Twelve Hour Tear-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2070
Date Released
3 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Twelve Hour Tear-Up. DESCRIPTION: Australia’s latest long-distance event for production cars - more than eight hundred miles round a tight two-mile circuit in Queensland, produces a terrific duel between Italy and America. A Ford Falcon is the winner. SHOTLIST: GV start of Queensland Long Distance Race for Production Cars. LS cars past. MLS ditto. Aerial view cars down straight. MS pan No 16 past. MS pan No 1 past. MS pan cars past. LS pan No 16 down straight. HAS cars under bridge (2 shots). MS pan two Minis past. MLS pan cars past. MLS pan ditto. MLS car spins off track. LS pan car past. Pan car No 1 past (2 shots). Cars past at night (two shots). MLS winner receives chequered flag. MS winners Bill Gates & Jim Bertram receiving laurel wreaths.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Ceremonies
Locations
Australia; Surfers’ Paradise
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
94324
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Twelve Hour Tear-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 2070, 3 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27731 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)