• Short Summary

    Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, pops in to Olympia to look at Racing Cars in show.

  • Description

    Full title reads: "London. Racing Car Exhibition"

    Olympia, London. Daily Express sponsored Racing Car show.

    GV Crowds around the exhibition. LV Mr Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, looking at Ford Lotus (Indianapolis). SV The rear of the Ford Lotus. SV As Mr Marples gets into a team Lotus. SV People watching. CU As Mr Marples gets out of the car. LV As he walks away from the car.

    SV People watching. Pan to LV old racing cars. SV 1934 MG Magnette. SV Pan. 1934 Bugatti.

    LV Mr Marples talking to Stirling Moss. CU ditto.

    LV Small sports car. SV Zoom into CU of the Austin engine. LV Dragster Engine. LV Pan the 'Want to race this car this season" stand. SV Pan men looking at the racing car. SV People watching. CU Man trying a car giving thumbs up sign.

    CU Sign 'World Champion 1963'. LV Pan. Jim Clark's Lotus on revolving stand with large picture of Jim behind.

    (Orig.Neg.)

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1749.01
    Media URN:
    54183
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    27/01/1964
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:20:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:00:19:00 / 01:01:39:00
    Canister:
    64/9

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  1. Unknown user says

    "LV Small sports car" - it's a Dart, (AKA Mini Dart), with the D.A.R.T. on the bonnet standing for "Dizzy Addicott Racing Team".

    Also visible at the same time, just in front of the Dart, is an Emery GT.

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