New All British Speed Car 1924

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Surrey.

Title: "New All-British Speed Car. The Napier Campbell ... designed to compete World honours ... is expected to do 3 miles a minute!"

M/S of a parked racing car - the bonnet has been removed so we can see the engine. M/S of the same car, six men are gathered around it, some...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24721
Sort Number:
G 1139
Time in/Out:
01:54:52:00 / 01:55:44:00
Canister:
G 1139
Film ID:
362.24
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