A Great Motoring Record. On Pendine Sands a Mile Was Covered at the Enormous Speed of 150 Miles Per Hour

Issue No.

1411

Date Released

29 Sep 1924

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Story No. within this Issue: 3 / 4
Summary: MLV man cranks car into life, men help push it off. LV car races across start line. LVs car speeding. [SUBTITLE]: THE MAN WHO DID IT, MR MALCOLM CAMPBELL AND HIS 12 CYLINDER CAR. MV Campbell (looking away from camera, most of time) and mechanic looking at engine. MLV car with crowd round it.
Keywords: Motor racing; Speed records
Locations: Wales; Pendine Sands
Library number GR: 7927 neg 161ft
Length of story (in feet): 87
Story extras:: Film clip

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'A Great Motoring Record. On Pendine Sands a Mile Was Covered at the Enormous Speed of 150 Miles Per Hour', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1411, 29 Sep 1924. http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79828 (Accessed 07 Jul 2024)