Women’s Motor Rally (1939)

St. Raphael, France. Full titles read: “WOMEN’S MOTOR RALLY“ L/S’s of motor cars driven by women arriving in St. Raphael from Paris. Besides racing the women also have to under go a series of test which include reversing backwards without running over the cones (which one women finds very difficult !), shooting a dart gun at a target and playing skittles. M/S of the winner Madam Simon standing next to her car with a bouquet of flowers. 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 end of 1984. All foot
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