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BLUEBIRD BOAT MODEL

Bluebird Boat Model (1950-1959)

Donald Campbell with model of "Bluebird" speed boat.

Novel German Motor Car

Novel German Motor Car (1920-1929)

Footage of strange looking car being driven. Germany.

DIRT TRACK - GREENFORD PARK

Dirt Track - Greenford Park (1920-1929)

Good footage of motorcycle racing at Greenford Park.

KAYE DON AT BROOKLANDS

Kaye Don At Brooklands (1920-1929)

Good shots of racing driver Kaye Don in action at Brooklands racetrack.

MOTOR RACING

Motor Racing (1920-1929)

Motor racing in progress.

MEXICAN AQUABATICS

Mexican Aquabatics (1963)

A Mexican water ski team do their display off the coast at Acapulco.

BLUEBIRD TEST RUN

Bluebird Test Run (1966)

Donald Campbell tries Bluebird on Lake Coniston after replacing badly damaged...

 

 

Selected Originals - BLUEBIRD TEST RUN

Selected Originals - Bluebird Test Run (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "Bluebird Test Run"...

'MOSKITO' SPEEDBOAT

'moskito' Speedboat (1967)

Demonstration of 'Moskito' fibreglass speedboat. Feltham, Greater London.

DONALD CAMPBELL SPEED BOAT aka WATER-JET PROPELLED SPEEDBOAT

Donald Campbell Speed Boat AKA Water-Jet Propelled Speedboat "Jetstar" Developed... (1968)

Speedboat...

C-SKATE

C-Skate (1968)

C-skate new water-skiing sledge which can also be used underwater.

COSSACKS

Cossacks (1914-1918)

Cossacks in great display of daredevil horseback riding.

MOTOR BOAT RACE

Motor Boat Race (1920-1929)

Motor boat race near Venice, Italy.

THE LEE GUINNESS MOTOR RACING CAR CIRCLING BROOKLANDS

The Lee Guinness Motor Racing Car Circling Brooklands (1919)

Lee Guinness motor car races round...

CUNNINGS WALKING RACE

Cunnings Walking Race (1920-1929)

Good shots of an elderly man in a walking race - no other competitors...

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...

If At First You Don't Succeed... (1927)

Captain Malcolm Campbell breaks world record in 'Bluebird'...

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME

Better Luck Next Time (1927)

Malcolm Campbell's 'Bluebird' car is wheeled out of garage at Pendine.

SPEED AND SAFETY

Speed And Safety (1920-1939)

Good footage of steam trains in operation in the 1920's.

MOTOR RACING BOULOGNE

Motor Racing Boulogne (1910)

Racing driver Paul Zuccarelli wins motor car race in Boulogne-sur-Mer,...

RACING DRIVERS SCHOOL

Racing Drivers School (1959)

Would be racing drivers join a racing drivers school at Snetterton.

OUTBOARD

Outboard "Obstacle" Race (1933)

Speed boats race in Florida - they have to race through a wall of...

WELCOME HOME - version 1

Welcome Home - Version 1 (1933)

Sir Malcolm Campbell talks about America's economic problems on his...

MILE A MINUTE BOATING

Mile A Minute Boating (1941)

Hydroplane racing in Miami, one boat ends up crashing into parked cars.

MOTOR BOAT RACE  aka STREAMLINED FURIES FIGHT IT OUT Dublin issue

Motor Boat Race AKA Streamlined Furies Fight It Out Dublin Issue (1941)

Speedboat racing at...

CONTENDER - BERNARR M'FADDEN [sic] IN AIR RACE AT 70 aka SPEED AIRMAN AT 70 LNER

Contender - Bernarr M'fadden [sic] In Air Race At 70 AKA Speed Airman At 70 Lner (1938)

70-year-old...

SPEEDBOAT DEATH

Speedboat Death (1958)

Italian speedboat star Ezio Selva dies in a speedboat race at Miami, Florida.

BLUEBIRD SINKS

Bluebird Sinks (1955)

"Bluebird" - boat which smashed the world's water speed record several times sinks...

Selected Originals - BLUEBIRD SINKS

Selected Originals - Bluebird Sinks (1955)

Material related to newsreel story "Bluebird Sinks" -...

Selected originals - POWERBOAT RACE

Selected Originals - Powerboat Race (1968)

Material relating to newsreel story "Powerboat Race" -...

SKATING COMPETITIONS AT BLAGOVESCHENSK

Skating Competitions At Blagoveschensk (1959)

Chinese and Soviet speed skaters compete in various...

HAMPSTEAD HEATH FAIRGROUND

Hampstead Heath Fairground (1920-1939)

Good footage of people having fun on rides at Hampstead Heath...

MOTOR RACING

Motor Racing (1900-1909)

Very good shots of motor racing in France.

FIRE ENGINES

Fire Engines (1915)

Good shots of firemen and fire engines leaving station and policemen on training...

NEVILLE DUKE GETS GOLD PLAQUE

Neville Duke Gets Gold Plaque (1953)

Neville Duke, test pilot for De Havilland, receives gold plaque.

BANTAM PACK - SPEED CRAZY

Bantam Pack - Speed Crazy (1950)

Quirky stuff - probably designed for children - speed boat stunts,...

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S TRIUMPH

Sir Malcolm Campbell's Triumph (1933)

Malcolm Campbell increases the World Land Speed Record.

HOLD YOUR BREATH!

Hold Your Breath! (1933)

Speed boat racing in US Outboard Championships from California.

FLOATING FLIERS HAVE FLING Dublin issue

Floating Fliers Have Fling Dublin Issue (1941)

Frank Ribb wins speedboat race for Governor's Cup on...

JOHN COBB DIES

John Cobb Dies (1952)

An accident on Loch Ness kills Cobb during attempt on Water Speed Record.

WORLD PRESS PHOTO AWARDS

World Press Photo Awards (1968)

Vereedken wins the Silver Camera at World Press Photo Awards. Holland.

WATER SKI RACE

Water Ski Race (1968)

The Cross Channel Water Ski Race is hampered by bad weather.

FESTIVAL OF SPEED

Festival Of Speed (1969)

Motorbike, go-kart and saloon car races at Brands Hatch.

LONDON aka POWERBOAT RACE

London AKA Powerboat Race (1969)

Powerboats race up the river Thames. London.

12 METRE YACHTS aka 12' METER RACING

12 Metre Yachts AKA 12' Meter Racing (1960)

International 12 Metre Yacht Race at the Cowes Regatta,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 463 - OULTON SPEED BOATS, KEN DODD - SWIMMING COACH,...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 463 - Oulton Speed Boats, Ken Dodd - Swimming Coach,... (1963)

Out...

THE SPEED SPOOK

The Speed Spook (1928)

Strange car is demonstrated - it appears to have no driver.

READING TESTS LNER

Reading Tests Lner (1938)

Reading speeds of students are increased at a reading clinic in New York.

ST. PAUL - USA WINTER CARNIVAL

St. Paul - USA Winter Carnival (1947)

Winter festival held in St. Paul, Minnesota, America.

AMERICA KEEP THE HARMSWORTH TROPHY

America Keep The Harmsworth Trophy (1932)

Kaye Don and Gar Wood race their speed boats for the...

POWERBOAT RACE

Powerboat Race (1968)

'Telstar' wins the Offshore Powerboat Race, Cowes, Isle of Wight.