Motor Museum

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2249

Date Released

10 Jul 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Motor Museum
2. 2Model Planes
3. 3Queen in Glasgow
4. 4Opera House
5. 5Polish Fire Brigade

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Museum. DESCRIPTION: Lord Montagu’s Motor Museum began in 1952 on his estate at Beaulieu. The museum has advanced so far, that space was the problem. Today the National Motor Museum has taken its place, it is said to be the most important of its kind in the world, and was opened by the Duke of Kent. SHOTLIST: GV entrance to National Motor Museum. CU sign National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. GV pan interior from old cars to old racing cars. SV 1909 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. CU RR mascot on radiator. full CU RR on radiator. SV pan from steering wheel and brake to lamps and horn on Rolls. CU large lamp on Rolls. LV 1913 Vauxhall Prince Henry. CU nameplates ditto. LV open top deck General bus with solid tyres. SV pan Duke of Kent arriving in 1899 Daimler driven by Lord Montagu. GV Duke and Montagu drive round old cars on view. SV pan Duke and Montagu drive past old cars. SV pan historic vehicles on view. CU radiator Bugatti ditto Renault and Wolseley, Bentley. SV Duke & Montagu drive past old cars. CU radiator on Frazer Nash and Talbot London. SV old cars on view. CU two modern chauffeurs. CU radiator Ford 1924. SCU pan 1924 Ford drives past. SV pan Montagu entering museum pan to crowd watching. SV Duke opens museum. SV audiences applauding. LV pan various racing cars on view. SV Montagu & Duke looking at Stewart’s 1970 March-Ford. SCU Duke and Montagu looking. CU pan from Ford engine to steering wheel. Tracking shot past 1935 ERA. CU steering wheel and cockpit of ERA. CU radiator of Irala 120 hp 1907. SV showing dashboard & open cockpit. CU gauges on dashboard pan to steering wheel. Full CU Duke. GV 3 famous racing cars, Donald Campbell’s Bluebird, Henry Seagrave’s Sunbeam and Golden Arrow. SV 1961 Bluebird driven by Donald Campbell. LV 1927 Sunbeam driven by Segrave. CU writing on Sunbeam - 1st Car In World To Attain Speed Of Over 200 mph. SV Sir Henry’s 1929 Golden Arrow. SV pan Duke and Montagu driving past cheering crowds.

Keywords

Vehicles; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Hampshire; Beaulieu

Card file number

98276

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Pat Whitaker

Length of story (in feet)

221

Story extras:

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