Oil Change (390), New Roads - Brazil (337) & Look, No Wings (224)

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  • Release Date: 1st January 1970
  • Asset ID: 803330
  • Synopsis: Three different Castrol films.
  • Shotlist: 1. Oil Change (1980)(00:01:40) Advice and safety tips for changing oil; mock-up B&W footage of a man changing oil under a 1920s car as the oil squirts all over him, 1980s shots of a man in a service station buying oil, and a man changing the oil in his car as the narrator explains what he is doing (Castrol logo clear on car - Trans Am model?). Finishes with B&W archive footage of a 1910s? car driving off. Produced by Chetwynd Films Burmah-Castrol Canada Ltd. 1980. 2. New Roads - Brazil (1960s)(00:12:30) A man loads the back of his car with picnic gear as a family embark on a road trip of South America with place names popping up on a map as they visit various service stations. Very groovy soundtrack and Brazilian narration. 00:14:25 - Rio De Janeiro WS (1960s) Inc. beach WS & GVs, temples, camping, fishing ports, markets and around the towns they visit, motorway cutaways, a golf caddy wearing a Castrol GTX shirt, freight train, camp site, number plate CUs, statues & landmarks, sailing boats & sunset. Produced by Laza (Producoes Cinematograficas LTDA) 3. Look, No Wings (1960s)(00:24:00) Western Super Mare aerial, and CU of Hovercraft on the beach with crowds watching. A technical explanation of the hovercraft mechanism, shots of the hovercraft at sea. Hovercraft model is Westland SRN2. Dials in control room. Hover starts off, great music. Shots of Hovercraft at sea and passengers aboard. 'P & A Campbell' on side. Arrives in Penarth 15 mins later. People get off and new passengers get on. Hover in transit again, looks like a really grey day. Hover arrives back at Weston. When the hovercraft returns a van with the Castrol logo blazoned on it stops right next to the hovercraft. Produced by Kinocrat Films Ltd. London Filmed with the co-operation of Westland Aircraft Ltd., P&A Campbell Ltd. and Flight International. End - 10:32:35
  • Production Company: None
  • Licensing Restrictions: Please note that this film may include footage and/or music sourced from multiple rights holders. For information on re-use of content in a new production, please contact BPVL@bp.com
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Small
  • Alternative Language Notes: None