1974 Veteran Cars

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

793

Date Released

1974

Filmed

Mar 1974

Length of issue (in feet)

190

Stories in this Issue:

1. 11974 Veteran Cars

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Antique, hand-built and eccentric - veteran cars certainly have unique appeal for any motorist who looks on the car as more than a mere mechanical box designed to transport him comfortably from A to B. But that of course is just where the erratic veteran can often fall short. So this week Michele Brown finds out what it’s like to drive a car which gives its owner the best of both worlds - all the reliability that modern technology can offer, along with all the charms of motoring Edwardian-style.

Researcher Comments

According to the script, places visited include: Undercliff Drive, Boscombe and Albany Motor Carriage Company Work in Christchurch. NB: Information gathered from the Australian version

Keywords

Motor vehicles; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/793

Credits:

Camera

AI Films

Production Co.

AI Films

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Director

Eric Halliday

Presenter

Esmeralda Reyna

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Support services

Mary Sprent

Cutter

Maurice Tarling

Presenter

Michele Brown

Producer

Tony Hinton

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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