Excellent doco! The images, the narration, the music and the car noises..."they don't make 'em like they used to..."

Brilliant production. Nothing like this today ! So enjoyable. The filming,commentary,music and the CARS!

i’m getting vertigo watching the cars on narrow curves. great filming. what a wonderful document

Oh, how I wish I was arround in those days....

My dad at 8.23, 19:41 and 24:05 and in the battered Austin. My mother in Sunbeam Rapier #301 at 5:11 and 9:24

@peterdavisoncomposer

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@borregoayudando1481

10 ай бұрын

so were you bred for racing?

@peterbonnez

10 ай бұрын

@@borregoayudando1481 Yes! I'm still competng at 78 years old! I did an autosolo last week and am entered for Prescott Hill Climb in 2 weeks.

They don’t make em like this any more, films and cars!

Woow... what an adventure. Beautiful and interesting images.

cool film ....many thanks

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Commentary by Raymond Baxter of Tomorrow's World fame. He appears early in the film sharing a drink.

The Standard Ten was Standard's second unitary construction car after the Triumph Mayflower. The engine would live into the Triumph Spitfire and Dolomite era. It formed the basis of the six cylinder Triumph 2000 which together with the Rover 2000 and Citroen DS were the most advanced saloons in Europe. On a funny note Standard put a Vanguard engine in one and the test driver lost it in the first mile. Cracking little car for its time and a very good candidate for tuning. In many rally clubs in the Midlands the Standard beat Minis and A35's. Noel Chevasse was a leading driver at the time. Junk? No mate you have that wrong.

@paulbroderick8438

6 жыл бұрын

The Standard Motor Company brings back memories of my childhood in Coventry. The TR6 was the last of the TR greats and then went downhill. Coventry was a full fledged car manufacturing city back then.

@peterdavisoncomposer

4 жыл бұрын

I have had my 66 Spitfire for 40 years, it is 54 years old and has 200,00 miles on it, totally reliable, easy to work on. The Standard 10 is indeed the car and engine that many Standard Triumph cars grew up from. Whoever says "junk" about these (and all pre-1967 British Cars) is simply wrong. Up until 1967, British Cars were meant to be owner maintained, part of an English Trad. going back to the beginning. F'rinstance the Owner's Book. Most owner's books have things like "how to open the doors, how to open the glove box, how to check the oil and water, etc." I have the owner's book from my '67 TR GT6. It is completely different, "How to adjust the rear brakes, how to set the carbs, how to set the points, how to adjust the valves, how to do a valve job, etc." In other words, owner maintained. In '68 the book is different, just the basic stuff and the rest you take it to a mechanic. I was a total change on car ownership world wide. It also coincides with (in Europe) having advertising on race and rally cars - 67-68 was a real change. Without this understanding, one can easily call pre- '67 British and other cars junk, because at that time, the owner was part of the car, maintaining it especially. These cars are easy to work on and it brings satisfaction when you do!

Bellissima

This is the 1958 Alpine, as Raymond Mays says at about :50 - great video!

@KingRoseArchives

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction.

@peterbonnez

4 жыл бұрын

Raymond Baxter ---

Great vid! But it is the 1958 Alpine, not 59the Raymond Baxter says that at about :48.

1958, surely ;)

Is there anyone who has the real movie of 1959? This one is from 1958

@antartikker

7 жыл бұрын

I think I have but unfortunately it is on old 16mm film reel. It says 1959 Alpine rally No 4 on the reel

@leonnabuurs7055

7 жыл бұрын

You would make more people happy if you could make a distributable version of it

@peterdavisoncomposer

4 жыл бұрын

@@leonnabuurs7055 I have the available 50s and 60s Alpines and the 59 would be fantastic to see!

" Outstanding performance of his Standard 10" You jest sir! Those pieces of junk could barely make it up Porlock Hill....in reverse!

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oh my God it's danger mountain LOL LOL

to British centered - hardly mentions all the ALFAS

Terrific that SMC has this footage. And it is available. Pity we can't lose the fruity-voiced commentator.

@peterbonnez

4 жыл бұрын

Raymond Baxter the commentator drove a Sunbeam Rapier #304 VRW 503.

@peterdavisoncomposer

4 жыл бұрын

I love the sound of Raymond Baxter, he also competed in the rallies and was one of the main British car commentators of the time. I will agree to disagree with you!

@peterbonnez

4 жыл бұрын

@@peterdavisoncomposer He stayed at our house a couple of times when I was little.

@peterdavisoncomposer

4 жыл бұрын

@@peterbonnez That is cool to have met Baxter! My fav narrator of 50s and 60s car vids