Flying Scotsman Commercial

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  • TITLE: Flying Scotsman Commercial
  • RELEASE DATE: 01/01/1965
  • SYNOPSIS: Black and white Castrol commercial featuring the Flying Scotsman Gresley A1 class locomotive
  • BP ASSET ID: 804810
  • VIEWING RESTRICTIONS: Public
  • 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
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY: None
  • COLOUR: B&W
  • ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE NOTES: None
  • FORMAT: Digibeta_Small
  • SHOTLIST: 10:00:00 START. Black and white film, shot sometime between 1958-1968, advertisement for Castrol lubricants featuring the Flying Scotsman. Opening shot of the Flying Scotsman. Cut to a car on the road, voice over explains that there is friction in a car’s engine. 10:00:14 Shot of car engine at work, with a caption reading ‘friction’ over the working parts. 10:00:19 Can of Castrol lubricant being poured into the engine; accompanying caption reads ‘new! with liquid tungsten!’ 10:00:26 Cut to two men lubricating train tracks with Castrol motor oil; 10:00:32 the train is unable to move along the tracks due to the lack of friction. 10:00:37 Cut back to the car driving along the road, a can of Castrol is projected onto the shot, next to it the slogan ‘TODAY’S NEW CASTROL!’ 10:00:54 ENDS.
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