Renault TV posted these official videos in celebration of their history and the resurrection of the Alpine marque. Car videos are mostly uninspiring, materialistic nonsense–but these Alpine A110 videos are out of this world….maybe because the car is out of this world?
Best part….it’s in English! So my rudimentary and primitive French translation doesn’t have to be challenged like it normally does with Alpine videos.
This is such a great ‘period’ documentary/commercial issued by Porsche about their new 928. Obviously Porsche had grand hopes regarding the 928 when it was launched, and was touted within the company as the successor to the Porsche 911—–obviously we all know how that turned out!
That’s not to say that the 928 was not successful—-because it was successful as a front-engined sports car. I have to say as a kid, i think i loved the 928 more than i loved the 911 of that era (early 80s). The 928 had the most wicked rear end, and had a lot of presence on the road—-whereas the early 80s 911 had big bumpers and looked sort of like a cartoon. Fast forward to 2012, I think the 911 of that era has aged quite well (maybe because it is timeless?) whereas the 928 looks like it is trapped in the time of that era.
Either way—–enjoy this video presented in 4 parts. It has nice features, including lots of people with moustaches and/or mullet-y hair!
the 1962 Rene Bonnet Djet—-mid-engined (one of the first mid-engined production cars, along with the 550 spider), and essentially what would evolve into Matra Djet afterwards. Mid engined and super cool.
Interestingly enough, Matra (plastics/industrial company) was not even involved with this car as it was developed, however supposedly bought Bonnet in 1963/1964 after Rene Bonnet (developer of the Djet and race car driver) hit financial trouble— and then Matra evolved the Djet into a street going sports car.
This beautiful photograph was taken by Dirk De Jager
src: supercars.net
The last ‘original’ Bugatti (referring to the original family run company) to be produced was the Type 101 and one of these 101s went to coachbuilder Antem and was transformed into something weird and somewhat charming. The Bugatti T101 Antem Coupe is an unusual looking design, smothered in mystery and uniqueness. In those days, plenty of ‘one-off’ cars existed, but the significance of this being of the final 8 cars Bugatti ever built before disappearing and being resurrected by an amped-up Volkswagen make this car even more interesting than it already is, in my opinion.
Only eight Type 101s were ever built. The chassis 101 504 would then be sent to Antem of Paris and become the unique Type 101 C Antem Coupé, arguably the most striking and beautiful Type 101.
more info here: http://www.supercars.net/cars/4296.html
BMW. they were crappy in the 50s and early 60s…went to being cool in the late 60s, 70s, and 80s….now back to being crap again.
Hard to believe that after 2 years & 11 months, this is the 1000th post for the IEDEI Blog. I thank everyone who comes here once in a while to check out the site, and for the cool people i’ve met and spoken with over e-mail about automobiles, motoring, lifestyle, and cool stuff.
I started IEDEI because I felt i thought too much about cars and wanted to share some stuff with people—-not much has changed, and I hope to continue sharing stuff and finding more great stuff from other people.
cheers & and thanks for staying in touch,
-Syed
