Soap Box Derby (1948)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. American newsreel titles read: ’SOAP BOX DERBY’. Akron, Ohio, United States of America. Various shots of teenagers preparing their cars before the race. They line up for the start. Flag is lowered and race begins. Several shots of cars in race and winner coming over finishing line. Cars at starting line before start of another race. Several more shots of the cars racing. Elevated shot as one of the cars crashes into a barrier near the finish line. Three boys race in the final heat. M/S of watching crowd. C/U of winner, Donald Strub of Warren, Ohio, with his trophy and parents (?), posing for cameras after the race. 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 histo