A film from the Jowett Car Club collection that chronicles the club's annual rally of Jowett Automobiles including famous models such as 'Jupiter' and 'Spirit'. The cars were first built in 1906 by a small engineering firm based in Bradford owned by brothers William and Benjamin Jowett. In 1954 production stopped, but these classic cars have not disappeared as they have been entered in both national and international car rallies, such as this club rally taking place...

A film from the Jowett Car Club collection that chronicles the club's annual rally of Jowett Automobiles including famous models such as 'Jupiter' and 'Spirit'. The cars were first built in 1906 by a small engineering firm based in Bradford owned by brothers William and Benjamin Jowett. In 1954 production stopped, but these classic cars have not disappeared as they have been entered in both national and international car rallies, such as this club rally taking place in Yorkshire. Title-N.J.R. Bradford June 1977. From the point-of-view of the driver the car goes through Bradford city centre capturing the familiar architectural features. There are shots taken from a high building looking down onto the city centre. There are information stands in the exhibition grounds and a couple of men stand and read them and then look at the cars. This is followed by close-ups of the cars engines with owners busily working on them. More panning shots show the many car enthusiasts gathered around the different models and inspecting them. There is a roped off area in another part of the grounds and a selection of classic cars are parked in a neat row with their noses at the rope. A man walks along looking at the cars. In the next scene there is a Jowett Car Club stand, the sign underneath it reads `The Oldest One Make Car Club'. There are tables at this stand and people look around it. A few cars drive in a row in the direction of the camera, and this is followed by another row of cars on which the owners work. The following shot is of a sign which reads `Scottish Section International Jowett Rally'. This is followed by a shot of a sign for `Heilan Grannie McJoewtt's cooking' and the camera pans down to show the tent that has been set up to serve the food. A group of men have gathered around an engine which is sitting on the grass. They move and adjust pieces. There is a sequence of shots showing rows of various types of classic car. People stand beside the cars looking at them and fixing them up. There are more shots of cars lined up and of a sign in a car window which reads `Jowetts are back'. A car is towed across the grass on a trailer, and there is a brief shot of a stripped down chassis just leaving the engine visible. A man pushes his old car across the grass and this is followed by shots of the car tests where some men lay down pieces of wood for the cars to drive and park between. There are another row of cars with crowds looking at them. Some people smile at the camera. There is a shot taken from a bit of a distance away and at a height and it looks down onto the exhibition field. There are people walking all over the place and there are cars everywhere. Another sign reads `Midland Section' and below it are pictures of cars. People of all ages sit around in the sun and some older ladies, who are sitting in camping seat, shake hands with some of the car owners. There are more shots of the reflections in some of the car hub caps and shiny car badges. In the next scene there are shots taken from all over the grounds of a big house or estate house. There are shots taken from one end of a road looking down at the classic cars coming towards the camera; the first car flashes his lights and then many more pass by. There are point-of-view shots from the driver's seat as the car goes along a country road and into a village. In another scene some cars drive along a country road past a sign for `Harden' and turn into a gate and along a road towards the camera. There is a brief shot of a man's bottom as he kneels down to get under his car. Following this are more shots of rows of cars, owners fixing them as well as talking and laughing with others. Out on a main road, some classic cars have parked over at the side. A sign reads `International Harvester Bradford'. People stand around and look at the cars. Then back in at the exhibition there are shots of reflections in the hub caps. Some drivers go up to the chairman with the microphone and receive prizes. The final shots are of the cars leaving the field and the archway at the entrance coming down. Title-The End.