Imp Trials
Series
- Series Name
- Carrousel Britanico
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Being produced at a large, fully-automated, motor factory in Scotland is the new Hillman Imp. Before production commenced, prototypes of these tough little cars were tested in conditions ranging from the snows of the Arctic to the heat of Africa. All this ensures that the purchaser gets a reliable vehicle.
- Researcher Comments
- NB: The same story appeared in ‘Parade No. 5’
- Keywords
- Industry and manufacture; Motor vehicles; Engineering; Design
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1168/5
- Credits:
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- Production Co.
- British Pathe Ltd.
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Producer
- Frances Cockburn
- Producer
- Rosanne Brownrigg
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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