On the Road

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2111A
Date Released
20 Nov 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Road. DESCRIPTION: Many of the world’s top Rally crews have been competing in one of Europe’s major events, the RAC Rally, covering nearly two and a half thousand miles round England, Scotland and Wales. All the serious competition driving is restricted to the Special Stages over Forestry Commission Land - and it’s here that experience and tenacity sorts out the men from the boys. SHOTLIST: GV line up of cars. MS pan down zoom in Lancia. Several shots names of drivers on cars. LAS sign International Rally of GB. MS pan Andrew Cowan and Brian Coyle start in a Triumph 2,000 (No 1). MS starter. MS pan Timo Makinen (No 2) in a Lancia. CU Henry Liddon, Tony Fall (Drive) in Lancia (No 7). MCU ditto. Pan Paddy Hopkirk in Triumph 2,000 (No 8). Series of shots cars along road. MS pan Saab ditto. MS pan No 5 - Roger Clark, Jim Porter in an Escort ditto. No 6 (a Porsche) ditto. No 11 Tom Trana in Saab ditto. No 21 Philip Cooper in Mini. No 24 Rod Cooper in an Escort. CU spectator. MLS pan No 29 John Bloxham in an Escort. MLS pan No 2 Timo Makinen in an Lancia. MLS pan No 41 Tim Bosence in a Volvo. 7 shots cars attempting rally.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Scotland; Wales; England; United Kingdom
Card file number
95370
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
Film clip

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'On the Road', British Movietone News Issue No. 2111A, 20 Nov 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28089 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)