Road Railers AKA Land Rover Road-Rail Vehicle 1961

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Solihull, Warwickshire.

M/S of caterpillar wheels going through mud. M/S of caterpillar wheels driving away from the camera. M/S of a Land Rover with "caterpillar tracks" instead of wheels driving through a pool of water. The caterpillar tracks are useful for "really rough country". C/U of...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2962
Sort Number:
CP 359
Time in/Out:
01:42:45:00 / 01:44:42:00
Canister:
CP 359
Film ID:
159.17
Issue Date:
13/11/1961

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