THE MARQUE OF A LEGEND
The Quest for the Ultimate Sports Car
1 x 52' 
Featuring Robert Hardy
Since the creation of the automobile, almost one hundred years
ago, man has been obsessed with the desire to go faster. Not just for its own sake, but to achieve total control of the complex geometry, forces and aesthetics, which, in perfect harmony, characterise the classic, sports car.
“The Marque of a Legend” is a unique tribute to the great innovators in sports car design and engineering, who came closest to achieving this perfection, and to their renowned marques and models.
THE DRIVERS
For the first and possibly the last time, Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell and Willie Green put these great cars of six decades thrillingly through their paces. You are able to
eavesdrop on the recollections of their encounters with the great makers and you see Moss, Surtees, Ickx and Bell in action as they are reunited with some of the machines they drove with
such distinction in the great classic road races.
THE CARS
BUGATTI TYPE 35B; BENTLEY 4 ˝ LITRE (Blower); MERCEDES SSK (Type 720); MERCEDES 300 SLR; ALFA ROMEO 8C 2300 (Type Le Mans)
ALFA ROMEO 8C 2300 (Type Mille Miglia); PORSCHE 356; PORSCHE 550/RS SPYDER;
PORSCHE 956; JAGUAR D-TYPE; ASTON MARTIN DBRI; FERRARI 250 TESTA ROSSA; FERRARI 250 GTO.
Producer: Solent Films.
Availability: Worldwide, all media Ex UK
THE MARQUE OF A LEGEND
The Quest for the Ultimate Sports Motorcycle
1 x 56’
Commentary by Ian McShane
‘The Marque of a Legend’ is a tribute to the men and machines who sought to push the limits of technology and performance in the quest for the ultimate racing motorbike.
The programme combines unique archive footage of a number of the bikes racing plus an assessment of the technology and performance characteristics by some of the true legends of the
sport, including Geoff Duke, Barry Sheene, Giacomo Agostini and Wayne, who each ride a selection of the definitive models on the open roads.
Among the highlights of the programme is a visit to the late Barry Sheene’s house in Australia where he kept every bike he won the World Championship on, including his Suzuki 125cc on
which he achieved his first world title. He takes it out on a ride around the public roads for the first time in decades.
Next we visit Italy to talk to Giacomo Agostini and watch him ride his MV Augusta for the first
time in over 40 years. This is followed by a visit to the Isle of Man where we listen to a fascinating discussion between Geoff Duke and Wayne Gardner on the technological
development since the hugely successful Manx Featherbed Norton of the 50s which Gardner then rides for the first time.
The story of the Japanese two-stroke domination of the sport culminates in the TZ 500 Yamaha
establishing the first pure bred racing bike, a breed apart from the previous road going bikes.
Finally we visit the renaissance of Italian bikes in the 90s with the Cagiva 125 and the Ducati.
Among the racing bikes featured in this DVD are the Bruff Superior , BMW Compressor, Guilara San Remo, Manx Norton, the ground breaking two-strokes from Japanese
manufacturers, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha and from Italy the Ducati and MV Augusta.
Menus:
The Early Years
The Golden Age
The Japanese and Two-Stroke Era
Geoff Duke meets Wayne Gardner
MV Augusta with Giacomo Agostini
Barry Sheene with his Collection of Racing Bikes
Producer: Solent Films.
Availability: Worldwide, all media Ex UK