The Motor Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1480A
Date Released
17 Oct 1957
Date submitted
15 Oct 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Show. DESCRIPTION: At Earls Court, London, a pre-view of Britain’s Motor Show. SHOTLIST: ISSUE VERSION: GV Show. MS Hillman Stand with Jubilee Display mock up of 1907 Hillman. GV ditto. MS New Hillman. MS MG car & Chassis on turntable. MS Woman seated in Pontiac. CU Concealed headlights opening (x2). GV Vauxhall Cresta. GV Standard Pennant. GV Rover 105 turning. MS Woman seated in Ford Skyliner as roof retracts. MS Man & woman turn to watch roof folding. MS Roof folds and cover descends. GV Skyliner. LONG VERSION IN CAN 03053: GV exhibition. LS Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Low angle same. MS partition is lowered. LS Vauxhall Cresta. Back of the Cresta. LS Aston Martin on turntable. CU Diev brakes on wheel. LS Standard Pennant on table. LS engine in sphere. SS Standard Pennant. Rover 105 on turntable. MS man explaining Rover chassis. MS chassis. Closer engine. TS most expensive car Rolls Royce drop head. MS Mercedes Sports car. MS girl at wheel. MS women touching mascot. CU mascot collapsing. LS Frisky car. LS Frisky chassis. CU Frisky suspension. LS MG car & chassis on turntable. Different angle same. LS Hillman car. Closer same. LS Pontiac. CU concealed lights operating. SS Riley 2.6 chassis. MS Ford Skyliner retractable hard top. LS Ford Skyliner. GV exhibition.
Keywords
Vehicles; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Earls Court
Card file number
71909
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Motor Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 1480A, 17 Oct 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21984 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)