Four Reel Drive: Pathe recorded a group of men in the 1920s rescuing a vehicle.
Some of you may have seen this news story today on outdoor news website Grough (as well as other bigger news sites like the BBC) about a 4×4 vehicle that was abandoned near the top of Snowdon after 39-year-old Craig Williams attempted to drive up the 1,130m tall mountain.
The driver is to appear in court charged with driving on common land and neglecting the national park’s code of conduct.
Interestingly British Pathé happened to film a similar incident in the 1920s. You can take a look here:
CAR STUCK ON SNOWDON: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=80118
The archived reel shows a group of people pushing a car up Mount Snowdon in the 1920s. The vehicle gets stuck repeatedly on the rocky path and has to be dislodged by the men. Eventually they reach the train line and they use the tracks as a makeshift road to push the car the rest of the way.
Does anyone know what kind of car this is?
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You might resaerch the Licensing Records of teh day and that should tell. Do you know what kind of car it is?
It is clear that there are far more ascents of Snowdon by car than has been officially recorded. More research is needed!
Rog
Snowdon Splendour