International Trophy Race At Brooklands 1937

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Full title reads: "INTERNATIONAL TROPHY RACE AT BROOKLANDS".

Brooklands, Surrey.

Various shots of the international trophy car race at Brooklands racecourse - crows watching. Tight race for the first place between Prince Birabongse of Siam and Raymond Mayes. Prince Bira in the lead...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13670
Sort Number:
37/062
Time in/Out:
01:32:19:00 / 01:32:57:00
Canister:
37/62
Film ID:
929.36
Issue Date:
05/08/1937

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  • The 5th JCC International Trophy Race at Brooklands on August Bank Holiday 1937.

    1st - Raymond Mays (not Mayes) - ERA "R4C"
    2nd - Johnny Wakefield - Maserati
    3rd - Billy Cotton (the band leader) - MG

    Mays' ERA "R4C" still races today as "R4D" - the final development of this car.

    roycousins 19th Dec 2012

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