that is a great set up

not like the Americans this is backward

This got scrapped?

This was the best ride at the Numurkah show back in the 80's. It's a shame the octopus no longer appears at shows anymore.. Maybe the younger generation these days would find it boring compared to the modern rides? I can still say the Zipper and Gravitron were fun but not after eating a dippy dog...

Great video

Great video

Great video thanks

Worked on one of these machines for Anthony Harris of Pat Collins for seven seasons, heavy machine to build up , pull down. Perhaps the owner of this ride might invest in some speakers, turntables and amplifiers looks and sounds a lot better with music.

The unit is now in the carter's family and has had work done to preserve it but no longer says Smith

Worked with travelling funfairs casual and full-time for over 15 years in the late 60s and 70s that’s when travelling funfairs were proper not these rubbishy travelling theme parks that’s all is these days the music they play the stuff they have all down to theme parks, definitely not the same American theme, parks rubbish

Shame the transport wasn't looked after

Just noticed, this ride used to turn clockwise back in the 1960’s, not anti-clockwise as now.

Rode this Octopus ride many times as a kid back in the early 1960’s when Benson’s fair came to South Park near Reigate. They arrived with Scammel Pioneers pulling trailers containing the dodgems, switchback/Noah’s Ark, whip and this octopus. Benson’s fair still comes to Horsham, still a great fair.

Love these rides, Carters had the Octopus and the Skid, they may have taken those Reverchon "Jubilee" dodgems as well, they look brand new in this footage. Carters have just replaced their Reverchon set with some restored 60s Supercar dodgems which look stunning.

Reverchon "Jubilee" dodgem cars, lovely!

Brilliant

This is great. My mothers name is Penfold, her father's name was Bill, he was a showman from Gravesend Kent

Please keep the classic’s alive

Another classic from our fairground heritage that needs a good knowledgeable owner.. Especially one who can make it turn in the Clockwise direction, the way all UK rides were intended to rotate.. NOT anticlockwise..

A true classic, I remember George Scarrott had one he bought in the early 1970s, he has it still now. I remember Scarrotts fairs as a child in the 1980s in Wootton Bassett, nice to see the original controls to including the memette fusebox made by MEM, Midland electrical manufacturing. George Scarrott also has a few classic trucks to.

That famous artwork is what got me hooked on the travelling fairs. just the sight of wallis's maroon 8 leggers thundering up the a41 towards my local grounds (EASTHAM WIRRAL) got me going crazy ha, I remember those days well I'd be at the fair from 9AM to 9PM every day the bollockings i got off my old man were well worth it, its FAIR to say I got my monies worth out of that funfair. Thanks for the movie its really appreciated.

i am glad that they found a new home for this lovely fair ground ride after repairing it

Can the Octopus operate in both directions and can the concentric cam go in both directions, i seem to remember seeing the ride stationary with the concentric cam sending the arms up and down? Great machine & video.

I didn't know Griff Rhys Jones was a fairground ride owner.

vehicle at @1:40 is currently for sale at bruceatfield.co.uk/product/albion-cx22-lorry-c-w-scammel-winch/

Great film always liked riding the skid

the name is spelled wrong it has an o instead of a y

My dads got an octopus that loads all at once

Stuff permission we all want yo see this

You can't beat a ride on the Octopus ride. What I wouldn't do to re-live my childhood fun on the Octopus. Unfortunately this ride is very seldom seen on our show circuit or anywhere else much in Australia. If you want to have some good old fashioned fun and laughter and a bit of a scare, bring back the old rides especially the Octopus. Yeah there are some who say that the old rides are tame, but there are some like the UFO ride, Moon Ride, The Tip Top, The Turbo, and I could go on. These old rides will soon put your heart in your mouth. Especially the old moon ride, which I think was a bit dangerous as you sat inside the moon itself and the galaxy was all around you. It would spin slow and then peak at approximately 40kph and also it went backwards. The seats really had no safety belts only a handlebar which was placed across your lap. The whole ride relied on centrifugal force inside. It was fun. Sadly rides like these have either gotta make money for the owners or they get scrapped until someone finds them and brings them back to life. But the Octopus, comes along Australia, we need this ride back on the show circuits. I am still a number one Octopus rider fan forever. 🐙🐙🐙🐙😂😅😊😉😁😎😎😎

I used to work for this gaff back in late 70s best days of my life on the road

some of those trucks need some serious work

that octopus is running backwards

leighton buzzard bedfordshire

Get rid of that bloody music then we can here the guy talk.

I love the old tractor units.........there's always a German Shepherd dog with a fair.........didn't see one on this occasion though

I ran one for Carter Shows in Thamesville ont

Enjoyed the video but the background music is just a bit too loud when he is speaking.

spot on!!! can i be cheeky and ask how much you sold it for?

I love to see these old fairground rides being looked after and this one looks great .

what great days does anyone know what happened to webbs funfair which was based at watford

This is a very nice looking machine

this skid is now owned by carters

how much did you sell this for in the end?

There's some graft in building up that skid isn't there? Never built one of those up in all my time on the grounds, but blimey, that's a working job! Thanks for the videos, some great footage there for sure!

Is this video still available somewhere & where can I buy it. Thanks in anticipation.

I believe some of these rides were eventually sold on to Carters from Gerry Cottle.

Where can i get this video. Is it still available somewhere.

Nor have i lol

Sorry to be a wet blanket but have you been given permission by the Darby family to upload this? I bought this video from TD Video