM
Peterpan said
04:43 PM Jul 17, 2013
I remember the old Croydon (Vic) Drive in. I managed to get free tickets for the next visit.
The freebies were for "The oldest car at the drive in. 1st car was a 1928 Austin 12,
The 2nd car was a 1956 Hillman Husky Station Wagon.( Side valve motor). Sadly the drive
In is no longer. Still fond memories remain.
Kevin
rockylizard said
05:09 PM Jul 17, 2013
Gday...
Jericho QLD still operates their drive-in theatre - photos attached.
I had a boyfriendwho drove an ex-hearse
. But I wasn't silly enough to marry that one
Yep ?? best memory I have is we went to the Maribynong drive in Vic to see the Beatles Help !! My best mate was probably one of the first guys to were an earing in his ear ?? it was a little Bell, As he was walking to the tuck shop, a guy leaned out of his car and said ?? Hello ''Tinkerbell'' gimme a kiss ?? My mate went to say something ? BUT it turned out there were four carloads, of them ?? Hmm not good ?? So the mate came back to our group and said I need ''back-up'' We were in a group of nine carloads.
So we filtered down to the offending vehicle, And confronted the ''Big mouth'' His friends got out of their cars, it was then explained to them, [ firmly] this situation can be settled Either All In ?? or One on One ?? Then my mate confronted Mr Big mouth, and said would you like to say sorry mate !! or give me that Kiss you promised ?? Mr Big mouth through a punch that was blocked, and then promptly recieved a good right hook on the chin and went down, after about 2 minutes he got up, still groggy, and said sorry mate I was a bit out of line, ??
So the mate said No worries, enjoy the movie and you can also keep that kiss, !! and off we went back to our cars, Ahhh !! they were the good old days, where you could settle a dispute the good old Aussie way, and not worry about all in brawls, with guns knives and bottles like todays cowards fight ?
The "guys" was meant as a generic to include both genders
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No worries Doglady, I guess I'm old school and still think in terms of blokes and sheila's
Yes Dazren, and when they took advantage of us of course we protested and resisted bitterly didn't we, he he
Duh wrote, [ in part ] ---- Yes Dazren, and when they took advantage of us of course we protested and resisted bitterly didn't we, he he
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Nooo ??/ My father told me ?? Always Keep the Girls HAPPY ??? So i was Happy, to keep the Girls Happy, Whilst they were making Me Happy,
I might start up a drive-in here in Townsville, no dazzled wombats or gypsies allowed without prior arrangement.
Just after I finished typing my previous bit about remembering Chullora drive in, my other half said "remember it was a twin drive in"
Well, no I don't remember it being a "twin" drive in....what was so special about a "twin" drive in, what did I miss out on, why don't I remember that it was a twin drive in?
cheers Capricorn
I vaguely remember that term also, wasn't that where you parked your vehicle faced one way to view a certain movie or in the opposite direction if you were watching another? Who can remember ????
Dazren, nice to know you shared your "pleasure".
This really is a trip down memory lane
I remember going out with a guy who owned an old '54 Vanguard. It was great at the drive-in when it started to rain because it had electric wipers whereas the old Holdens of the day had to have the engine running before the wipers would work.
However times were tough in those days and we couldn't always afford to go in, so on a frosty night we'd sit out on the main road facing the big screen which was on a sight angle, but we could see well enough. On said frosty night, if we wound down the passenger side window, you could clearly hear the sound due to all those speakers going at once in the cars that were inside.
Then those things were introduced whereby the car radio tuned to a certain frequency was able to pick up the sound. The idea was to avoid the cost of replacing those speakers torn off their post when people forgot to hang them up. Unfortunately for the operators of the Southern Drive-in (Sebastopol, Victoria) this idea caused an influx of cheap-skates (like us if we could find a park) who simply sat outside the drive-in and used their radios to listen in, so they grew poplars right along the inside of the fence line. Just as they were getting to a height where they were actually beginning to cut off the view from the screen, the entire drive-in scene became unprofitable and the Southern Drive-in closed down. It too is a housing estate now
Your mind must have been occupied at the time Capricorn and didn't notice a screen at the back of you. That's what happens when you get engrossed in a movie.
Regards Bruiser
Not a drive in movie but a drive in of sorts.
In one city we lived between farms there was a family who used to screen assorted films, mainly travel, in their front yard with the screen facing the street. They and neighbours sat in deck chairs to watch. It was a regular event.
Soon they also had a number of cars parked outside (no gutters) with families getting free entertainment. No-one minded back then.
The funny bit was when they woke to passing the hat around outside for coin donations, a time in the evening when some cars found it necessary to leave.
-- Edited by johnq on Wednesday 17th of July 2013 03:00:43 AM
I remember the old Croydon (Vic) Drive in. I managed to get free tickets for the next visit.
The freebies were for "The oldest car at the drive in. 1st car was a 1928 Austin 12,
The 2nd car was a 1956 Hillman Husky Station Wagon.( Side valve motor). Sadly the drive
In is no longer. Still fond memories remain.
Kevin
Gday...
Jericho QLD still operates their drive-in theatre - photos attached.
Cheers - John
Thanks, that is a good one and nice photos too. Got a grin out of the brass plaque.