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- Film ID:
- 1735.02
- Media URN:
- 53842
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 22/10/1962
- Sound:
- Sound
- HD Format:
- Available on request
Great coverage of the groovy cars at the 1962 British Motor Show.
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 of Riley Elf being looked at by Denise Warren and Gina Delrina (Windmill Girls). Shots of Hillman Super Minx. Shots of the Triumph Spitfire. Shots of Actor Brian Rix and his wife looking over the Jensen. Shots of Rover 3 litre Saloon. Shots of man in bowler hat inspecting Ford Zephyr Police Car. Shots of dogs in large cage in back of Rolls Royce. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu inspecting Jaguar E-type with Windmill girl. Shots of Lotus Elan. Shots of MG 1100. Shots of Bentley Continental. Shots of Edmundo Ros (Band Leader) and his wife looking over the Bentley. Shots of new Daimler and new Lagonda Rapide.
Cataloguer's Note: Nice coverage of 1962 Motorshow. Voiceover speaks a lot about exporting to America and the Common Market - MD.
Noe October 2011: Spelling of "Ross" changed to "Ros" after a visitor to the site corrected the spelling and made clear that he was a band leader.
Unknown user says
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.