Car Transformation

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
167
Date Released
10 Mar 1958
Date recorded
7 Feb 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
758
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A model of a different kind is a 1931 Austin 7, currently selling for about eleven pounds; you wouldn’t be seen dead in one? Wait until you have seen the metamorphosis effected by two do-it-yourself experts from Epping. The old model is stripped, cleaned, the suspension lowered, the steering column raked, the engine tuned and, finally, a new glass-fibre shell is added. For £150 and considerable elbow-grease you have a snappy-looking sports car, capable of speeds of 70 mph - and at 50 mph to the gallon!
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Motor vehicles
Locations
England; Essex; Epping
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
294
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Car Transformation', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 167, 10 Mar 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120523 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)