The Fastest Thing On Wheels 1927

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Item title reads: " The fastest thing on wheels. Major Segrave gains great triumph for Britain, attaining speed of over 203 mph in all-British 1,000h.p Sunbeam car."

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

M/S as the huge Sunbeam race car is wheeled through a narrow doorway by struggling workers...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
32843
Sort Number:
G 1385
Time in/Out:
01:55:09:00 / 01:56:12:00
Canister:
G 1385
Film ID:
674.28
Issue Date:
31/03/1927

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