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This amateur movie is part of a collection of 8mm films made by WE Thompson.
It is estimated the film was shot in 1961 and contains scenes of the Farmers car parking building in Auckland. Farmers opened a service station in the car park, the “Lubritorium” which offered customer service and discounted petrol while people shopped in the Farmers department store.
It also has shots of a man examining a damaged car tyre of an unusual sort.
Tracking shot: From car driving on Hobson street, Auckland and turning into Farmers car parking building, driving up ramps. Large crowd of people standing on footpath near carpark entrance and attendants booths.
Men standing near attendants booth in Farmers car parking building, some wearing white overalls.
Tracking shot: From car driving on dirt road in rural area - dirt road is very muddy and rutted with tyre tracks, large puddles.
Man on roadside examining badly damaged rear tyre of sports car. Man holds length of read which has separated from tyre, pulls open tread of tyre to expose [rayon / nylon] reinforcing fabric and inner tube.