Restored Racing Car Runs Again

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2493

Date Released

13 Mar 1977

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Restored Car Runs Again. DESCRIPTION: In March 1927, John Parry Thomas was making an attempt on the Land Speed Record, when his car crashed and he was killed. The car, known as ‘Babs’, lay buried in the sand for over 40 years, until Mr Owen Wyn Owen decided to rescue and restore her. Fifty years to the day after the crash, ‘Babs’ runs again on Pendine Sands. SHOTLIST: LS caravans. LS misty sea from Pendine Sands. Library material of Malcolm Campbell breaking Land Speed Record. Shots of hotel. Shots of mechanics filling car with oil and fitting wheel. LS excavation area pan to Parry Thomas’ car in hole. MS ditto. MCS Mr Owen Wyn Owen. MS car in sands. Various of car being taken out of hole using crane. Various shots Mr Owen sitting in restored car (Babs) and driving same across sands.

Keywords

Vehicles; Records

Locations

Wales; Pendine Sands

Card file number

77/44

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

198

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