World Cup Rally Starts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2133A
Date Released
23 Apr 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Apollo - OK
  2. 2World Cup Rally Starts
  3. 3Avalanche
  4. 4Ice Skating Championships
  5. 5Badminton Horse Trials

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Cup Rally. DESCRIPTION: The most challenging Car Rally ever devised leaves Wembley Stadium for Mexico City. After four and a half thousand miles round Europe, a twelve thousand mile drive over some of the worst roads in the world, through the swamps, deserts and jungles of South America. SHOTLIST: GV crowd Wembley Stadium. LV car No 4 (Berry Magicol Ltd (Hillman)) Rodney Badham. CU pan from driver to football. CU grill on car. CU Jimmy Greaves into car (Ford Escort). No 26. CU Australian driver Ken Tubman. SV driver into car No 32 Austin 1800. CU Rolls Royce No 52 (Ray Richards) grill over lights. SV Rolls Royce. CU overhead exhaust on Rolls. SV pan from Rolls to crowd. SCU Russian entry No 71 (Gounnar Holm (Moskvitch 412)) pan to drivers. CU Prince Michael. LV pan Prince to car No 70 (Austin Maxi). GV car No 1 R Buchanan Triumph 25 P1 at starting point. CU Alf Ramsey drops flag at start. CU car No 1 R Buchanan away. CU car No 2 Terry Hunter away (Porsche). SV car No 3 Peter Jopp (Morris 1800) away. SV car No 4 Rodney Badham (Hillman Hunter). GV pan car leaving Wembley through crowd. TV ditto. GV cars over Westminster Bridge, Peter Jopp (Morris 1800). SV car No 3. SV car No 8 British Army John Rhodes (Peugeot 504) broken down. LV pan car No 7 P Garrett (Viva GT). SV car No 13 (Rolls Royce). DWA Martin passes taxi. LV car No 10 CJ Woodley (Vauxhall Ventora). LV pan car No 25 Mrs G Trautmann (Citroen) and others round roundabout. CU car No 32 K Tubman (Austin 1800) passing. SV car No 30 Captain C Marriott (Trident Venturer) passing. GV car No 36 P Kube (BMW) passing. SV car No 32 Tubman (1800) passing. CU car No 1 (Buchanan) Triumph 2.5. GV Boulogne Harbour. CU sign Car Ferry. GV ferry arrives. LV sign Welcome to Boulogne. SV cars leave ferry. BV ditto. CU & TV cars leaving. GV cars parked. SV driver with customs officials. SV beach buggy. GV pan car in open country. GV pan car No 3 P Jopp (Morris 1800) along road. GV car No 5. Travel shot cars en route.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Motor racing; Competitions; Transport; Military
Locations
France; London; Dover; England; Wembley; Boulogne
Footage sources
France
Card file number
95842
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ray Gallard
Length of story (in feet)
302
Story extras:
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