Motor Show

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2578

Date Released

29 Oct 1978

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Show 1978. DESCRIPTION: For the first time the Motor Show was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and has clocked up record attendance figures. Although Ford’s were unable to display their latest models there was plenty to see on the other stands. SHOTLIST: GV New Exhibition Centre. CU sign ‘Motor Show ‘78’. GV pan interior exhibition. Various of empty Ford stand, (due to strike). GV exhibition. 2 shots Chrysler Horizon. MS interior ditto. 2 shots Vauxhall Carlton. GV Vauxhall Royale. 2 shots Lotus Esprit S2. CU steering wheel ditto. MS glass prototype Bertone worth £100,000. Pan up girl’s legs. MS girl in Bertone closing door. CU girl closes circular window. MS Ogle (car). MCU girl opens glass rear door of Ogle. Various ditto. MS Golden Eagle jeep. CU girl sips drink. GV ditto. Pan BP schools ‘Build a Car’ winner has rear section fitted. CU cup fastened. GV BP car showing 6 wheels. GV 6-wheeled Panther, girl gets in. MS ditto. CU girl in Panther answers phone. MCU girl switches on television. CU TV. GV British Leyland Jaguar X15. Various ditto. CU girl walking round same. CU front of Rolls Royce Carmague. GV ditto. MS dashboard. MS Porsche 928. MCU ditto. MS Lagonda. MS ditto. CU dashboard. CU ditto pan to steering wheel. AS model car made by T Foglo of Bedford on Sanyo stand. Various ditto.

Keywords

Vehicles; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Birmingham

Card file number

78/164

Credits:

Camera: Denis White
Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

353

Story extras:

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