Veteran Car Run

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2266A

Date Released

9 Nov 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Veteran Car Run. DESCRIPTION: ...And this year Graham Hill drives a 1903 Wolseley in the London-Brighton Veteran Car Run. Old films from Movietone’s Archives show previous runs. SHOTLIST: TITLE - THE OLD CROCKS come out: age 28 years, time for another run to Brighton, to mark 32nd anniversary of passing of The Man With Red Flag. SV pan box shaped car on Brighton run C 1928. SLV pan another car driving up Mall No 20. GV veteran car driving over Westminster Bridge, trams in background. SLV pan car No 23 along Mall. GV veteran cars and old bus going over Westminster Bridge. GTV veteran car driving over bridge with umbrella up. SV pan Malcolm Campbell making Kangaroo Start on Brighton run in 1931. SV another car No 17 starting off, driver and co-driver wearing heavy fur coats. Tracking shot No 17. SV spectators & signpost London 38_ Brighton 12_. SV RAC (?) man in road directing cars. LNV pan No 17 past. SV crowd pulling veteran car out of ditch. GV line of veteran cars along Brighton Front. SV two men sitting in car with umbrella up. SV man sitting in 1902 De Dion.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; History and archaeology

Locations

London; Brighton

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

98610A

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

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