This is the start of a collection from 100 years of Alpines…
We’ve started gathering articles, pictures, video and documents from Alpines gone by. They’re mostly from events in more recent times, but there are some gems that people have been storing for decades.
Click “More” to see a post. You can browse ALL heritage posts or use the filter buttons on the RHS to drill into particular periods.
Enjoy…
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you to people who have shared their Alpine memorabilia with us.
If you have something from an old event you’d like share with the Alpine Rally community please get in touch.
A short history of the Alpine rally...
Bob Watson is writing THE definitive history of the Alpine, which will be available in 2021.
In the meantime, enjoy this short history… 100 years on one page!
Alpine Champions
It’s a pretty impressive list. Click through to see the Alpine Champions Honour Board.
Alpine Organisers
We’re trying to gather information about past events and the clubs and people who ran the event. Click through to our Alpine Organisers list and see if you can fill in any gaps.
Recent "Alpine Heritage" posts
1984 Entry List & Event Reports
Entry List 84 (PDF 946kb) Auto Action Oct 84 (PDF 650kb) Auto Action September 84 (PDF 748kb) Auto Action Nov 30 84 (PDF 2MB) The
1969 Alpine Rally Gallery
Frank Kilfoyle & Doug Rutherford Barry Lake & Mike Mitchell Kilfoyle & Rutherford
“The Great Alpine Contest” is coming soon…
Bob Watson has let us know that his book, “The Great Alpine Contest”, will be available soon. The book has 250 pages and hundreds of
1924 Alpine Contest Event Reports
Click on the links below for a special feature written by Max Stahl about the 1924 Alpine Contest as well as a Postcard to home
1952 Alpine Rally Event Report
Click on the link below to read an event report for the 1952 Alpine Rally from Australian Motor Sports Magazine. Alpine Rally 1952 (PDF 3MB)
1968 Alpine Rally Event Report
Click on the link below to read an event report on the the 1968 Alpine Rally by Jeff Beaumont. 1968 Alpine Event Report (PDF)
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Page banner: David Bond and Ian Richards in the 1976 Kleber Alpine Rally. Pic by Geoff Selton.