World on Wheels - The Commercial Vehicle Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1738
Date Released
24 Sep 1962
Date submitted
16 Sep 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Tree Tops It
  2. 2Waiting to Grow Up
  3. 3Gandhi Remembered
  4. 4Paddling Pussies
  5. 5World on Wheels - The Commercial Vehicle Show
  6. 6World on Wheels - A Modified Mini-Car
  7. 7World on Wheels - New Safety Barrier

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commercial Motor Show. DESCRIPTION: Advances in car design often first developed in the commercial field. The new Land Rover. Big Ben, a giant oil-field tractor. Safety belts for lorry drivers, and a glass fibre lorry cab that tilts forward. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV motor show. MLS same. MS Scammel tipper (side view). MCU same (back view). (2 shots) crane lifting chassis. MS Land Rover. MS coach. Mercedes Benz. CU engine of coach. MS interior of coach. MS (2 shots) truck. MCU safety belt in truck. MCU Ford cabin tips forward, side view. MLS same back view. GV motor show.
Keywords
Vehicles; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Earls Court
Card file number
85177
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
245
Story extras:
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