Brighton - Seaside Speedsters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1737A
Date Released
20 Sep 1962
Date submitted
16 Sep 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Great Tradition
  2. 2It Only Stops for Her!
  3. 3Ready for Blast-Off
  4. 4Brighton - Seaside Speedsters
  5. 5Hats off for Hill

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Brighton - Seaside Speedsters. DESCRIPTION: Entries at the Speed Trials at Brighton included old and new cars from the Edwardian chain-driven FIAT to Sydney Allard’s supercharged Dragster which requires a parachute to stop it. Built on the lines of American speedsters it’s the fastest sprint-car in Britain. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pits. (2 shots) new Cooper. MS Martin JAP sports car (2 shots). (2 shots) Sunbeam. (3 shots) FIAT. MS crowd. MS Fiat drives off. MS Fiat given flag. (2 shots) cars in trials. (2 shots) dragster in trials. (4 shots) Sydney Allard’s dragster.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
Brighton
Card file number
85133A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
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