. “Quality“ - Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Reel 2 01:18:10 Propellor in windtunnel with smoke blowing through it. Man in overcoat moves the car in the wind tunnel. Man with smoke machine lets smoke blow over the bonnet of the car. He and his colleague watch how the smoke blows over the car body to test for wind resistance. C/U Propellor. Car covered in ice - it is in a refrigeration unit. Men in big coats open the car. One man gets into the frozen car and starts it up. It starts first time. His colleague outside the car stands by with a stopwatch. 01:19:10 Two cars driven on rough test track (First one is an Austin A40, the second a Morris Oxford according to the paperwork). The cars really get shaken about. C/U technician driving the car. More shots of the cars on the test track. C/U smiling driver. C/U hands on the steering wheel. C/U wheel as it cross hard terrain. Mini being driven at speed over rough ground. Mini in London traffic. Interior of the car, woman driving. The chimes of Big Ben are heard as she drives round Parliament Square. C/