Mille Miglia Car Race Lner 1938

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Italy.

Various shots of cars setting off in the famous Mille Miglia motor race. One car has a small Nazi swastika on the bonnet; closer shot of the sign. Crowds watch the contestants set off. Several shots of the motorists zooming around the alpine passes.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17170
Sort Number:
38/038
Time in/Out:
01:18:04:00 / 01:19:51:00
Canister:
38/38
Film ID:
965.18
Issue Date:
15/05/1938

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • The race began on 3 April 1938.

    Amongst the identifiable cars are;

    At 00:06 is car No. 141, is Giuseppe Farina in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B.

    At 00:08, car 108 is Prince Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe in a BMW 328.

    At 00:16, car 142 is Carlo Maria Pintacuda in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B.

    At 00:19 car 149 is Rene Carriere, driving a Talbot T150C.

    At 01:09, car 114 is a BMW 328, driven by Count Heinrich von der Muhle-Eckart.

    At 01:13 car 140 is Franco Cortese in an Alfa Rmeo 6C 2300B MM.

    "Viondette (sp?) is the first in an Alfa Romeo" - that should read Clemente Biondetti. His car is an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B.

    jamied 29th Jun 2012
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