Summary

Footage Information

British Pathé
MONTE CARLO RALLY 1960
Glasgow, Madrid, Paris, Warsaw, and Monte Carlo.

Documentation on file.

High angle G.V. of crowds around the starting point at Glasgow. MS. to CU. of the Triumph T.R.3. of Ronald Johnson and Gerald Cooper starting off from Glasgow. LS. to MS. pan with the Simca Aronde of Ruy and Morena Angelo as it travels through the traffic in Madrid. CU. of Mercedes saloon of Schock and Rolf Moll the winners of the rally, as it leaves Warsaw. LS. to MS. pan with the F.S.O. of Wierzba and Marian Zaton as it is driven past the Palace of Culture in Warsaw. Travelling shot from a car going up the Champs Elysee towards the Arc de Triomphe in thick traffic. MS. of a Sunbeam Alpine driving out of the Paris control towards the camera. Various shots of mechanics checking tyres at the Paris control. CU. Map of Europe showing the different routes taken by competitors in the rally. Travelling shot from car, through windscreen with wipers working, as it travels through a snow shower. Travelling shot through side window of car as it passes a road sweeper who is trying to clear the snow drifts. Various shots of competitors climbing the snow covered roads in the mountains. Various shots of cars climbing the mountain roads at night with several very short travelling shots. LS. of the winning Mercedes passing the finishing line at Monte Carlo. CU. Schock and Moll congratulating each other.

(Dupe Neg. & F.G.)
British Pathe
1960
00:01:21:00
Black & White
Silent
2936.04

Keywords

Glasgow Madrid Paris Warsaw Monte Carlo motor cars Triumph TR3 Ronald Johnson Gerald Cooper Simca Aronde Morena Angelo Mercedes Schock Rolf Moll Wierzba Marian Zaton Champs elysee Arc de Triomphe maps snow
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