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Austin/Morris 1100 Ref: 1042 Price: �14.99
AUSTIN BREAKTHROUGH(1963)
MORRIS BREAKTHROUGH(1962)
These two beautifully crafted films were made to launch the Austin and Morris versions of BMC's 1100, designed by Alec Issigonis. They revolve around a newspaper reporter's investigation into how different people use their new cars. The result is compulsive viewing and contains much fascinating material including interviews with Alec Issigonis, Alex Moulton and John Cooper. Paddy Hopkirk and Christabel Carlisle are featured using their 1100s to drive to motor races where they are competing in Mini Coopers. The two versions of 'Breakthrough' are a monument to what became known during the BMC period as badge engineering.
BMC produced two versions of essentially the same film but with some different items in each one. The continuity complications involved for the producer were immense, and the cost implications for BMC enormous. Identical scenes had to be shot twice with different cars, meaning two cars were needed at a location and the scenes took at least twice as long to shoot. Things did not always go to plan and if you look closely you will see cars with the badges missing, cars changing colour in a sequence, posters which appear in the backround in one film are missing in the other. Original Morris and Austin 1100 cinema and television advertisements are featured between the films.
Duration: 56 minutes approximately
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