Precision Models (1959)

Steyning, West Sussex. C, U shots of the blue prints, or scale drawings, of a model car, evidently an Alfa Romeo. Dividers come into shot, followed by the wooden body of a model car, which is measured. Hands work on the model with a small knife. M, S Rex Hays at work, as he compares the model with the plans, and fixes the wooden body to the metal chassis. The models are 1, 20 the of actual size. C, U shot of a Vauxhall model, and wheels being fixed to a new model, a Ferrari. There follows various shots of Rex looking at a table top covered with models and he picks up a Carracholas Mercedes, puts it down with a row of others. Pan shot along line of models, showing the change in tail formation, a red 1906 Renault, a red 1907 Fiat, a white 1908 Mercedes, blue 1913 Peugeot, a white 1914 Mercedes, a white 1921 Deusenberg, and a red 1954 Maserati. Rex is seen working on a model for King Faisal, a 1929 Mercedes, using a tiny spanner. He fixes on the spare wheel. C, U of the dashboard and steering wheel. Rex p