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100 Years of Motoring History VHS

100 Years of Motoring History VHS

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    Product code: BCF12Released: 21 October 2002

    Product description

    An outstanding compilation of archive films celebrating a century of motoring from around the world.

    Since the beginning of the last century, the motor car has dominated ground transportation and provided freedom for the masses around the world. And since the beginning, virtually every facet of motoring ingenuity has been recorded on film.

    Now, for the first time, you can enjoy a myriad of great motoring memories with this outstanding compilation of revealing archive films and classic cinema newsreels.

    Includes:

    Henry Ford, tthe Model T and the start of mass production.

    The buildling of the huge Dagenham car plant in Essex in the 1930s.

    The story of the development of the Jeep, the world's first mass produced off-road vehicle.

    Motor shows from London, Paris, New York and Chicago from the 1950s and 60s.

    Racing from Indianapolis, Brands Hatch, Le Mans, Monte Carlo and elsewhere.

    Flying cars to space cars.

    Unusual research cars and novelty cars.

    Early colour cinema motoring commercial.

    British crash testing in the 1960s.

    Amazing car stunts.

    Donald Campbell and Stirling Moss in land speed record attempts.

    Story of Craig Breedlove claiming the world land speed record at Bonneville in the early 1960s in a unique jet powered car.

    Amusing road safety public information from the 1970s.

    Amphicar, Bentley Turbo R, Jaguar XK8, new Mini and much more.

    If you are interested in motoring history, this fascinating double video set contains many great motoring moments you will watch again and again.

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