Car Crusher

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

538

Date Released

15 Apr 1965

Date recorded

12 Mar 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

689

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Car Crusher
2. 2Matchbox Cars
3. 3Sword Making

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Mountains of metal are the trademarks of a Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, scrapyard where business is really booming. Over a hundred cars a day are smashed beyond repair on Britain’s roads but they’re almost golden value to men who strip and crush the wrecks and sell the metal back to the steel mills. A sad sight but...

Keywords

Vehicles; Demolition

Locations

England; Hertfordshire; Waltham Cross

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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