Design for Speed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1458
Date Released
13 May 1957
Date submitted
7 May 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Premier in Germany
  2. 2Sir Anthony in Ottawa
  3. 3The Social Round: Cocktails in Rome
  4. 4The Social Round: Apple Blossom Queen
  5. 5The Social Round: Festival in Cannes
  6. 6Israeli Birthday
  7. 7Design for Speed
  8. 8Scotland’s Power Breeder
  9. 9Royal Windsor Horse Show
  10. 10World Cup - England’s Win
  11. *World Cup - Scotland’s Win

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Model of New Mg Record Attempt Car. DESCRIPTION: From the drawing boards at Abingdon comes what may be a new record breaker, a special MG for attempting a world land speed-record, in the 1 1/2 litre class. Stirling Moss is expected to pilot the car at speeds above 204 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: TPS. MS. Designer at work on drawing board with blue-print. Closer showing details of blue print. MS another designer joins man with model of car. CU of model of car on drawing board. Two men looking at board and model. Closer designer picks up model. CU model in man’s hands. CU another angle same.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
Berkshire; Abingdon
Card file number
70621
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:
Film clip

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