Mr. Parry Thomas (1927)

Item title reads: “Mr. Parry Thomas. Famous racing motorist- killed whilst making an attempt on World’s record.“ Pendine Sands, South Wales Parry Thomas sits in ’Babs’ and poses. The car ’Babs’ is pushed up a slope The press are seen nearby. A sequence follows with ’Babs’ hurtling down a slope onto the sands, and speeding along attempting to break the record. The burnt out looking vehicle stands stationary in the sand. A man shovels sand at the tyres. Note: this sequence has been recut from G 1377 - Race for Speed Record. 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),