South African Armoured Cars Aka South Africa Builds Its Own Armoured Cars (1940)

Title reads: “African Mirror No. 60 South Africa Builds Its Own Armoured Cars“. South Africa. High angled shots of armoured car factory floor. C/U of finger pointing to bullet scorch mark on steel plating. Various shots of entourage of officials, including Director General of War Supplies Dr. H J Fonderbail (sp.?), inspecting armoured cars being constructed. Various shots of industrial process; rivets being driven into armoured plating, turrets and armaments being added. Point of view shot from an armoured car of other armoured cars driving around a field. Narrator is South African. Note: shots are from 1940 Unknowns Can 1 which is same vault as rest of 1940 material. Original issue number for story is unknown. Note: this looks like a story from a South African newsreel with some shots missing. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.