Synopsis
This 1958 Shell film looks at the 1958 edition of Coupe des Alpes, an alpine race that was conducted over three days in France and Italy. It follows the men and women’s teams as they overcome the challenges of this course including narrow or bad roads, challenging passes, and having to meet the stringent time conditions to qualify for an Alpine cup. The 1958 edition made its way through 70 named passes on its route, with the highest reaching up to over 8,500 feet.0:09 a car racing down a mountain road 0:49 driver and navigator stooping to set up a camera and filming another car racing past, 1:09 “Coupe des Alpes – The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally” a Shell Film, 1:31 the Alpine Cup, 1:39 topographic Map of France and Italy highlighting the race course and checkpoints, 2:31 opening ceremony at Marseille with the first car taking its place at the starting ramp, 3:00 different male drivers and their cars, 3:26 female contenders including Annie Swabo, Pat Moss, Mary Handley Page, Nancy Mitchell, and Anne Hall, 3:53 snaking roads on the first part of the race, 4:53 a police officer telling drivers to slow, 5:24 drivers stamping time cards at first check point, 5:54 cars driving deeper into the Alps as night falls, 6:05 drivers stamping their time card at the Franco-Italian border, 6:44 Blockley’s Austin Healey damaged after an accident, 6:56 drivers getting ready to drive in the Monza circuit, 7:11 drivers driving the circuit, 7:30 cars driving past the checkered flag, 7:31 cars…
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Details
- Running time
- 36 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Austin Healey
- The Story
- Alpine Rally
- Shell Film
- Alpine Cup
- Annie Swabo
- Pat Moss
- Mary Handley Page
- Nancy Mitchell
- Anne Hall