Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb (1946)

Unissued / unused material. Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb Various shots of motor hill race; cars drive along steep country roads with crowds lining route. Cars include Fraser Nash BMW, MGs, Maserati, 1914 Mercedes, 1911 Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Riley Sprite, Tiger Kitten and Allard, some of the cars are vintage models. Drivers competing include D.G. Flather, J.R. Weir and D.G. Silcock. Date on old record is 19/07/1946. Note: a Pathe website user informs us that the location of these events is Shelsley Walsh in Gloucestershire. Aso competing are Basil Davenport in a “Spider“ and Alec Issigonis in a “Lightweight Special“. 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 G