The Fastest Thing On Wheels (1927)

Item title reads: “ The fastest thing on wheels. Major Segrave gains great triumph for Britain, attaining speed of over 203 mph in all-British 1,000h.p Sunbeam car.“ Wolverhampton, West Midlands M/S as the huge Sunbeam race car is wheeled through a narrow doorway by struggling workers and mechanics. Various shots of the car with Segrave seated inside. There is a crowd around and Segrave kneels on the bonnet while mechanics make adjustments to the engine. 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 historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the en