Model Racing Cars A Story About The Author Elleston Trevor And His Hobby Of Making Model Racing Cars Footage

MODEL RACING CARS A story about the author Elleston Trevor and his hobby of making model racing cars.
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	Catalog #:	139709
	Clip Number:	139709-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 143
	Timecode:	01:41:28 - 01:43:24
	Location:	Brighton, East Sussex.
	Year Shot:	1957 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	HOBBIES: Model Cars LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Sussex, Brighton
	Description:	MODEL RACING CARS A story about the author Elleston Trevor and his hobby of making model racing cars. Brighton, East Sussex. M/S as a Rolls Royce drives up towards a detached house in the countryside. The man driving it is the author Elleston Trevor, he is smoking a pipe. His wife, Johnni, gets out of the car and goes over to the garage. M/S as Johnni opens the garage door and goes inside, Elleston gets out of the car and joins her. Interior. M/S of Elleston in his garage, M/S of a row of tools on the wall and three model racing cars on a bench. He sits down and picks up a white car and looks at it, he then replaces it. The narrator says he makes these cars with his friend Max Findon. M/S of his hand picking up another car, C/U of them all. M/S of Elleston holding a red car against a grinding / polishing machine. C/U as his hand replaces the car next to the others, the third car is green. M/S as he pulls the plug out of the socket and turns away. He stands up, picks up the three cars and walks out of the shot. M/S of the big model race track, Elleston walks into the shot and places the cars at the starting line, he then walks out of the shot. C/U of the three cars at the starting line. M/S of Johnni and their eight year old son Peregrine by the track, Elleston joins them. C/U of Johnni's hand turning the switch which controls the cars. C/U as the cars set off from the starting point. M/S from one end of the track as they race along it and round the corner. M/S from above as they turn the corner. L/S of Elleston, Johnni and Peregrine by the track as they watch the cars. The cars are run by electricity so they are very quiet. M/S of the family, C/U of Johnni. M/S of the cars going round the track. C/U of Peregrine. M/S as the red car comes to a halt and the white car crashes into it. M/S of Elleston pointing out to Peregrine what he has done wrong and why it has crashed. C/U of Peregrine. M/S of the family.