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Four 99 on Show

c. 1958 , Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 5955

F. Perkins Ltd. launches their new 'baby diesel' engine, the Four 99.

The country's leading motoring correspondents - more than eighty journalists from the national and trade press - arrive in Peterborough by special express train from London, and are transferred by diesel coaches to a nearby test track where F. Perkins Ltd. are embarking on a week of public demonstrations of their new 'baby diesel' engine, the 'Four 99'. At the largest demonstration ever staged by Perkins for the launch of a new engine, the press-men are witness to a 'culmination of a new idea', the introduction of a diesel engine small and capable enough to suit cars and light vans. A range of local and imported vehicles have been converted to Four 99 engines and are tested by journalists, with a range of testimonials given via voiceover. Also shown are previews of sales aids, displays of the three Four 99 engine types - agricultural, industrial and vehicle and car - as well as literature and film shows. The film concludes with a collection of news cuttings, testimony to the successful launch of the 'ideal power unit for a limitless number of applications: the Perkins Four 99'.

Keywords

Diesel engines; Launches

  • Producer : F. Perkins Ltd.

  • Commentator : Frank Phillips

  • Production company : Perkins Engines Film Unit

Manifestations

Four 99 on Show

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    27/09/2011
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    Reference
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    0:09:17
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    Duration
    0:09:17
    Modification Date
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    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:22
    Modification Date
    28/03/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    704956
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV184165
    Canonical Identifier
    1990/1
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
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    Colour System
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    Colour Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:53
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    Y
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    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    26/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
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    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Identifier
    1990/1
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Colour System
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    Colour Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:06:06
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    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
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    Modification Date
    25/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697947
    Sound
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  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Identifier
    1990/1
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:53
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    25/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697946
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Identifier
    1990/1
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
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    Colour System
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    Colour Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
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    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    28/10/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    695541
    Sound
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    Sound System
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