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NEW CRASH HELMETS

New Crash Helmets (1924)

Jockeys try out new type of crash helmet.

CRASH HELMETS

Crash Helmets (1955)

Weird film about testing crash helmets - very high standards but "these standards...

CRASH HELMETS

Crash Helmets (1953)

Crash helmets are tested at the Road Research Laboratory in Buckinghamshire.

BRICKLAYERS CRASH HAT

Bricklayers Crash Hat (1937)

Bricklayer wears motorcycle crash helmet when carrying bricks up ladder. ...

LONGBRIDGE - NEW MINI VANS FOR AA AA CHANGE FROM MOTORCYCLES TO VANS

Longbridge - New Mini Vans For Aa Aa Change From Motorcycles To Vans (1968)

Automobile...

A FEW OF THE BRIGHTER MOMENTS OF 1938

A Few Of The Brighter Moments Of 1938 (1938)

A look at some of the brighter moments of 1938 from...

NEW FASHION IN HATS - CRASH HELMETS - AUSTRALIA

New Fashion In Hats - Crash Helmets - Australia (1938)

John Gilding demonstrates his new invention...

 

 

BMC LADIES FIRST

Bmc Ladies First (1956)

Documentary about the International Alpine Car Rally of 1956 focusing on women...

 FILM STARS TAKE TO STOCK CAR RACING

Film Stars Take To Stock Car Racing (1958)

Film stars Jean Richard and Annie Cordy go stock car...

PLANE CRASH HEROES Dublin issue

Plane Crash Heroes Dublin Issue (1941)

Biplane crashes into Jamaica Bay, fortunately the US Navy...

PARACHUTIST

Parachutist (1950)

Parachutist Arthur K Harrison jumps from a biplane.

SOAP BOX DERBY

Soap Box Derby (1951)

Footage of soap box derby race in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

DAREDEVIL CAR CRASH IN LOS ANGELES

Daredevil Car Crash In Los Angeles (1938)

Carey Loftin purposely crashes his car into a brick wall,...

BLUEBIRD NEARLY TOTAL LOSS AFTER 300 MPH CRASH

Bluebird Nearly Total Loss After 300 Mph Crash (1960)

Donald Campbell crashes Bluebird in Utah

LANCASHIRE'S GRAND NATIONAL

Lancashire's Grand National (1934)

Jack Williams wins the Lancashire motorcycle race.

WORLD TOBOGGAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

World Toboggan Championships (1965)

World bobsleighing championships in Davos, Switzerland.

VERTICAL FLIGHT SOON?

Vertical Flight Soon? (1923)

M. Pescarra hovers above the ground in new helicopter.

ISLE OF MAN

Isle Of Man (1946)

Kenneth Bills wins the Isle of Man Grand Prix.

Selected originals  - BLUEBIRD GETS MOVING

Selected Originals - Bluebird Gets Moving (1960)

Material relating to newsreel story "Bluebird...

SAFER FOR MOTORWAYS

Safer For Motorways (1962)

Transport Minister Marples inspects new safety barrier for motorways.

TRAGIC SPEEDWAY CAR CRASH IN AUSTRALIA

Tragic Speedway Car Crash In Australia (1938)

A motor racing car crashes into the crowd in Penrith,...

CAR BELT SAVES LIFE

Car Belt Saves Life (1962)

Stunt driver Gil Delamare demonstrates the protection given by a car safety...

WORLD'S FASTEST PLANE CRASHES

World's Fastest Plane Crashes (1956)

The Bell X-2, fastest and highest plane in the world, crashes in...

CRASH

Crash (1932)

An inventor demonstrates his new helmet for American footballers.

"Just For Fun" (1933)

Stunt involving flying an aircraft into a building which collapses.

WORLD NEWS - GERMANY

World News - Germany (1956)

A German manufacturer tests his motorcycles the hard way.

TOBOGGANING CHAMPIONSHIPS aka EUROPEAN TOBOGGAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tobogganing Championships AKA European Toboggan Championships (1968)

Luge championships in...

SOAP BOX DERBY,.ELLWANGEN. GERMANY.

Soap Box Derby,.Ellwangen. Germany. (1948)

Thrills and spills at the soap box Derby.

ONE MINUTE NEWS - SOUTH DAKOTA

One Minute News - South Dakota (1948)

New US Army tank named General Patton tested in America.

GIRL RACER

Girl Racer (1962)

Beryl Swain takes her motorbike for a spin around a racetrack.

CHILD MOTORCYCLIST

Child Motorcyclist (1948)

3 year old George Howard Cole is Britain's youngest speedway rider....

CYCLE SPEEDWAY

Cycle Speedway (1948)

Boys use a blitzed site at New Cross as a speedway cycle track. London.

COLLECTING SAMPLES FOR RADIATION

Collecting Samples For Radiation (1960)

A U-2 aeroplane collects samples for radiation tests. Texas,...

DON'T

Don't "Bird" The "Bird-Man"! (1932)

French inventor gets colleagues to push his 'crash proof...

JUNIOR GRAND PRIX

Junior Grand Prix (1955)

A junior grand prix in pedal cars at Silverstone.

SCOOTER MEN RAISE £100

Scooter Men Raise £100 (1960)

Teams from seven colleges compete in a novel charity raising scooter...

WOMEN PARACHUTE PACKERS

Women Parachute Packers (1969)

WRAF parachute packers make parachute jumps. Oxfordshire.

IWO-JIMA

Iwo-Jima (1945)

American troops invasion of Iwo-Jima.

YOUNGSTERS AT SPEED

Youngsters At Speed (1959)

Soapbox derby in Holland and model plane championships in Germany.

GOLF TRAINER

Golf Trainer (1964)

An item about Britain's first fully automated golf driving range.

HILL CLIMBING EXTRAORDINARY

Hill Climbing Extraordinary (1926)

Motorcycle hill climbing speed contest in California.

HORIZONTAL FLYER ATTACKS WORLD SPEED RECORD

Horizontal Flyer Attacks World Speed Record (1949)

Motorcycle stories - record attempts in Wales...

6 DAY CYCLE RACE, BRIGHTON TO GLASGOW

6 Day Cycle Race, Brighton To Glasgow (1952)

Scenes of a long distance cycle race - Brighton to...

BIRMINGHAM'S OUTBOARD MEETING

Birmingham's Outboard Meeting (1952)

Salford Bridge Reservoir becomes a racecourse for speedboat...

OLD CROCKS WIN THROUGH

Old Crocks Win Through (1953)

Old Crocks race from London's Hyde Park to Brighton is successful despite...

NUNS GET NEW LOOK

Nuns Get New Look (1965)

Nuns get makeover at Earls Court fashion show, London.

BLUEBIRD GETS MOVING

Bluebird Gets Moving (1960)

Donald Campbell tests out his new car 'Bluebird' at Goodwood in Sussex.

30 SECONDS NEWS - TWO STORIES

30 Seconds News - Two Stories (1966)

Two year old motorcyclist in Camberley & money burning in...

AUTOSPEED '68 aka RACING CAR SHOW

Autospeed '68 AKA Racing Car Show (1968)

Autospeed '68, racing car show in Horticultural Hall,...

AEROTRAIN

Aerotrain (1969)

Two engineers test out new speedy Aerotrain in Paris, France.