Master Drivers 1967

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Northolt, Middlesex.

C/U of a badge reading 'British Safety Council / Master Driver'; Stirling Moss speaks to a lady in a car about it. We see several cars starting off from the Great Western Royal Hotel in Paddington for a series of Master Driver Tests. Commentator explains The Master Drivers'...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4212
Sort Number:
CP 644
Time in/Out:
01:49:53:00 / 01:51:40:00
Canister:
CP 644
Film ID:
403.09
Issue Date:
20/04/1967

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  • Seen at 00:06 is a Ford Cortina Mark I.

    At 00:18, an Austin A40 Farina.

    At 00:28, a Triumph 1300.

    At 00:33, a Wolseley 1500.

    At 00:38, a Sunbeam Rapier.

    At 00:48, a Hillman Minx Series III.

    jamied 13th Jan 2013

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