Falcons’ Five Hundred

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2001A
Date Released
12 Oct 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Falcons’ Five Hundred. DESCRIPTION: Ford GT Falcons win Gallagher 500 in Australia after a race packed with incidents. SHOTLIST: (Key scene for GR). GV start of Gallagher 500 Production-car Race on the Mount Panorama Circuit. GV cars into distance. MLS cars round bend. MLS cars into bend, led by a Ford GT Falcon 500. MLS pan car No 61E past. MS pan Alfa Romeo No 61E skids and pulls off again. MS pan cars past. MS No 13 skids into crash barrier. MS No 13 pulls off again. MLS Cortina loses a wheel. MS driver gets out of Cortina. MLS Fiat pulls up behind the Cortina. MLS pan Falcon No 52 past. MLS pan Falcon No 53 past. MS pan No 53 over finishing line first.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
92866
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Falcons’ Five Hundred', British Movietone News Issue No. 2001A, 12 Oct 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27084 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)