The Jet-Age Car - And It’s British

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
50/21
Date Released
13 Mar 1950
Date covered
9 Mar 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ellesmere Wins Amateur Grand National
  2. 2The Jet-Age Car - And It’s British
  3. 3London Says: Vive Le President!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
At Silverstone, the world’s first turbo-car - driven on paraffin - does 90 mph on its first public try-out.
Keywords
Vehicles
Credits:
Camera
Leslie Mann
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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0207 665 8340
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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