Against The Clock (1955-1969)

late 1950s / 1960s? Titles: 'BMC presents - AGAINST THE CLOCK - FINE PERFORMANCE BY BMC CARS'. Several shots of BMC cars being loaded onto a plane at Ferryfield airport. The cars are an MGA, Raleigh Pathfinder and Austin Healy. Plane takes off. Aerial shots as we fly towards France. Brief shot of people in cabin. At Le Touquet airport the plane taxis to a halt and cars are unloaded. Drivers including Ron Flockhart and Marcus Chambers come down the stairs of the plane. Customs man checks under the bonnet of one of the cars. Drivers check maps for the route to the Montleri (sp?) circuit near Paris then set off. Shots taken from inside cars as we drive along roads, in heavy rain at one point. At Montleri, mechanics work on cars. C/U of weather dials measuring the strong wind and rainy conditions on the track. Several shots of Ken Woolton (Warton?) getting into MGA and driving around the tracks during trials. Men watch and take notes and timings. At the end of the trial, team leader Chambe