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Abingdon, River Thames and Utah, North America. M/S of a small model of a futuristic looking sports car inside a metal wind tunnel. In the background there is a large fan and hanging above the model car is a piece of wood with strips of paper dangling from it. A man is bending over the model to make final adjustments, another man stands behind him. A third man flicks large switches on a bulky grey panel - the controls to the large fan. C/U of the fan as it begins to turn. C/U of the model and the strips of paper as they quiver in the wind from the fan. C/U of a man carefully adjusting the controls. C/U of the fan. C/U of the front of the model. This test is part of the “elaborate preparations“ of a land speed record breaking attempt. The wind tunnel tests the aerodynamics of the car’s shape. M/S of a work shop. Two man in brown coats are fitting the last silver panel to the body of the sports car - similar in design to the wind tunnel model. They are building what they hope will be th
