An Eye on Your Wheels

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1545

Date Released

12 Jan 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cuba in Turmoil
2. 2President De Gaulle
3. 3Dazzling Diamonds
4. 4An Eye on Your Wheels
5. 5A Flight of Fashion
6. 6Dam Busters Recalled

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: An Eye on Your Wheels Vauxhall Motors. DESCRIPTION: Research engineers at a car factory are now using a television camera to help in their work. An aerial on the roof is connected to a small transmitter on the back seat. A picture of the component under test - in this case the front suspension - can be transmitted to the Research Laboratory. Here, engineers can study those hard to see parts of a motor vehicle under actual road conditions. SHOTLIST: No shot list.

Keywords

Vehicles; Communications; Science and technology; Television

Locations

England

Card file number

75933

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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