Stirling Moss - Record Breaker

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1474
Date Released
2 Sep 1957
Date submitted
29 Aug 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stirling Moss Record. DESCRIPTION: The MG X-181 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah. It’s an experimental car developed by the British Motor Corporation. Stirling Moss had flown over to make his record bid. And official timing mechanism was all set to register the speed of his runs over five distances. In each case, the previous figures were raised by over forty miles an hour. SHOTLIST: No shot list.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Environment; Motor vehicles; Speed records
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71568
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Stirling Moss - Record Breaker', British Movietone News Issue No. 1474, 2 Sep 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21893 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)