Racing Car 1946

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Various shots of a midget racing car seen speeding along road. Several shots of the midget racing car in a garage. Close up shots of engine and other parts of the midget racing car. Man pours petrol in and wheels it on the road. He sits inside the car. Two other...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62746
Sort Number:
UN 1401 D
Time in/Out:
01:55:05:00 / 01:58:09:00
Canister:
UN 1401 D
Film ID:
2066.24
Issue Date:

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  • The location is likely to be somewhere in the Greater London area, as at 01:03 the car drives alongside a London bus operating on route 152.

    jamied 16th May 2012

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