New All British Speed Car 1926

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Full title missing. According to issue sheet it should read: "New All-British Speed Car. The Napier-Cambell - designed to compete world honours - is expected to do 3 miles a minute".

Surrey.

M/S of group of mechanics / engineers fiddling inside bonnet of racing car. C/U of two men...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26455
Sort Number:
G 1350
Time in/Out:
01:27:19:00 / 01:30:42:00
Canister:
G 1350
Film ID:
658.12
Issue Date:
29/11/1926

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • "The Napier-Cambell" should read Napier-Campbell "Bluebird".

    "M/S of group of mechanics" - amongst them is Campbell's chief mechanic Leo Villa.

    "M/S of racing car, with smooth, aerodynamic shell on, pan to show older racing car" - the racing car is again "Bluebird", the other vehicle is a Bugatti Type 35.

    "little boy in pedal car (probably young Donald Campbell)" - yes, that's Donald Campbell.

    "his mother" - that's Dorothy Campbell.

    jamied 26th Jun 2012
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  • The other car - YP 4073 - appears to be a Bugatti 2-litre Type 35 (or possibly the Type 39A - a rare 1500cc version of the Type 35 - he acquired from Bugatti in 1926).

    roycousins 20th Dec 2012
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