Motor Car Prize 2016
A humorous and knowledgeable history of the famous österreichische Alpenfahrt Rally
A homage to the legendary Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
1913 - 2013: A photographic journey back in time between London and Vienna
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Mr Radley Drives to Vienna
A Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost crossing the Alps - 1913 & 2013
In the early summer of 1913 a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was the first to reach the destination of the Österreichische Alpenfahrt rally. On the occasion of the onehundred-year anniversary of the rally in 2013 the same automobile drove along the same 2,613-kilometre route to Vienna. With a touch of British humour, this volume documents the adventurous journey by juxtaposing old and new photographs.
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In 1913 the bon vivant James Radley took part in the Österreichische Alpenfahrt rally for Rolls-Royce. He was accompanied by his friend Reginald Hooton Hope, who captured the risky venture in photographs. Drawing inspiration from Mr Radley’s album, John Kennedy, the present-day owner of the Silver Ghost, returned to the historic locations in 2013, where he re-staged his predecessor’s photographs. This volume uses the old and new photographs to take the reader on a journey to the individual stages of the seven-day-long drive from London across the Alps to Vienna. With references to new source materials, it tells the exciting story of one of the most important rallies of early automobile history.
press commentaries
In der Gegenüberstellung von alten und neuen Fotografien dokumentiert der Band mit britischem Humor die abenteuerliche Tour, ist eine faszinierende fotografische Zeitreise von London nach Wien und eine Hommage an den legendären Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
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Es ist eine Freude zu sehen, wie penibel John Kennedy die Motive von einst nachstellt, in denselben Posen wie Mr Radley mit seinem Rolls-Royce verschmilzt, wie sich die Gegend verändert hat oder eben nicht.
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English-German edition
152 pages, 108 illustrations in colour and b/w
27 × 28 cm, hardcover
152 pages, 108 illustrations in colour and b/w
27 × 28 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-2346-3
Keywords
Rolls-Royce, Silver Ghost, Rolls
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