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The 'mille Miglia' Road Race 1949
Description
Italy.
Documentation states Biondetti 3x winner, Taruffi holds several world speed records, Bonetto driving a Ferrari 2.000 crosses Parma at 170 k per hour. Biondetti and Taruffi drive over the Cisa pass at full speed. The racers pass through Pisa and Leghorn on the Aurelia roads heading for...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Agnew
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 67410
- Sort Number:
- UN 2109 C
- Time in/Out:
- 01:56:11:00 / 01:57:14:00
- Canister:
- UN 2109 C
- Film ID:
- 2477.27
- Issue Date:
- 1949
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The race took place on 24 and 25 April 1949.
"Biondetti" is Clemente Biondetti.
"Taruffi" is Piero Taruffi.
"Bonetto" is Felice Bonetto.
"Segre" is Luigi Segre.
"Number 335, the English driver Widson on his Ealy" - should read Geoffrey Healey and Tommy Wisdom in their Healey 2400 Westland.
"number 508 Aurichio on a 1100 sport" - should rad Number 506 Auricchio in a Fiat 1100 Sport.
"Roll" should read Rol.