Flat Out for Dollars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1662
Date Released
10 Apr 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flat Out for Dollars. DESCRIPTION: Meet a motor car that’s different, really different, the ‘E’ Type two-seater Jaguar. First, it’s expected to be one of the biggest dollar draws in North America. Second, it’s probably the most luxurious, powerful and the safest car ever built for a basic price around fifteen hundred. Our pictures show a demonstration down the M1, at over a hundred. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS E-Type Jaguar. MS man gets out of car. MS interior of car. LS man lifts bonnet up. MS engine. CU engine parts. MS engine. LS E-Type Jaguar on motorway. MS hands on steering wheel. Point of view shot from driver on M1 motorway. CU speedometer shows 120 mph. Point of view shot of motorway. CU speedometer showing nearly 130 mph. Point of view shot of motorway approaching two lorries. CU speedometer shows 130 mph. Point of view shot passing a lorry. CU speedometer shows 140 mph. Point of view shot of motorway ahead without any cars travelling on it. TS E-type Jaguar moving along motorway.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport
Locations
M1 Motorway
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
82220A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Flat Out for Dollars', British Movietone News Issue No. 1662, 10 Apr 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24058 (Accessed 22 Jul 2025)