| STILL GOING STRONG Abbe Gavois and his 30 year old car, which can still do 6 miles an hour, driving down a street in Paris. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5219 |
| Catalog #: | 496844 | |
| Clip Number: | 496844-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 783 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:43 - 01:23:27 | |
| Location: | Paris, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1921 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Vintage | |
| Description: | Still Going Strong! Abbe Gavois of Raineville, creates sensation on Paris Boulevards with his 30 year old car - still able to do its 6 miles per hour. Paris, France. (His car is a 1891 Panhard-Levassor, generally recognized to have set the standard for the general set up of mechanics, drive train & seating.) which still does its 6 mph. MSs from vehicle travelling in front of the little car driven by Abbe w/ another man as passenger, and with a crowd of men and boys walking / trotting alongside the entire time. CU Abbe doing something to controls; car is now going slower; another man (mechanic) in front of car bends down and opens a little door. | |
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