Like "A Comet On Wheels" 1928

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Full titles read: "Like "a comet on wheels" - is how America aptly described Capt. Campbell and his Napier-Bluebird... as he made World record for speed... 206.9 miles per hour."

Daytona Beach in Florida, United States of America.

L/S and M/S of Malcolm Campbell's motorcar being wheeled...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33742
Sort Number:
G 1482
Time in/Out:
01:34:20:00 / 01:34:44:00
Canister:
G 1482
Film ID:
718.27
Issue Date:
05/03/1928

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  • "motorcar being wheeled onto Daytona Beach by several men" - the man on the right in the white boiler suit is chief mechanic Leo Villa.

    "Campbell (?) is seen in the driver's seat" - yes, that's Malcolm Campbell.

    jamied 26th Jun 2012

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