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500 Mile Race 1936
Description
Item title reads - 500 miles race at Brooklands.
Brooklands, Surrey.
M/S of the cars getting some fine tuning before the race. Various shots as the competitors set off, the lighter cars go first. M/S's of crowds watching. L/S of the cars racing. Various shots as they speed around...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 13096
- Sort Number:
- 36/076
- Time in/Out:
- 01:56:52:00 / 01:58:07:00
- Canister:
- 36/76
- Film ID:
- 889.34
- Issue Date:
- 21/09/1936
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The BRDC 500-Mile Race, September 1936.
The larger cars at the start are No.22 Pacey-Hassan Bentley Special (Pacey/Baker-Carr), No.21 Lagonda 4½-litre (Lewis/Howe) and No.20 single-seater Duesenburg (Duller/Gwenda Stewart).
The winning Riley was driven by Freddie Dixon & Charlie Martin.