Fun Car 1967

Star Item

Description

Warminster, Wiltshire.

Several shots show a man checking off on a blueprint different car parts that lie on a driveway in front of a house. High angle shot shows the parts spread on the drive, then stop motion footage show the car being put together in a few seconds. The 'Fun Car' has no roof...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4200
Sort Number:
CP 637
Time in/Out:
01:48:46:00 / 01:50:07:00
Canister:
CP 637
Film ID:
401.12
Issue Date:
09/02/1967

Comments (1)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

  • The vehicle seen here is an Opus HRF kit car.

    Details on the very car featured in this clip can be found here......

    http://www.statim.co.uk/OPUS HRF.htm

    jamied 16th Aug 2012

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
New Barracks - Warminster (Aka Mr Hore Belisha Opens New Barracks At Warminster)

New Barracks - Warminster (Aka Mr Hore Belisha Opens New Barracks At Warminster)

War Minister Mr Hore Belisha opens new barracks for the Royal Tank Corps.

School Of Infantry - Flame Thrower

School Of Infantry - Flame Thrower

Footage of military war-games in Warminster, Wiltshire.

Look Out All Tanks

Look Out All Tanks

Footage of of new antitank weapon being tested. Warminster, Wiltshire.

( Operation Attack - War Games )

( Operation Attack - War Games )

Army exercises at Warminster watched by E. J. Strachey, Secretary of State for War.

Infantry Fire Powder Demonstration - Warminster

Infantry Fire Powder Demonstration - Warminster

Various shots of troop exercises in Wiltshire

Infantry And Armour Demonstration - Reel 1.

Infantry And Armour Demonstration - Reel 1.

School of infantry in Warminster demonstrates various exercises. Excellent quality

Infantry And Armour Demonstration - Reel 2.

Infantry And Armour Demonstration - Reel 2.

Demonstrations of infantry at Warminster. Excellent quality throughout

Watching For The `thing' At Warminster, Wilts

Watching For The `thing' At Warminster, Wilts

British Unidentified Flying Object Research Association set up camp to watch the sky at night.

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911