Paddy Hopkirk

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

486

Date Released

19 Apr 1964

Date recorded

20 Mar 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

728

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pub Barber
2. 2Paddy Hopkirk
3. 3Woman Animal Trainer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: ... as wavy as the tracks left by Paddy Hopkirk, the famous rally driver, as he puts his Monte Carlo Mini through its paces, backing it through obstacles and skid-turning. Paddy switches from his hundred-mile-an-hour rally car to a standard one, and gives some illuminating tips on road safety. He gets in the midst of some really bad drivers then finds one man with his L-plates up whose motoring he can really praise. We leave him and meet ...

Keywords

Motor racing; Road transport

Locations

Southampton; England; Hampshire

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

309

Story extras:

Film clip

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