• Short Summary

    British cars make a hit at the Paris Motor Show, but import restrictions hamper sales.

  • Description

    Paris, France.

    GV interior, French Motor Show. SV Sunbeam car on stand. SCU Jaguar. SV people looking at cars. SV studebaker Champion. (2 shots). CU streamlined bonnet of Champion. SV 'Porgy and Bess' opera stars look at cars. LAS pan, streamlined body of Firebird jet car, & SV. SV Firebird jet car, pan down at rear of car showing large jet exhaust, pan up again. TV crowd around cars. SCU Rolls Royce. CU Rolls Royce. Top view, SV Bentley.

    (Orig.Neg.) (Title H.)

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    194.08
    Media URN:
    29999
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    11/10/1954
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:05:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:21:17:00 / 01:22:22:00
    Canister:
    54/79

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  1. Unknown user says

    The "Sunbeam" is a Sunbeam-Talbot Mark III.

    The "Jaguar" is a Jaguar Mark VII.

    "Firebird" is the Firebird XP-21.

    The "Bentley" is a Bentley R Type.

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