Daytona and Indianapolis 500 Motor Race "Famous Measured Mile" 76284 (1958)

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Enter the world of stock car racing in the late 1950s. In "The Famous Measured Mile", a film presented by the Perfect Circle Corporation, gorgeous cars are modified within regulation rules and pitted against each other in the most grueling test of speed, safety and ingenuity. Immediately followed by an announcer narrated play by play of the 42nd Annual Indianapolis 500. These guys endure all 500 laps bending around curves at 140 miles an hour and navigating through obstacles as other vehicles…

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28 minutes

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