Worst Drive in the World

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2060A

Date Released

28 Nov 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Worst Drive in the World. DESCRIPTION: Ninety eight cars leave London’s Crystal Palace on the toughest Motoring marathon ever held. Ten thousand miles including some of the worst roads in the world, all the way to Sydney, Australia. SHOTLIST: CU London-Sydney Rally programme. MS pan Miss World Penny Plummer on cycle. GV rally paddock at Crystal Palace. CU Penny Plummer. CU clock on dashboard. MS car being prepared. MS boot of MG. Montage sequence of cars and equipment. Two shots RAF Hillman Hunter. MCU Major Bailey. 2 shots Major Bailey’s Land Rover. GV paddock. MS Moskvitch No 7 (Russian entry). MCU No 32. MS No 32 Mercedes. CU Mercedes symbol. MCU sign Switzerland. MS Saab No 56. 3 shots drivers. MS sign on car British Leyland. MS pan car No 4 being prepared. MS walk-in shot Bentley. MS pan car No 18 away. MCU clock. MS pan Cortina away. MLS pan car away. 2 shots cars cross Westminster Bridge. CU pan map showing route from London to Delhi. BCU Delhi on map. MS pan Rover No 44 past. 2 CUs man showing route from Bombay to Freemantle. MS pan car past. CU map showing route from Freemantle to Sydney. 3 shots cars past on Australian roads (Library material). 2 shots car through river. 3 shots car along bumpy road.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Competitions; Road transport; Air force; Military

Locations

London; Crystal Palace; Sydney; Australia; United Kingdom

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

94171

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

260

Story extras:

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