The Formula 6 Racing Car

Series

Series Name
London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.
22
Date Released
1968
Filmed
Feb 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: Formula one - two - three - four - five - and now the formula 6 racing car... the 3 horse power engine, with giant-sized racing action. Drive along with Howard Williams down to the racetrack with the miniature racers and their miniature drivers.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1154
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1394/22
Credits:
Producer
Adam Leys
Editor
Adam Leys
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Presenter
Howard Williams
Presenter
Ian Morrison
Presenter
Michael Smee
Camera
Peter Theirry
Sound
Phil Jay
Director
Robert Morgan

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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

'The Formula 6 Racing Car', London Line (Colour series 2) Issue No. 22, 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/350154 (Accessed 07 Jul 2025)