British Pathe have much excellent original news footage of Mike including complete coverage of 1955 Le Mans - the late Raymond Baxter is usually the commentator. The video previews are all available free online in complete but low resolution format but are still very watchable. You'll need RealPlayer to view them or anything that can read WMV format..

The picture links here will download and run the videos! They are available for individual purchase of course from ITNSource in high resolution at a cost dependant on your intended use.

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Nice Video! The new 3 litre Cooper with Mike at wheel for the Richmond Trophy. The commentator refers to him as the sensational young 'Mick' Hawthorn throughout! He came second to Fangio

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International 'Daily Express' Trophy Race at Silverstone with 6 countries competing, won by Lance Macklin for Britain. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper, retires early though.

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Boreham, Nr. Chelmsford, Essex. Daily Mail International Trophy Race. Mike Hawthorn, No 4 leads a mixed field Formula 1 and 2 cars.

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Ascari in Ferrari wins at 6th British Grand Prix. Car No 8 driven by Hawthorn is about to take corner, then Mike skids on to grass verge, turns round, crashes small fence then is in control of car again. He drives on to track again and races away. Hawthorn drives up to another competitor gets level then races away again.

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IN COLOUR. The Waistcoat Club was founded in 1953 to "add a little colour to men's austere clothing". Some glorious waistcoats are modelled - club members include Jon Pertwee, Peter Cushing and Mike Hawthorn shown in a nice waistcoat.

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Mike Hawthorn at Dundrod, Northern Ireland. Mike Hawthorn in his Jaguar No 1 coming into the pits, Mechanic at speed knocking off hub to change his wheel, filling with petrol. Mechanic putting on another wheel with Timekeepers watching, then Mike driving away from pits at speed. His car eventually skidded and he retired from the race.

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The first part of the Le Mans coverage. This part covers pre-race activities and includes several shots of mike in his D-Type, XKD 505, towards the end.

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The second part. This covers more pre-race activity, D-Type fuelling, the start and into the first part of the race

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The race continues - then disaster strikes. The more graphic scenes that were shot are left out of this British Pathe News coverage but it does how clearly how quickly the crash occurred

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The race continues, reporters break the news to the world. Cars still race on the track with smoke from the accident still rising in the background. Night comes and the race settles down.

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Sunday coverage. Footage of the Morning Mass. Cars have difficulty holding the road in the rain. The flag is waved. French policeman looks on. More finishers. Photographers gather around the winning Jaguar and drivers in the pit lane.

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Specific overage of the Le Mans disaster. This footage includes graphic scenes that were removed from the longer 1955 coverage. Note that the video of the crash scenes is mirrored and everything is reversed!

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World Champion driver Juan Fangio wins the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Shots of Mike at the beginning
 
 

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Moss, Collins and Hawthorn crashed out of Monaco Grand Prix race won by Fangio. Three cars coming out of tunnel and along harbour side. Camera pans as No 32, a Maserati driven by Fangio, enters the Chicene where the pile up of the three British divers took place. We see Stirling Moss' wrecked Vanwall at the side of the road. SV. Mike Hawthorn's and Peter Collins' Ferraris piled up beside the harbour.

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Mike Hawthorn crowned champion at the first Morocco Grand Prix. This one has no sound.
 
 
 

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Only 60 hours before he died, we see Mike at the Cafe Royal, London, for the National Sporting Club presentation to him. Charles Forte unveils a cocktail cabinet that the club is presenting to Mike Hawthorn, unlocking it to show bottles of drink inside. Guests applaud. Mike makes a speech saying how delighted he is with the honour and the cocktail cabinet, but thinks the drink will count against him in getting a reduction with a Swedish insurance firm. He talks of his 8 years as a racing driver and refers to his retirement "now's the time"

[BTW, does anyone know where this cabinet is currently located?]

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Shots of Mike drinking with Jack Hawkins and Joe Davis at a recent National Sporting Club dinner. Scenes of the fatal car crash, uprooted tree on the verge of the Guildford bypass, skid marks. Photos of the wrecked car with tree jutting out of chassis. Several shots of Silverstone 1953. Le Mans in 1955 - cars prepared by mechanics, Mike chats before the race, Mike in cockpit of car etc.