The First Gas Turbine Car

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1084
Date Released
13 Mar 1950
Date submitted
9 Mar 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gas Turbine Car. DESCRIPTION: At Silverstone, Northampton, the demonstration of the first gas turbine car which has been built by Rover’s. SHOTLIST: KS. Trucking shot of car. MS of car & CU of exhaust ducts. Several panning shot of car at speed along disused aerodrome. Car surrounded by cameramen & reporters.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
Northamptonshire; Silverstone
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Card file number
53375
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The First Gas Turbine Car', British Movietone News Issue No. 1084, 13 Mar 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16261 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)