British Cars Are Best 1930

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Full title reads: "Brooklands. British Cars Are Best. Maharajah Rana Bahadur of Jhalawar - tries out cars of all makes - and buys British!"

Brooklands, Surrey.

The Maharajah visits Brooklands is seen looking at and trying out several different models of car at the the Brooklands race...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
8069
Sort Number:
30/052
Time in/Out:
01:02:52:00 / 01:04:01:00
Canister:
30/52
Film ID:
751.04
Issue Date:
27/11/1930

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