Silverstone International Trophy Race 1955

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Silverstone.

Start of the Daily Express International Trophy Race. CU. Starters flag dropping. SC. Pan, massed start. SV. Towards, cars massed and streaking up straight. SC. Man with camera. SV. Pan with Mike Hawthorn in the No 1 Vanwall - he is in the lead. SV. Pan, No 4, Roy Salvadori in...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
30730
Sort Number:
55/038
Time in/Out:
01:10:20:00 / 01:11:35:00
Canister:
55/38
Film ID:
523.10
Issue Date:
12/05/1955

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  • Event took place 7 May 1955.

    "Mike Hawthorne" should read Mike Hawthorn.

    jamied 1st Mar 2012
  • Apologies for the error - it is corrected now.

    British Pathé 9th May 2012

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