• Short Summary

    British cars on show at the Paris motor show.

  • Description

    Paris, France. British cars on show in the French capital. The Grand Palais.

    GV. Paris motor show. GV. Elevated Aston Martin stand. SV. Name plate Aston Martin pan up to car. MV. Record breaking Jaguar XK120 on stand. SV. Jaguar pan down to inscription to base of stand. SV. Types looking at Jaguar. SV. Salesman opens bonnet of Jaguar for woman. GV. Motor Show. SV. Royal Coat of Arms on Daimler stand. Lanchester Leda in foreground. SV. 1953 Daimler. SV. Man operating electric window control. SV. Morris and M.G. sign, pan down to Morris stand. SV. and SCU. Woman opening MG TD Midget door. SV. Woman gets into M.G. SV. 1953 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    32.03
    Media URN:
    27530
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    06/10/1952
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:01:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:03:55:00 / 01:04:56:00
    Canister:
    52/81

Comments (3)

  1. jamied says

    The "Aston Martin referred to is an Aston Martin DB2.

    The Jaguar is a Jaguar XK120.

    The Lanchester is a Lanchester Leda.

    The M.G. is an MG TD Midget.

    The Rolls Royce is a Rolls Royce Silver Dawn.

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  2. jamied says

    The location for this clip is The Grand Palais.

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  3. British Pathé says

    Thanks for all of this information! Very helpful.

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