For Cheaper Motoring

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1549A

Date Released

12 Feb 1959

Date submitted

9 Feb 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Nairobi Greets Queen Mother
2. 2Famous Airport to Go?
3. 3For Cheaper Motoring
4. 4The Prince in Pakistan
5. 5Scotland V Wales
6. 6Over the Top

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tel Car. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show a British invention: a four-seater, with a cruising speed of thirty miles an hour, and a top speed of fifty. Running cost: a thousand miles for a quid, or about a farthing a mile. No re-bores, no oil, water or anti-freeze. SHOTLIST: Tracking shot car (key). LS to MS new car. Tracking shot - car. MS car passes camera. MS tracking shot car. MS car comes to halt. CU woman driver. CU operating pedal controls. Inventor plugs in battery wire in car. MS plugs into garage. CU batteries in back of car. MS same. (Battery Powered Car).

Keywords

Vehicles; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Kent; England

Card file number

76308

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Michael Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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