ATV Today: 17.07.1974: Scrap Cars

Summary

Reg Harcourt report on the clearing operation on a scrap heap at Whetstone in Leicestershire, claimed to be the biggest pile of scrap cars in Britain.

Year:

1974

Duration:

0:04:41

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Interview with scrap metal contractor, Tom Simpson, about his forty year career in scrap and his current operation which may have up to 20,000 cars. He talks about the environmental issues and the problems faced by councils wanted to clear scrap cars. Shots of the pile of scrap cars (some cut to music).


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