(1924 Bentley 3 Litre, Le Mans winning car---via speeddoctor.net) Year Car Drivers Driver Nationality 1923 Chenard & Walcker A.Lagache, R.Leonard (F) 1924 Bentley 3 litre J.Duff, F.Clement (GB) 1925 La Lorraine G.de Courcelles, A.Rossignol (F) 1926 La Lorraine R.Bloch, A.Rossignol (F) 1927 Bentley 3 litre D.Benjafield, S.Davis (GB) 1928 Bentley 4.5 W.Barnato, B.Rubin (GB) 1929 Bentley 6 speed W.Barnato, Sir H.Birkin (GB) 1930 Bentley 6 speed W.Barnato, G.Kidston (GB) 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 E.Howe, Sir H.Birkin (GB) 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 R.Sommer, L.Chinetti (F,I) 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 R.Sommer, T.Nuvolari (F,I) 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 L.Chinetti, P.Etancelin (I,F) 1935 Lagonda M45R JS Hindmarsh, L.Fontes (GB,RA) 1936 Race cancelled 1937 Bugatti 57G JP Wimille, R.Benoist (F) 1938 Delahaye 135M E.Chaboud, J.Tremoulet (F) 1939 Bugatti 57G JP Wimille, P.Veyron (F) 1940-48 Race cancelled 1949 Ferrari 166MM L.Chinetti, Lord Selsdon (USA,GB) 1950 Talbot-Lago L.Rosier, JL Rosier (F) 1951 Jaguar C-Type P.Walker, P.Whitehead (GB) 1952 Mercedes-B.300SL H.Lang, F.Riess (D) 1953 Jaguar C-Type T.Rolt, D.Hamilton (GB) 1954 Ferrari 375 F.Gonzalez, M.Trintignant (RA,F) 1955 Jaguar D-Type M.Hawthorn, I.Bueb (GB) 1956 Jaguar D-Type R.Flockhart, N.Sanderson (GB) 1957 Jaguar D-Type R.Flockhart, I.Bueb (GB) 1958 Ferrari 250TR58 O.Gendebien, P.Hill (B,USA) 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 C.Shelby, R.Salvadori (USA,GB) 1960 Ferrari 250TR59/60 O.Gendebien, P.Frere (B) 1961 Ferrari 250TR61 O.Gendebien, P.Hill (B,USA) 1962 Ferrari 330LM/TR O.Gendebien, P.Hill (B,USA) 1963 Ferrari 250P L.Scarfiotti, L.Bandini (I) 1964 Ferrari 275P J.Guichet, N.Vaccarella (F,I) 1965 Ferrari 250LM J.Rindt, M.Gregory (A,USA) 1966 Ford GT40 Mk2 C.Amon, B.McLaren (NZ) 1967 Ford GT40 Mk4 D.Gurney, AJ Foyt (USA) 1968 Ford GT40 P.Rodriguez, L.Bianchi (Mex,B) 1969 Ford GT40 J.Ickx, J.Oliver (B,GB) 1970 Porsche 917 H.Herrmann, R.Attwood (D,GB) 1971 Porsche 917 H.Marko, G.van Lennep (A,NL) 1972 Matra-Simca MS670 H.Pescarolo, G.Hill (F,GB) 1973 Matra-Simca MS670B H.Pescarolo, G.Larrousse (F) 1974 Matra-Simca MS670B H.Pescarolo, G.Larrousse (F) 1975 Mirage-Ford M8 J.Ickx, D.Bell (B,GB) 1976 Porsche 936 J.Ickx, G.van Lennep (B,NL) 1977 Porsche 936 J.Ickx,J.Barth,H.Haywood (B,D,USA) 1978 Renault Alpine JP Jaussaud, D.Pironi (F) 1979 Porsche 935 K.Ludwig,B & D.Whittington (D,USA) 1980 Rondeau Ford M379B JP Jaussaud, J.Rondeau (F) 1981 Porsche 936-81 J.Ickx, D.Bell (B,GB) 1982 Porsche 956-82 J.Ickx, D.Bell (B,GB) 1983 Porsche 956-83 V.Schuppan, H.Haywood, A.Holbert (A,USA,USA) 1984 Porsche 956B K.Ludwig, H.Pescarolo (D,F) 1985 Porsche 956B K.Ludwig, P.Barilla, J.Winter (D,I,D) 1986 Porsche 962C D.Bell, H.Stuck, A.Holbert (GB,D,USA) 1987 Porsche 962C D.Bell, H.Stuck, A.Holbert (GB,D,USA) 1988 Jaguar XJR-9LM J.Dumfries, J.Lammers, A.Wallace (GB,NL,GB) 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 J.Mass, S.Dickens, M.Reuter (D,S,D) 1990 Jaguar XJR-12 M.Brundle, J.Nielsen, P.Cobb (GB,DK,USA) 1991 Mazda 787B J.Herbert, B.Gachot, V.Weidler (GB,B,D) 1992 Peugeot 905 D.Warwick, Y.Dalmas, M.Blundell (GB,F,GB) 1993 Peugeot 905B G.Brabham, E.Helary, C.Bouchut (AUS,F,F) 1994 Dauer Porsche962LM Y.Dalmas, H.Haywood, M.Baldi (F,USA,I) 1995 McLaren F1 GTR Y.Dalmas, JJ Lehto, M.Sekiya (F,SF,J) 1996 Porsche WSC95 D.Jones, M.Reuter, A.Wurz (USA,D,A) 1997 Porsche WSC95 M.Alboreto, S.Johansson, T.Kristensen (I,S,DK) 1998 Porsche 911 GT1-98 A.McNish, S.Ortelli, L.Aiello (GB,F,F) 1999 BMW V12 LMR Y.Dalmas, J.Winkelhock, P.Martini (F,D,I) 2000 Audi R8 F.Biela, T.Kristensen, E.Pirro (D,DK,I) 2001 Audi R8 F.Biela, T.Kristensen, E.Pirro (D,DK,I) 2002 Audi R8 F.Biela, T.Kristensen, E.Pirro (D,DK,I) 2003 Bentley EXP Speed8 R.Capello, T.Kristensen, G.Smith (I,DK,GB) 2004 Audi R8 S.Ara, T.Kristensen, R.Capello (J,DK,I) 2005 Audi R8 JJ Lehto, T.Kristensen, M.Werber (SF,DK,D) 2006 Audi R10 TDI F.Biela, E.Pirro, M.Werner (D,I,D) 2007 Audi R10 TDI F.Biela, E.Pirro, M.Werner (D,I,D) 2008 Audi R10 TDI A.McNish, R.Capello, T.Kristensen (GB,I,DK) 2009 Peugeot 908 HDI A.Wurz, D.Brabham, M.Gene (A,AUS,E) 2010 Audi R15-plus TDI T.Bernhard, R.Dumas, M.Rockenfeller (D,F,D) 2011 Audi R18 TDI A. Lotterer, M. Fassler, B. Treluyer (F,D,SU)
