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Gas Driven Car 1940
Description
Unused / unissued material - location unclear or unknown.
Various shots of the gas driven car having a test drive. Car is seen driving up the hill and circling round racetrack. A huge gas filled tank is placed on roof of the car. C/U of car's engine. Driver's hand showing gas valves. Cut back...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 58334
- Sort Number:
- UN 0203 C
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:07:00 / 01:38:49:00
- Canister:
- UN 203 C
- Film ID:
- 612.10
- Issue Date:
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Location is Brooklands race track, probably filmed in February or March 1940. Car is a Standard Flying Fourteen.