Motor Cycle Skidding Test News In A Nutshell 1935

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Motor cycle skidding test. Originally part of News in a Nutshell - international news stories in brief.

London.

Various shots of special motorcycle and side car driving about. The side car has extra wheel attached at an angle so it permanently skids. It is used by Road Research Station...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12222
Sort Number:
35/091
Time in/Out:
01:17:30:00 / 01:17:55:00
Canister:
35/91
Film ID:
843.17
Issue Date:
14/11/1935

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