Jet Car Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1848A
Date Released
5 Nov 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Fiery Fifth
  2. 2Heroine of the School
  3. 3Keeping the Wolves from the Door
  4. 4Memories for Royal Learner Driver
  5. 5Jet Car Record
  6. 6We Never Closed

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jet Car Record. DESCRIPTION: At Bonneville Salt Flats, Art Arfons, a garage owner from Akron, Ohio, prepares to set a new world record for free wheeling jet cars. But he can’t diminish Donald Campbell’s achievement. SHOTLIST: CU jet car. CU Art Arfons climbing into cockpit. CU Art in cockpit. Zoom out car’s tail. MS jet car pulling away. MS Auto Club representative. MLS pan - jet car passing camera. MS Art being lifted from car. CU Art Arfons. 560 mph.
Keywords
Vehicles; Records
Locations
United States of America; Bonneville Salt Flats
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
89009
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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