The Repco-Brabham story

Briefly shows manufacture and testing of racing cars by the Brabham Racing Organisation in England, followed by views of the 1965 Tasman Series motor races in Australia and New Zealand, Jack Brabham and others competing in Brabham cars. Finally, manufacture of a new Repco engine in Australia is shown.

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Credits

producer

Geoffrey Thompson

production company

Cine Service Production

Duration

00:46:50:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014315

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Design and construction

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Automobile racing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Brabham, Jack

People → Brabham, Jack

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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Australia, 1965