Scooter Ski
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: All the thrills - without the spills - of water skiing are yours for the taking with the Scooter Ski. Self-powered - there’s no need for expensive motor boats - the Scooter Ski is virtually unsinkable. And anybody can ride one!
- Researcher Comments
- NB: It has an 8 x 3 glass fibre hull, has a 185 cc petrol engine and is capable of speeds of up to 25 knots.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Science and technology; Water sports; Engineering; Design
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/29
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Commentator
- Roger Cook
- Presenter
- Roger Cook
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Scooter Ski', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 29, 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/325354 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)