Long-Lost Film of Tragic Race

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A LONG-lost film showing Bristol cars taking part in the tragic Le Mans 24-hour race of 1955 has been unearthed by the family of the man who shot it.

Ted Ashman was senior photographer at the Bristol Aeroplane Company and went to Le Mans to get footage of three Bristol 450s being driven in the event for the third and final time.

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Long-Lost Film of Tragic Race

The Bristol team had improved their finishing positions since their first effort in 1953 but the horror of a crash in which more than 80 spectators died resulted in the withdrawal of t...

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