Car Or Side Car Aka New Type Motorbike (1965)

Title reads: “Car or sidecar“. New type of motorbike, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. M/S inventor Owen Greenwood sitting in his new type racer - looks like child’s racing car! Passenger Terry Fairbrother takes off engine cover and mechanic Roger Compton starts tinkering with the engine. C/U Mr. Greenwood. The three men are seen talking about the engine. C/U Terry Fairbrother. Zoom in to C/U of the Mini Cooper engine. Mr. Greenwood lifts cowling on back of car to show two rear wheels very close together. C/U the two men lift the back of the car and revolve the two rear wheels. Mr. Greenwood gets into the car with Mr. Fairbrother passenger. Panning C/U as he starts the engine. He accelerates away with the front tyres smoking. Travel shot from the car as it goes around race track. Pan as the car comes around the bend Fairbrother leans over (like sidecar racing). Tracking shot from car going around track. Panning shot as they go past at speed. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ.
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