Fastest Man On Earth (1938)

Item title reads - Fastest man on earth. Captain George Eyston breaks speed record in his British built 3,200 horse power car. Bonneville, Utah. America (USA). L/S of a crowd of people at the Salt Lake. M/S of the car. L/S as it sets off on attempt. M/S of the road as it speeds along. Various aerial shots of the car. M/S as man walks over to check timing machine which is on 347 mph. Various aerial shots as Eyston races back again at 345 mph. C/U of Eyston smiling and chatting afterwards. 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 we