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1955 UNITED KINGDOM: LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RACE
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1:17Now PlayingDate: 17th November 1955
Location: UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
UNITED KINGDOM:
BEAUMONT SUSAN. W David Knight presents a"SOUVENIR TRAY" to the Winning owner of "NEW ORLEANS 1900" in the Veteran R.A.C London to Brighton Old Crocks Race Sir Clive Edwrds & co-driver R.D. Thomas...1955.
BRIGHTON. (Sussex) Finish of the "OLD CROCKS RACE" 1955 winner "1900 New Orleans" owner Sir Clive Edwards driver Mr R.D. Thomas... welcomed by the Mayor... Susan Beaumont & David Knight presented Souvenir Tray.
CARS "THE OLD CROCKS RACE FROM LONDON TO BRIGHTON" start from Hyde Park on the Ann. R.A.C.veteran car run.finish BRIGHTON... "55 first home was a 1900 New Orleans owned by Sir Clive Edwards..(Bicester) Co driver Mr R.D. Thomas...Mayor of Brighton offered Civic Congratters.
CELEBRATIONS "GRACE FM HYDE PARK TO BRIGHTON" celebrates the Emancipation Day Run of 1896.
EDWARDS SIR CLIVE. Owner of the winning "1900 NEW ORLEANS" old Crock car in the Ann. R.A.C. VETERAN CAR RUN TO BRIGHTON.
FILM STARS. SUSAN BEAUMONT & DAVID KNIGHT PRESENT souvenir "TRAY" to the winners of the 1955 "VETERANS R.A.C. RUN FM LONDON TO BRIGHTON Sir Clive Edwards & co-driver R.D. Thomas.
HELICOPTER.. "...USED BY R.A.C." as aerial Patrol to control bottleneck to ground Patrol...
KNIGHT DAVID. (ACTOR) W Susan Beaumont present Souvenir "TRAY" to the owner of the Winning LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RACE Sir Clive Edwards & co-driver Mr R.D.Thomas in "NEW ORLEANS 1900" 1955.
LONDON. The start in Hyde Park of the "OLD CROCKS CAR RACE" 1955 (194 cars start off, only 7 fail to finish).
OLD CROCKS. "THE 1955...RACE"fm Hyde Park London to Brighton... Start in H/Park....194 started & only 7 failed to finish.. winner "A1900 NEW ORLEANS" owned by Sir Clive Edwards. (Biceser) C/O driver Mr R.D.Thomas...welcomed by the Mayor of Brighton Susan Beaumont & David Knight presented a souvenir Tray.
ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB (R.A.C.) Shot of "......AERIAL PATROL-AN HELICOPTER" to help control bottlenecks to ground patrols.
THOMAS R.D. Co driver to Sir Clive Edwards in the "LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RACE" Ann. R.A.C. Veteran Car Race...in the winning "1900 New Orleans Car"
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