Scooter Ski AKA Scooter Racing 1967

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St Katherine's Dock, London.

M/S of a three-wheeled car (a Reliant Robin?) towing a kind of jet-ski pulling up in the street; a couple get out and lift the 'Scooter Ski' off the trailer. It is lowered from the dockside onto the water and a boy rides off on it. Several shots of people riding...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4296
Sort Number:
CP 663
Time in/Out:
01:51:05:00 / 01:53:02:00
Canister:
CP 663
Film ID:
421.08
Issue Date:
07/09/1967

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  • "St Katherine's Dock" should read St Katharine's Dock.

    "M/S of a three-wheeled car (a Reliant Robin?)" - it's a Reliant Regal.

    The white vehicle seen behind it at 00:08 is a Bond Equipe GT4S.

    "his chauffeur-driven car" - the car is a Reliant Scimitar 3-litre.

    jamied 24th Jul 2012

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