Motoring Matters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1535
Date Released
3 Nov 1958
Date submitted
27 Oct 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motoring Matters. DESCRIPTION: A great crowd of racing personalities at the Royal Automobile Club saw Mike Hawthorn receive an RAC plaque commemorating his achievement as World Champion driver. Then, there was the official International Cup. Held in Berlin, this event was called a Micro-Miglia. It’s the Kiddy car, gone commercial. SHOTLIST: MS crowd. GV people listen to speech. MS Mike Hawthorn receives plaque. CU S Moss looking on. MS Hawthorn receives cup. CU same. MS Hawthorn, Moss & Vandervell talking. Slip pan to GV mini-cars start. MS cars under bridge and round bend. CU cars cornering. GV cars racing. MS cars go over ramp. Same. MS cars under and over bridge. MS car ploughs through marking. Same. MS cars pass camera.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Children; Ceremonies
Locations
England; West Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Movietone
Card file number
75370
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Motoring Matters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1535, 3 Nov 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22685 (Accessed 21 Jul 2025)