| WATER CAR Fabulous amphibious car goes for a drive in the Thames. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6049 | |
| Catalog #: | 303649 | |
| Clip Number: | 303649-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 460 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:20 - 01:43:02 | |
| Location: | Hampton-on-thames, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: River, Thames LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London TRANSPORTATION: Amphibious TRANSPORTATION: Unusual TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Unusual TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Unusual | |
| Description: | WATER CAR Fabulous amphibious car goes for a drive in the Thames! Hampton-on-Thames, London. Turquoise blue convertible pulls out of a driveway and drives away from camera. C/U of father driving the car with wife beside him and two children in the back. Narrator tells us it is an "Amphicar". The car drives down path toward river. CU inside car a lever is pulled to make the doors watertight. LS the car is driven down riverbank and starts to drive into river. CU man's hand shifting gears; then pushing another lever. MLS the car being driven into the water. Various shots of the Amphi car in its boat mode, alternates between tracking shots from back seat mostly looking forward, and tracking shots from unseen boat. Groovy music on the soundtrack. They pass Hampton Court, pass people on the riverbank, pass boats tied up. C/U of the front of the car - word "EFJAY" painted on the side. Kids fishing in FG as Amphicar passes. View from back seat as Amphicar drives under bridge. CU young man and little boy in back seat. LS pan w/ car as it drives out of the water. | |
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