Brannigan – The Ford Capri Jump

Dave Jones has kindly provided a little more information regarding the Ford Capri ‘jump’ of the open Tower Bridge.

“I was there when it was filmed……… in the studio at Pinewood.
The Capri was a Dinky / Corgi model resprayed for the occasion and a scale model of Tower Bridge was built.
The whole process was handled by a company at Pinewood called ‘Effects Associated’, and they had a devils own job getting the bonnet and doors to remain closed, and the trajectory correct. Finally, in a fashion used by little boys when propelling their toy cars of old across a floor, they managed the take seen in the film using a high speed camera and the model of Tower Bridge.

Watching the rushes for that one scene it was amazing how many attempts were made. After shooting I was offered the Capri model as a gift, but said no thanks as I felt that I was ‘all growd up’ at the time and had no time for toys…… oh dear, oh dear. what a mistake.”