Motor Show 1962

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Description

Full title reads: "Motor Show - Technicolor".

Earls Court, London.

Pan across the Motorshow. Top view of Ford Cortina. Shots of Austin Mini Saloon, the A40 and the Austin Cambridge. Shots of Morris 1100. LV Val Guest, Film Director and Yolande Donlan looking at the Mini Cooper. Shots...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53842
Sort Number:
62/085
Time in/Out:
01:13:53:00 / 01:20:14:00
Canister:
62/85
Film ID:
1735.02
Issue Date:
22/10/1962

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  • The show was held 17-27 October 1962.

    "the A40" - it's an Austin A40 Farina.

    "Brian Rix and his wife" - his wife is the actress Elspet Gray.

    "looking over the Jensen" - it's a Jensen CV8.

    "Lord Montagu of Beaulieu" - it's Gina Delrina.

    At 05:09, the man in the deerstalker hat is former racing driver turned motoring journalist John Bolster.

    "Shots of Bentley Continental." - it's a Bentley S3 Continental.

    "Shots of new Daimler" - it's a Daimler 2.5 V8.

    jamied 5th Oct 2012

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