News from Everywhere

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1139
Date Released
2 Apr 1951
Date Other
Apr 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News of Record Breaking Car - Italy. DESCRIPTION: Italy: The kilometre and mile speed records have been. claimed by a new Italian car powered by a. Maserati engine. SHOTLIST: GV new type of racing car called a Double Torpedo. GV mechanics work on car. MS Signor Taruffi climbs into drivers seat. CU of him. MS car speeding along road. GV car towards.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Glasgow.
Keywords
Vehicles; Motor racing; Records; Motor vehicles; Speed records; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Italy; Rome
Card file number
55227
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'News from Everywhere', British Movietone News Issue No. 1139, 2 Apr 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17045 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)