Mini-Matic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1898
Date Released
18 Oct 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mini-Matic. DESCRIPTION: A preview of the new Minis and Eleven hundreds - one of the most exciting news items before the motor show. No clutch gear changing - with just an accelerator and brake pedal, you can still use the gear lever in the normal manual way. Or you can select automatic and the car changes gear itself. SHOTLIST: MCU hand changing gear lever with no foot or clutch. LS Mini and 1100 in roadway. MCU foot operating brake pedal. CU hand operating gear lever. MS pan Mini past. CU hand operating gear lever. MCU driver’s feet on controls. TS from inside Mini. CU gear change lever. TS from inside Mini.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
90318
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mini-Matic', British Movietone News Issue No. 1898, 18 Oct 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26185 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)