1966 Monte Carlo Rally (1966)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. French take honours in 1966 Monte Carlo Rally. Various shots at night and the competitors getting under way for the test through the Alps in which the first 60 classified drivers take place. Makinen of Finland in his DAC Mini is first away and is followed by Robert Buchet No. 57 of France in a Porsche, No. 107 Miss Rosemary Smith in a Hillman Imp plus others. C/U of sign, ’Col de Turin’. Various shots at night with the glow of their headlights, the cars speed and slip through some nasty snow covered roads. Makinen is first to be seen then the others follow including a Rover 2000 driven by Mabbs and Porter for Britain. M/S at night, sign across road in Monte Carlo at finishing line, Dunlop sign underneath. Various shots of competitors arriving in Monte Carlo. M/S in daytime; Paltonen and Ambrose of Finland arrive with their Mini Cooper which has a dent in wing. Various shots as a service van changes a wheel on a Fiat