British Car Records

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1160
Date Released
27 Aug 1951
Date submitted
23 Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Pakistan’s Fourth Birthday
  2. 2British Car Records
  3. 3Dare-Devils of the Air
  4. 4Boxing - Great Britain V USA
  5. 5Jamaica’s Worst Hurricane
  6. 6Stokes Home
  7. *Scottish Cattle Round-Up

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Car Records. DESCRIPTION: In his Magic Midget MG, Lieutenant-Colonel Goldie Gardner, on a 13-mile course over the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, broke no fewer than 6 International and ten American records. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Goldie Gardner climbing into MG car. Ditto - similar shots. Fixing perspex over seat. Pushing car out onto course. Various shots of MG speeding along track. Cut-in of travelling shot showing black line which car follows. Gardner being flagged. CU Gardner after finish.
Keywords
Vehicles; Records; Motor vehicles; Speed records; Military
Locations
Utah; Bonneville Salt Flats
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
55987
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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