Starting on a Shoe-String

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1618A

Date Released

9 Jun 1960

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Starting on a Shoe-String. DESCRIPTION: How to be a racing driver without a lot of money? The Formula Junior idea supplies the answer for the young enthusiast who aims to be a Brabham or a Moss. An engine from an every-day shopping car can be installed in a racing car chassis. Up to 1000 cc. Minimum total weight 360 kilograms. And away they went in the Anerley Trophy race at the Crystal Palace. Trevor Taylor, in a Lotus-Ford, won the event at an average of 78 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: MCU man attending to racing car. CU men assembling car. CU men talking. CU man tinkering with engine. CU engine. MCU man tinkering with engine. CU engine (2). GV start of race. GV race in progress. GV ditto (3). GV Lotus driven by T Taylor (No 21). GV race in progress. GV same (2). GV same (4). GV T Taylor wins. GV crowd. MS car being weighed. CU car on scales. MS scales. MLS man with car in b/g.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing; Industry and manufacture

Locations

London; Crystal Palace; England

Card file number

80268

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

126

Story extras:

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