Motor Speed Record 1937

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Full title reads: "GERMANY".

Germany.

Several shots of the German road speed champion Bernard Rosemeyer in his Auto Union (later becomes Audi) car getting ready to tackle one mile road speed record on the new German autobahn. Several shots of the car speeding along the road. He breaks...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13907
Sort Number:
37/086
Time in/Out:
01:01:47:00 / 01:02:19:00
Canister:
37/86
Film ID:
937.03
Issue Date:
28/10/1937

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