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Title: BRITAIN'S MOTOR INDUSTRY JUBILEE 1896 - 1946

Reference number: 6820

Date: 1946

Director: [filmed by Adam H. Malcolm (?)]

Production company: [ SEFA Scottish Educational Film Association]

Sound: silent

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 12.34 mins

Description: Britain's Motor Industry Jubilee 1896 - 1946, held in Edinburgh. A 'Pageant of Progress' displays a variety of cars.

Adam Malcolm was an active member of the Scottish Educational Film Association, directing and editing many of their films.

Credits: Jubilee Year 50 Years of Skilled Craftsmanship

Shotlist: title and opening credit (0.32) 1896 shot of car from that era (0.41) 1946 shot of car from that era (0.49) The Jubilee Cavalcade Saturday October 5th, Edinburgh. Britain's Motor Industry Pageant of Progress gvs same, opening with view of entire showground full of cars and people, then various shots of cars there, including the 'Hurtu' from 1897 (1.37) 1896 Daimler: Linlithgow - Falkirk Mail for many years shot of same, c/u brake pads (1.54) 1898 Daimler: 2 Cyl. Engine gvs same (2.17) shot of the 'Wolseley' from 1899, and the 'Sunbeam Mabley' from 1901 (2.34) shot of pageant of cars passing Royal Automobile Club podium (2.52) 1900 cars from that era, includes c/u engine running. Includes shots of the 'Panhard', 'Humber' and 'Ford' (4.25) 1905 cars from that era. Includes shots of the 'Minerva', 'De Dion Bouton' (note safety glass) and 'Phoenix' as well as an Austin 100 HP 6 Cylinder racer from 1908 (5.54) 1908 Stanley Steam Car gvs same driving along (6.32) 1910 the pageant continues (6.45) 1911 Daimler: 30 HP Sedan gvs same and further shots of pageant (7.24) 1919 shot of the 1920 350 HP Record Breaking Sunbeam used by Sir Henry Segrave and Sir Malcolm Campbell, exhibited by The Rootes Group (7.34) 1922 Austin Seven gvs same, and various different model of Sunbeams on display (2.07) 200 Miles per Hour on display, the 1000 HP Sunbeam 1927 Land Speed Record first car in the world to exceed 200 mph. Exhibited by the Rootes Group (8.29) 231 Miles per Hour the All British Golden Arrow World's Speed Record 1929 at 231 mph. Bodywork designed and built by Thrupp and Maberly Ltd. Rootes Group further shot of pageant (8.52) 1935 301 Miles per Hour shot of the Bluebird. Sir Malcolm Campbell's Special (9.39) 1937 Austin Seven OHV Racer gvs same (9.49) 1939 The Industry went over to War Work shot of pageant (10.00) "Old Faithful" Field Marshal Montgomery's Staff Car gvs same (10.16) 1946 gvs pageant, some static cars and drawings of engines (12.21) Who knows what the Future will bring? THE END (12.34)