Speed King’s Triumph 231 Miles An Hour (1929)

SEGRAVE, MAJOR SIR HENRY Item title reads - Speed King’s triumph - 231 miles per hour! Congratulations to Major Segrave who won back for Britain, the world’s speed record in his all-British Golden Arrow! Daytona, Florida, America, (USA, ). M/S of the team pushing the car. C/U of him in the driving seat talking to one of the men. M/S after he has got out as they shake his hand and give him three cheers, then carry him off on their shoulders. Intertitle - ’in South Africa, Captain Malcolm Campbell is “all ready“ for his attempt with the new “Blue Bird.“’ L/S of Captain Campbell in his car, the camera pans across it. Various shots as people stand around and look, M/S of him in driving seat. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters hist
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