Le Mans Hat-Trick

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2052A

Date Released

3 Oct 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Piggy-Back Plane
2. 2Swinging City
3. 3Bunnies in the Bar
4. 4Le Mans Hat-Trick
5. 5News in Colour: Christmas - Children’s Festival
6. 6News in Colour: Christmas Deadline for Cunard’s Queen

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Le Mans Hat-Trick. DESCRIPTION: For the third year running, Fords win the 24-hour Sports car classic. A British built Ford GT 40 scores a six lap victory to take the World Sports Car Championship from the German Porsches. SHOTLIST: GV pan start of 24 hour race at Le Mans, for sports cars. 9 shots car past. MS pan car spins. 3 shots cars past. MS pan winner Pedro Rodriguez No 9 takes flag and pulls into pits in GT 40 Ford. MS Pedro Rodriguez drinking champagne.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Locations

France; Le Mans

Footage sources

France

Card file number

93980

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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