LIST VIA (edited with removal of distance/speed) : http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/lemans.html
These are just some amazing videos…..everytime i see the race-prepped Alpine screaming down regular streets as shown in the 1963 video, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! even though we can’t hear them, they just look epic cruising with regular traffic. Some wonderful behind-the-scenes footage in this videos as well, of the construction and of the founder of Alpine, Jean Redele.
video heaven…for me. my broken french skills help me understand some of these…..as they are both in french.
As expected, MB has constructed a damn cool museum to display alot of their motorsports and production car history. Here are some of the pics presented by the company to highlight their new museum. You can tour the museum virtually on their website as well. Easier than getting a flight out to Stuttgart!
Online museum tour:
(CLICK TO ENLARGE TO GET HI-RES….for wallpaper use)
This was due to be the replacement for the Lamborghini Urraco, however it was launched to the world as a concept in 1974 by Bertone, however the global economy was slumping, fuel costs were rising, and Ferrucio Lamborghini was retiring. From what i’ve read, there is widespread reporting that this Bravo was tested heavily prior to its introduction (40,000+ miles), but unfortunately it never made it to production. 3.0L engine pumping 300hp through a small, relatively light body and short wheelbase. Smaller, lower, and shorter than the Countach, it definitely ‘borrowed’ some ideas from the Countach.
It looks like Lamborghini would have definitely had an amazing rival to the Ferrari Dino, had they have made this…..
Word is, you can still see the car at the Bertone Museum in Turin, Italy.
Very cool 10 minute video outlining the history of Volvo motorcars. I know that voice, just can’t remember the guy’s name—-he does alot of the old F1 narrative videos…..Some interesting classic footage in this well made company video.
Comedian Peter Sellers and his Ferrari 275 GTB. Apparently, Sellers had an obsession with cars…which makes him even more of a legend.
I picked up this book yesterday at the VW/Audi Waterfest event, directly from the booth that Bentley Publishers had. around 300 pages, with ALOT of vintage photographs detailing the history of Audi. Really great stuff, and alot of text outlining the history of Audi as a company; dating back to the original and early cars under separate brands.
The photos are all in monotone blue-white tint, however it adds a sense of unity between all the photos i find. This is the 2nd edition, published in 2003 updated through the year 2000. Definitely worth checking out if you’re an Audiphile like I am. $39 available directly from Bentley
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/isbn/9780837610368/index.html
more page excerpts:
What a fantastic video this is, going through the Formula One Grand Prix cars between 1945 and 1965 only—-where they go through a summary of the GP cars of the time…..incredible drivers and legendary cars.
what a great way to ‘waste’ an hour…
part 1.
part 2.
part 3.
click here to go to the next page for the last 3 parts!
This is one of the coolest and most beautifully made webpages on the the net….it’s nothing new, they launched this sometime in the last couple of years. But it’s truly a great read, with lots of info about the race, the cars, and including some great photos.
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