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3 World's Motoring Records 1926
Description
Full title reads: "3 World's Motoring Records. Broken by Mr. J. G. Parry Thomas in his 8 cylinder Leyland".
Brooklands Race Track, Surrey.
L/S of bullet shape racing car driving around sloping track. M/S of group of men; a man in leather helmet drinks from tea cup - J. G. Parry Thomas?...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 26309
- Sort Number:
- G 1336
- Time in/Out:
- 01:58:16:00 / 01:59:10:00
- Canister:
- G 1336
- Film ID:
- 640.29
- Issue Date:
- 11/10/1926
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"a man in leather helmet drinks from tea cup - J. G. Parry Thomas?" Yes, John Godfrey Parry-Thomas. He lived at Brooklands in a bungalow called "The Hermitage." He was chief engineer at Leyland Motors, then gave it up to race cars and break speed records.
Parry-Thomas was killed in his Leyland-Thomas Special "Babs" at Pendine Sands on 3rd March 1927 while attempting to take the Land Speed Record from Malcolm Campbell.