Le Mans 1955 - Reel 1 Part 2 (1955)

Reel 1 - continued Local airfield with queue of people in foreground. People walk across airfield with various aeroplanes taxiing in the background. C/U magazine “L’Automobile“ in the hand of a seller. C/U Face of seller. People milling around outside entrance to the circuit. Many carry luggage. People walk near pit lane. People find places in the grandstand. People buy race lists. People finding places to sit. Man throws Martini adverts into crowd. Group of men in crowd play cards. People sit around table eating lunch. C/U man in cap eating. High angle shots of crowd, some have made paper hats to protect themselves against the sun. Cars drive in from the paddock into the pit lane. Mercedes cars pushed into the pits. Ken Dickson reverses his Triumph TR2 into his spot in the pit lane. C/U work on Cunningham’s Jaguar. Various cars are checked over. Man wearing strange umbrella type hat to protect him from the sun. Tools laid out on car bonnet. Man checking engine of car. Man checking tyres on Bristol ca