Most Coveted Of Motor Records 1924

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Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey.

Title: "MOST COVETED of all MOTOR RECORDS. J. G. P. Thomas, after trying for 2 years, breaks World's hour record, covering 109 miles 160 yards and attaining at times 130 miles per hour".

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24719
Sort Number:
G 1139
Time in/Out:
01:52:42:00 / 01:53:18:00
Canister:
G 1139
Film ID:
362.22
Issue Date:

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  • Brooklands: 17th November 1924.

    J.G.P. Thomas is John Godfrey Parry Thomas.
    He achieved 109.9 miles in one hour (including changing all four tyres).

    roycousins 26th Dec 2012

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