Green To Glory Reels 1 & 2 (1964-1965)

Film begins with shot of two girls hitchhiking at the side of the road. Location unknown. They are picked up by a man driving a large lorry who makes a joke about the girls not waking the horses - we see that he actually has a racing car in the back of the lorry rather than horses. Van has the words: “British Racing Partnership Limited“ painted on the side. Driver, the driver’s mates and girls are seen in the van. They look at some photographs. Van makes its way down country lane and along a sea front. Various shots of a motor car race follow - Grand Prix Monaco 1964? Includes mechanics working on cars, shots of the car race, cars pulling into pits, etc. Footage of racing car drivers after race in Nurburgring? Library footage of early car races. Various car racing footage including crashes, rallies, vintage car racing, good shots of large crowds watching races, great footage of a rough road rally race, glamorous girls have to bounce up and down in the passenger seats to get cars over bumps! Bang
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