Coupe des Alpes 1958

COUPE DES ALPES
A Shell Film
Duration: 36 minutes
First showing: 22nd October 1959 (Experimental BBC London Local Tests)
Final showing: 7th November 1968
This film follows the progress of the 1958 Alpine Cup rally across southern Europe. It was scheduled to be the final Trade Test Colour Film ever shown at 3.30pm on Friday 24th August 1973. But due to cricket coverage starting earlier at 3.05pm, that accolade went to 'Giuseppina' at 2.30pm instead.
Music by Malcolm Arnold
Made in 1958
Overall winner, Bernard Consten, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato
Credit: Ripped from / ttf2011

[@peterbonnez]

My mother in Sunbeam Rapier #301 and my father in Austin #412

[@johndewey6358]

Wow, excellent drivers

[@natjes6017]

Sorry for late reply, you have great taste in parents!
It must have been fantastic (and frightening) driving these roads back in the day 😊

[@peterbonnez]

@@natjes6017 Yes, the roads would be easier today.

[@TheFarinared]

Saw this at school...fell for the Alfas had mine over 5 decades. Toured Europe.. back to Milan 2010 for 100th anniversary.🇬🇧

[@giuseppebenvenuti2396]

Questo video è un opera d'arte!

[@natjes6017]

Thanx for your comment, all the sports cars of its day included, just lovely!

[@jimeditorial]

Superb film. Cinematography, editing, script, narration, score. Exciting to the end

[@andrewward1887]

Great film footage for the time.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Excellent film, could do with more of this kind. The music sounds like it`s been taken from the the St Trinians films and Albert RN.

[@simonf8902]

Girls. Girls. Stop making those grenades please.

[@simonf8902]

Who were the fiends that designed this nightmare ?

[@austinswallow]

Awesome, wonder what those roads are like now, probably totally sanitised, what an adventure!

[@natjes6017]

Yeah, would be great fun driving them in my own old-ish Alfa 😁

[@660einzylinder]

What a superb film. An unmistakable Malcolm Arnold musical score There are many elements of his music for Dunkirk (1958) and The Heroes of Telemark (1965) as well as his Dances (English, Scottish, Cornish, Irish and Welsh).

[@haraldschon7794]

Alfa Romeo rockt!

[@atleeriksen8514]

Ahh. What a time it was!! Fantastic filming..and 7 out of 56 tells the story. No fooling around in those hard curves and steep hills...and the view!!!!..man those alps and valleys are breathtaking.

[@simonf8902]

Some gorgeous motor cars here. The Triumphs. The Healeys. The Alfas.

[@ThePilsenaaa]

great show

[@donrico5122]

incredible in largely standard factory saloons, loved to see the Austin A90 Westminster 6cyl. 2.6 hauling up the passes, basically an A.Healey 100/6 with a saloon body!

[@kramnam4716]

And the women get a dodgy scarf and wilting flowers 😂

[@mauriziomeloni813]

Bellissimo video di tempi indimenticabili

[@simonf8902]

Marvellous times. ❤

[@simonf8902]

Go PAT MOSS

[@h-j.k.8971]

So the ladies only get a scarf and some flowers.

[@natjes6017]

So true, the film is really a timecapsule in a way.

[@Torahboy1]

And at least once are referred to as ‘The Girls’

[@Corrado-o6z]

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