Campbell’s Bluebird Car

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2207
Date Released
20 Sep 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Campbell’s Bluebird Car. DESCRIPTION: Donald Campbell’s record breaking car is being presented to the Montagu Museum by Leo Villa - Malcolm and Donald Campbell’s mechanic. SHOTLIST: LV mechanics preparing to wheel out Sir Malcolm Campbell’s original Bluebird car. SV taking cover from wheel & mechanics check large tyre. SV Leo Villa, chief mechanic for Malcolm Campbell getting into cockpit. GV mechanic pushing Bluebird. Angle shot showing large fin. SV Villa in cockpit pan to BV mechanics pushing car. FV mechanics pushing car. CU Bluebird insignia and British flags on bonnet. SV pan mechanics pushing car out at Daytona Beach for one of his record runs in 1932. GV pan as Sir Malcolm Campbell races down beach at 253 mph in February 1932. SV Campbell in Bluebird. SCU as Campbell steps out of car after record run. SV Villa getting out of cockpit of Bluebird, now on trailer. AS pan as modern Boeing flies over. SV pan Bluebird car being taken away on trailer to museum.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
London
Card file number
97458
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Campbell’s Bluebird Car', British Movietone News Issue No. 2207, 20 Sep 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29032 (Accessed 29 Apr 2025)