Dave & Dusty (and more Pathe News gems!)

Dave & Dusty (and more Pathe News gems!)

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atomicpunk

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340 posts

208 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Some fantastic footage from a ‘better’ age.

“His employer was a bit of a crusty old gent, and if he saw a little urchin and a puppy in his car there would be some fur flying”. Magic!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=48461

I wonder how much he paid for these?!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1666

The RR-Bentley Conduit Street showrooms in 1947:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=13790

No sound on this one unfortunately, but some great footage of very early Silver Shadow & T1 production:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=70676


Edited by atomicpunk on Thursday 3rd December 14:25

Balmoral Green

41,764 posts

255 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Nice find, will have to have a trawl through.

I saw a colour promo film a few years ago that was made in the mid fifties, it involved an archetypal English schoolboy (uniform, accent posh enough to make the Queen sound common) looking through the showroom window longingly at the RR & Bentley cars, and ended with a high speed ride in an S type with a salesman.

graeme36s

7,106 posts

224 months

Friday 4th December 2009
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cheers Darren, great link, lots to trawl through

atomicpunk

Original Poster:

340 posts

208 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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The Bentley dog in the goggles is brilliant!

Balmoral Green said: