Item title reads: "If at first you don't succeed. Captain Campbell breaks all World's records in his Napier "Bluebird" covering a mile in 20.66 seconds."
Pendine Sands, Wales
M/S crowd around Bluebird including Campbell and his engineer,.
Repeat shot, followed by L/S on sands on a wet day with Bluebird speeding left to right then right to left. The crowd mass around the car. L/S of sands, with the conditions looking drier, and the car races across again. M/S group of cars and the press. C/U of the official timekeepers vehicle. Repeat shot of Campbell and his engineer by the car, with crowds around.
Note: record breaking run.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 07/02/1927
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 26596
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 668.26
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:03:20:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:38:16:00 / 01:41:36:00
- Canister:
- G 1370
- Sort Number:
- G 1370
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- Trade & Industry
- WorkSpaces
- Pendine pendine Sir Malcolm Campbell Sir Malcolm Campbell No Limit Blue Bird GT acadamy 2
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jamied says
"Campbell and his engineer" - that's his chief mechanic, Leo Villa.
The record-breaking run referred to in the shots list took place on 4 February 1927.
jamied says
More footage of the record-breaking run exists in clip 2408.05.
jamied says
There's a little extra footage in clip 2408.07.