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The Leading Motor Engineers

1932 , Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 732

Promotional film for King and Harper's, automobile and accessories dealers in Cambridge.

A promotional film for King & Harper showcasing some of the cars, motor cycles and bicycles on the market in the early 1930s. Makers include Morris, Rover, Standard, MG, BSA, and Hercules. Sequences are filmed at King & Harper's Cambridge premises on Thompson's Lane, Bridge Street, the after-sales workshop, and the filling stations on Milton Road and Hills Road.

Featured Buildings

King & Harper Ltd, garages on Thompson's Lane, Milton Road, Bridge Street and Hills Road.

Keywords

Bicycles; Car dealers; Garages; Motor cars; Transport

Intertitles

The Showroom in Thompson's Lane. Agents for MORRIS:- Note 1932 models. ROVER 1932 model. STANDARD 1932 model. MG. Our Service Station at Milton Road. Also at Hills Road. Service after Sales. Cellulose Spraying. Every make of Motor Cycle. Distributors of Hercules Bicycles.

Background Information

Kelly's Directory for 1929 records that King & Harper, automobile engineers and accessories dealers, had branches at 6 & 7 Bridge Street, Thompsons Lane, Milton Road and Hills Road. This film may combine shots of the Hills Road and Milton Road branches. A tattered and broken reel of film recently recovered from a cellar at King and Harper’s garage in Bridge Street has been overhauled by the chief projectionist at the Playhouse Cinema. It was taken around 1932 and shows scenes in the firm’s depots and features a man in an up-to-the-minute sports car, which appears very comical to modern eyes, whilst a lady is shown over the latest in six-seater saloons. The price ticket attached to the roof gives its price at £205 - brand new! 6 October 1956 https://archive.org/stream/CambridgeFILMSChronicle/Cambridge%20FILMS%20Chronicle_djvu.txt

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The Leading Motor Engineers

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