Alpine Rally

1960/61 Alpine Plate from BMC Service Barge 1963 Alpine Rally Plate

The Alpine Rally

The Alpine Rally

The Coupe des Alpes (Alpine Rally) was undoubtedly the most picturesque of all the international rallies. Starting in the rivierra resort of Marseille, the three day event wound its way through the most beautiful parts of the French and Italian Alpes.

I've got that jack too!

Service halt for the Morley Brothers on the 1960 event in Chamonix

The Alpine Rally, the best Rally of all.

1963 Alpine Rally Route

Many hours of mountain driving, interspersed with long, fast special stages, sometimes downhill, put many of the modern events to shame. The Coupe D'Or (Gold Cup) was the prize, for three consecutive penalty free Alpines.

These were won by Maurice Gastonides, and Stirling Moss. Paddy Hopkirk won a Coupe D' Argent (Silver Cup) for three non consecutive runs, in my car EBL 56C in 1965.

Paddy at the start of the 1965 Alpine

1963 Alpine regulations

BMC entries (Minis)

1960

TMO 561, 850cc mini T.Gold/M. Hughes. 14th o/a 1st class

TMO 560, 850cc mini A Pitts/A.Ambrose. 4th class

TMO 559, 850 mini K. James/R.Jones. Crashed

1962

407 ARX, 997 Cooper R. Aaltonen/G. Palm, Retired

1963

277 EBL, 1071 Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose 1st overall, 1st class.

18 CRX, 997 Cooper, P Mayman/V Domleo, 6th o/a 1st class.

977 ARX, 997 Cooper, J Sprinzel/W Cave, retired.

17 CRX 997 Cooper, D McCluggage/R Seers, retired.

1964

AJB 55B, 1275 Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose, 4th cat 1st class

AJB 66B, 997 Cooper, P Mayman/V Domleo, 6th cat, 1st class

AJB 44B, 1275 Cooper S, P Hopkirk/H Liddon, retired.

BJB 77B, 1275 Cooper S, T Makinen/P Vanson, retired.

BMC Service halt on the 1963 event

1964 Coupe des Alpes regulations

BMC entries (Minis) cont.

1965

AJB 33B, 1275 Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter, 2nd touring cat, 1st touring class.

EBL 56C, 1275 Cooper S, P Hopkirk/H Liddon, 4th cat, 2nd class, Coupe D'Or.

EBL 55C, 1275 Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose, 14th overall.

DJB 93B, 1275 Cooper S, P Mayman/V Domleo, 13th cat.

1966

JBL 495D, 1275 Cooper S, R Aaltonen/H Liddon, 3rd o/a 2nd class.

GRX 311D, 1275 Cooper S, P Hopkirk/R Crellin, retired.

JMO 969D, 1275 Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter, retired.

GRX 195D, 1275 Cooper S, A Fall/M Wood, retired.

1967

LRX 827E, 1275 Cooper S, P Hopkirk/R Crellin, 1st overall, 1st class.

JBL 172D, 1275 Cooper S, R Aaltonen/H Liddon, retired.

GRX 311D, 1275 Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter, retired.

GRX 310D, 1275 Cooper S, A Fall/M Wood, retired.

Timo Makinen/Paul Easter on the 1967 Alpine Rally

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