Monster Motor

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2440

Date Released

7 Mar 1976

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monster Motor. DESCRIPTION: The World’s most powerful private car goes for a test run on the Santa-Pod racetrack, known as the Jameson-Concorde it has a top speed of 185mph. SHOTLIST: MS Mr Paul Jameson reversing his car off of trailer. MCU the Rolls Royce Merlin VIR engine. Pan to see Mr Jameson in driver’s seat, he drives off. MS car going along the track pan. MS car coming into pits. CU Mr P Jameson. MS Mr Jameson at wheel. MS people working on the engine (transmission). CU person tightening up a nut on the transmission. CU fumes coming out of the exhaust. CU tyres moving off. Tilt up to see whole car. MS car coming towards and past camera along track.

Keywords

Vehicles; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Bedfordshire; Santa Pod Raceway

Card file number

76/34

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

122

Story extras:

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