Classic Alfas on Shell film

There was a really good film made (about 25 minutes duration) of the 1958 Alpine Rally (Coupe des Alpes), produced by the renowned Shell Film Unit. Lots of Alfas - most doing rather well! Even the camera car was a Giulietta - enthusiastically co-driven by the famous late Denis Jenkinson.

Now the bad news! Although I have a personal copy on VHS tape, I don't know whether it's commercially available any more. If someone does know, it'll be worth spreading the information around, because it really is a cracking film.

Geoff.

Originally Posted by jowettgeoff

There was a really good film made (about 25 minutes duration) of the 1958 Alpine Rally (Coupe des Alpes), produced by the renowned Shell Film Unit. Lots of Alfas - most doing rather well! Even the camera car was a Giulietta - enthusiastically co-driven by the famous late Denis Jenkinson.

Now the bad news! Although I have a personal copy on VHS tape, I don't know whether it's commercially available any more. If someone does know, it'll be worth spreading the information around, because it really is a cracking film.

Geoff.

Geoff,if you can post exactly what's on the label of the cassette, I'll do some searching.............

This one?

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movie...ml?v_id=150456

http://www.motorsportcollector.com/MFQ.html

wrinx

Originally Posted by wrinx

This one?

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movie...ml?v_id=150456

http://www.motorsportcollector.com/MFQ.html

wrinx

The second url has 1958 International Season - Girling Ltd. Wonderfully evocative colour footage taking us back to the 1958 Le Mans 24-Hours, the Alpine Rally but wouldn't appear to be the Jencks footage (some of which, apparently, was staged after the event!). But at $40 a hit, they seem a good resource.

Of course, being US DVD standard, there are not that many DVD/TV combinations here that can show them, but any computer should be able to play them and even rip and recode them so they'll play on PAL.

The small search I did suggests that the stuff from the Shell Film Unit went to the National Motor Museum. I've dropped them an email.......

Originally Posted by fingers99

Of course, being US DVD standard, there are not that many DVD/TV combinations here that can show them

Over here (the Netherlands) DVD-players do play NTSC DVD's. Some functions, like slow motion and freeze frame don't work, but watching them should not be a problem.

I hope however someone puts the video in mpg or wmv on AO