World’s Speed Record Broken (1931)

Full title reads: Florida. World’s speed record broken. Capt. Malcolm Campbell scores great triumph in his giant all-British racer “Blue Bird“ at Daytona Beach.“ Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of America (USA). Bluebird car is pushed past crowd. British speed ace Malcolm Campbell speaks about attempt at speed record. The Bluebird car is towed out onto the beach. New wheels are fitted. CU front of car with American and British flags painted on. The car is started up and Malcolm Campbell drives off. Various shots of Bluebird speeding up and down the beach. Intertitle reads: “... over 4 miles a minute - let us - for this once - boast of our all-British triumph in skill, pluck & engineering!“ Various shots of Bluebird speeding up and down the beach. Malcolm Campbell speaks of his thanks for his crew. He is cheered as he gets out of his car. N.B. Sound is very poor in parts of this story. 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 footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.