Vintage Racing Cars At Crystal Palace 1970-1974

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Unissued / unused material. Colour Material.

Crystal Palace, London.

Various shots of old style vintage motorcars racing around the circuit at Crystal Palace. Lots of shots of the old cars with models dating from the 1920s right up to the 1960s. An interviewer talks to some of the...

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
92657
Sort Number:
UN 4662 F
Time in/Out:
01:43:07:00 / 01:47:48:00
Canister:
UN 4662 F
Film ID:
3409.07
Issue Date:

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  • The Crystal Palace race circuit was closed in 1974, so the clip's current date range of 1970-79 can be reduced.

    The car seen at 01:27, (Reg. No. JCB 365), is a Ferrari 365 GTB/4, AKA a Ferrari Daytona.

    jamied 24th Apr 2012
  • Great - can anyone narrow it down any further?

    British Pathé 15th May 2012

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