Transporter (1950)

Bagshot, Surrey.
Various shots of the world's largest road vehicle, a huge transporter called 'The Mighty Antar', built by Thornycroft. The assistant driver checks the wheels of the vehicle, then the driver gets in the cab and starts up.
Several shots of the transporter being driven over a muddy waste ground (test ground?). The cab pulls a long trailer behind - she is 78 feet long in total. The vehicle then turns off onto a road, heading towards Camberley.
FILM ID:1277.12
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