Hill Climbing Trial 1936

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Description

Full title reads: "Hill climbing trail at Bo'ness".

Motor car road racing in Scotland.

M/S of competitors tinkering with motor cars at bottom of hill. Various shots of open topped sports cars racing around country lanes. There a lots of twists and steep slopes. It's the Bo'ness Annual...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
12993
Sort Number:
36/043
Time in/Out:
01:30:56:00 / 01:31:46:00
Canister:
36/43
Film ID:
883.18
Issue Date:
1936

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  • Amongst the cars seen here is a 1933 Singer Le Mans 2-seater Tourer.

    jamied 19th May 2012
  • This is not Bowness, in the Lake District, it's Bo'ness, in Central Scotland.

    buzzy_bee 20th Jul 2012
  • Thanks to both of you! Description and tags have been updated.

    British Pathé 13th Aug 2012
  • The car at 00:31 is an Aston Martin.

    roycousins 22nd Dec 2012

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