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Cars Rally At Monte Carlo 1949
Description
Full title reads: "Cars Rally At Monte Carlo".
Monte Carlo, Monaco.
SV Monte Carlo.
GV Elevated cars lined up on the side of road ready for elimination test.
CU Jowett Javelin starting off on last section. CU An American car and Fiat starting off on last section....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 45708
- Sort Number:
- 49/010
- Time in/Out:
- 01:04:10:00 / 01:05:03:00
- Canister:
- 49/10
- Film ID:
- 1405.04
- Issue Date:
- 03/02/1949
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The Monte Carlo Rally seen here took place from 24-30 January 1949.
"Hotchkiss (winning car)" - it's a Hotchkiss 686GS.
"Bristol coming to a halt. driven by Dobry Trybal" should read Bristol 400 coming to a halt, driven by Frantisek Dobry and Zdenek Treybal.
"Winners - Trvoux and Lesurque" should read Jean Trevoux and Marcel Lesurque.
"drivers of the Hotchkiss receiving first prize, from the Prince Rainier or Prince Pierre" - although the commentator identifies the man as Prince Pierre, I agree with the cataloguer that it appears instead to be Prince Rainier.