“ MERCEDES BENZ IN THE ALGIERS TO CAPE TOWN RALLY ” 1959 TRANS-AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE RACE GG45005 скачать в хорошем качестве

“ MERCEDES BENZ IN THE ALGIERS TO CAPE TOWN RALLY ” 1959 TRANS-AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE RACE GG45005

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @periscopefilm   Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit   / periscopefilm   Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Produced in 1959 this film “Algiers to Cape Town Rally” shows the fourth edition of the automobile rally competition crossing the center of Africa. This stunning vintage captures the scenery, waters, architecture of Algeria and the excitement of a sports car race in the late 1950’s. The Mediterranean Rally was formed by Les Amis du Sahara et de l’Eurafrique in assistance with various African Automotive Clubs under the post-war control of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile. It is a 1,400-kilometer marathon. After 44 days of racing, the driving duo Rainer Guenzler and Karl Kling in a Mercedes 190 D would take the win. Rainer is a German sportscar driver, writer and director who photographs (:18) the race alongside his cohort, Karl Kling. The pair repeated this incredible success in 1960 in a 220 SE at the Algiers-Central African Rally. It opens with a scenic tour of Algeria including the coastline of Algiers and its shipping port. It swings into the race, covering diverse cultures and landscapes including the Sahara Desert, Atlas Mountains, Belgian Congo, through the city of Bangui and the British Rhodesia. The film highlights Kling and Rainer’s struggle for the win as they navigate using compasses, unexpected weather, rough corrugated roads, and rivers without bridges. Rainer captures footage of locals, interactions with competitors and a dinner with a Sheik. The final section shows the close of the race as the celebrate the victory with a new record speed of 50.1 miles per hour. British narration accompanies the film. 00:00 This is an Olympia Film Production (:21). Swells of the Mediterranean (:35), the coastline of Algiers (:43) and the shipping port (:43) jammed with steamships (1:05) open the feature. Traffic signs point for Alger-Centre (1:14). Architecture of the church of Notre Dame d’Afrique follows (1:27). Footage shows poor sections of the Casbah of Algiers (1:48), linens hang on clothes lines, locals move through narrow alleys (2:17). French colonial architecture (2:24), the Mosque of Pecheri, and Government Palace (2:27) are pictured. The State of the Duke of Orleans is also in the shot. The German pair swing into town in the Benz 190 D (2:49). Race cars are examined at the Shell Station (2:59). Kling and Rainer study maps (3:14) pressing through the Atlas Mountains (3:25) into the Sahara (3:53). They enter the city of Ghardaia (4:24) at the close of the first lap. The French military detail times in the record book (4:39). Locals buzz through open air bazaars (6:48). From El Golea (7:45), they pass through dewy rain in the Sahara (8:30). Rainer captures shots of nomads (9:41). Shell fuel cars service (11:08) racers. A sandstorm causes confusion (11:56) prior to entry into the Agadez Region (12:50). The Grand Mosque of Agadez stands center shot. The Sheik’s dinner follows (14:24). Drivers approach the River Shari (16:21) which they must ferry over (16:50). A hippo emerges from the water (17:36). The Porsche 356 (19:00) gets a lead on the German team. An elder of a local tribe wears a painted plate in her lip (20:37). The Boali falls (22:56), Belgian Congo (23:49) and city of Bangui follow (24:27). Culture here is compared to that of the village tribes (24:47). The German team zooms at full throttle (27:42) through the halfway mark (28:25) in Kisangani. Radio receivers of the rally commission (28:31) and competitor drivers are filmed (28:49). Banana trees line the roads (30:01). The Land Rover passes the Benz (32:03) at a pit stop at the equator (32:11). Drivers experience extreme heat in the middle of the Belgian Congo (32:44) and a serene one way (33:13). Gyde Horrocks stands atop the Land Rover (34:57). The rally commissioner (36:04) congratulates the German team on a record setting daily average. Mist moves over the Zambezi (36:50) from the Victorian falls (37:05). A rainbow runs over (38:44). The team descends into the Cape (39:07) and the British Rhodesia as they complete the 31st lap. The Atlantic and Indian oceans intersect at the Cape (40:28). Kling and Rainer drive through modern roadways of Cape Town (41:20) for a hand shake at the winner’s circle (41:36). If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com