Schoolboys Driving School (1964)

Hornchurch, London/ Essex. At a driving school, the Hornchurch Cardrome, a man shows a group of schoolboys a demonstration petrol engine. The . have started a “Junior Driver“ course so teenagers have better driving skills when they come to pass their test. M/S of 12 year old, Jimmy Whitely and his driving instructor getting into a grey Austin A 40 (?). C/U of Jimmy, in shorts and cap, getting into the driving seat. C/U of the instructor. C/U of Jimmy changing gear. Various shots of Jimmy driving around a course. More shots of Jimmy driving taken from inside the car. M/S of Jimmy driving past a sign - ’Skid Pan’ - into a grease covered driving course. Various shots of Jimmy driving around the course. M/S of Jimmy’s mother and younger brother watching from the edge of the course. Various shots of Jimmy doing skids and turns. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC
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