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  Cycling Sins (1936) - Duration: 55 seconds.

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  Cycling Sins (1936). Great film showing some cycling sins from 1936. The advice and warnings still stand 80 years later.
  
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  John Cobb Dies in Gallant Attempt on World Water Speed Record - Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

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  John Cobb Dies in Gallant Attempt on World Water Speed Record. Cobb was a British racing motorist who broke the land speed record in 1939. In 1947 he raised his own land speed record to 394.19 mph ...
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  Do It Yourself Flying - Duration: 74 seconds.

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  Do It Yourself Flying. This is certainly the cheapest way to enjoy flying. A 1967 film showing examples of home made gyrocopters. One gyro has no engine, it looks so basic it doesn't look like it s...
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  Stirling Moss wins Monaco Grand Prix (1956) - Duration: 62 seconds.

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  Stirling Moss wins Monaco Grand Prix (1956). Great footage of legendary racing driver, Stirling Moss winning the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix.
  
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  Lion Riding Wall of Death - Duration: 63 seconds.

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  Lion on car in wall of death motordrome. Great shots of a lion being taken for a ride around a wall of death; the lion is perched on the side of the car. The car seems to go pretty fast. Filmed in ...
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  Seabiscuit vs War Admiral in 1938 race - Duration: 54 seconds.

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  Seabiscuit vs War Admiral in 1938 race. He was the best racehorse in America at the time and was a symbol of hope for many people during the Great Depression. The movie 'Seabiscuit' was nominated f...
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  Wheelitis - a 1933 craze - Duration: 36 seconds.

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  Wheelitis - a 1933 craze. A bizarre new invention - a motor wheel that a man sits inside.
  
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  One Legged Skier 1947 - Duration: 2 minutes, 5 seconds.

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  Disabled war veteran and champion skier Eugenio Senoner shows off an invention of his which allows him to carry on skiing despite only having one leg. Italy.
  
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  First Tennis Ball Machine Vs. Lacoste (1920s footage) - Duration: 82 seconds.

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  First Ever Tennis Ball Machine is used by Rene Lacoste
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  Britain's First Grand Prix (1926) - Look at them go! - Duration: 66 seconds.

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  Grand Prix video collection: http://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/BritishPathe/Grand... Hundreds of free to view historical Grand Prix videos in the British Pathe film archive.
  
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  Icycling - Duration: 54 seconds.

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  Icycling. Filmed in 1939. A new invention which is a bicycle with a ski attached to the front instead of a tyre.
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  World's Most Dangerous Dance Routine (1938) - Duration: 36 seconds.

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  Dangerous dance regime - on a plank, 19 storeys high. Filmed in 1938. Only in America! These dancers are performing a slowed down version of The Big Apple but in a rather precarious location. One w...

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