• Short Summary

    Old style vintage motorcars racing around the circuit at Crystal Palace.

  • Description

    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 drivers (mute).

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    3409.07
    Media URN:
    92657
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Colour
    Duration:
    00:04:41:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:43:07:00 / 01:47:48:00
    Canister:
    UN 4662 F

Comments (2)

  1. jamied says

    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.

  2. British Pathé says

    Great - can anyone narrow it down any further?

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