Motor News - 24 Hour Race 1954

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Le Mans, France.

GV towards and pan, start of race. Air view, pan with cars under bridge. LV towards, cars under bridge. SV pan, car racing at speed, No 2 Cunningham. SV procession of cars racing past. SV pan, Gonzales driving Ferrari (No 4). Air view, two cars racing along road. GV cars racing,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29508
Sort Number:
54/046
Time in/Out:
01:01:43:00 / 01:03:22:00
Canister:
54/46
Film ID:
168.02
Issue Date:
17/06/1954

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