Soapbox Derby

Series

Series Name
New Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
475
Date Released
19 Oct 1953
Length of issue (in feet)
759
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Garden Plane
  2. 2Black Cats
  3. 3Fish Research
  4. 4Chicken-Bone Caricatures
  5. 5Soapbox Derby

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
SHOTLIST: (Wembley). MS scouts working on car (No 12). MS three scouts working on (Right Monkey) MSC. Two boys working on car (White Nancy). MS scouts polishing No 54. CS. The scouts - pan to his car (Skipper Pride). MS three scouts checking peddle movement on car. MS scouts stepping into car. CS. Name on car ‘Soapbox Derby 2953’ the scout - E11 R. Tilt up to scout sitting in car. MCS. Another scout working on car with back to camera - words on Scout’s bag read "Rodger the Dodger" name on car same. MS two more scouts working on "Smethwich Smoker 11". CS "Smethwick Smoker 11" on car. CS name on car "Jet 220". VCS name on car "The Thing" 48. CS name on car "Gorgeous Gussie". CS name on car "Gezzabel" car no 7. MLS the pits. MS people, possible judges, looking on. MLS line up for the start - starter holds up flag, and brings it down. Pan away with cars. MS (tracking) cars racing. MCS young scouts cheering. MLS (tracking) cars racing. MS cars passing camera. MS pan car cars racing.
Keywords
Organisations; Vehicles; Competitions; Youth
Length of story (in feet)
136
Story extras:
Film clip

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