Veteran Car Run

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2266A
Date Released
9 Nov 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Veteran Car Run. DESCRIPTION: ...And this year Graham Hill drives a 1903 Wolseley in the London-Brighton Veteran Car Run. Old films from Movietone’s Archives show previous runs. SHOTLIST: TITLE - THE OLD CROCKS come out: age 28 years, time for another run to Brighton, to mark 32nd anniversary of passing of The Man With Red Flag. SV pan box shaped car on Brighton run C 1928. SLV pan another car driving up Mall No 20. GV veteran car driving over Westminster Bridge, trams in background. SLV pan car No 23 along Mall. GV veteran cars and old bus going over Westminster Bridge. GTV veteran car driving over bridge with umbrella up. SV pan Malcolm Campbell making Kangaroo Start on Brighton run in 1931. SV another car No 17 starting off, driver and co-driver wearing heavy fur coats. Tracking shot No 17. SV spectators & signpost London 38_ Brighton 12_. SV RAC (?) man in road directing cars. LNV pan No 17 past. SV crowd pulling veteran car out of ditch. GV line of veteran cars along Brighton Front. SV two men sitting in car with umbrella up. SV man sitting in 1902 De Dion.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; History and archaeology
Locations
London; Brighton
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
98610A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Veteran Car Run', British Movietone News Issue No. 2266A, 9 Nov 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29639 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)