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

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1411
Date Released
29 Sep 1924
Stories in this Issue:

Story

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. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79828 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)