The last village that they drive through is just above the road where Grace Kelly/Princes Grace died when her car ran off a corner and rolled 120 feet down the hill in 1982.
@@obsoleteprofessor2034 The village is La Turbie. The road on which the fatal crash occurred (Av. du Cap d'Ail) starts at La Turbie but does not appear in the movie.
AMC did have a sporty side -and was involved in Trans-Am racing w/the Javelin. Too bad you couldn't drive the 2-door fastback version of the Hornet I had back in the day. Midnight blue metalflake, manual shift w/overdrive, positraction, and far better steering than the model shown here. My car looked like a mini AMX (AMC's answer to the Corvette). A dream to drive.
thanks to the high-compression engine under those louvers. This car's single downdraft Stromberg-carbureted 2,267-cc four-cylinder featured a 7.4:1 ratio (6.45 on the 90 Mk IIA) and made another 7 hp, up to 77, along with a sturdy 120 lb-ft of torque; horsepower would be listed at 80 in 1954-'55 models. An available twin-Solex carburetor conversion could offer an impressive 97 hp. While the stock figures weren't much to move a two-seater that weighed nearly the same as its four-door stablemate, this solid soft-top was still said to be capable of 95 mph. A Laycock de Normanville overdrive was available in the Mk III models of 1955, which also sported minor trim updates
@@32ModB My first car was a Mk 1 Alpine, it was 20 years old when in the UK you could buy old cars for peanuts, the big elephant in the room was when released you could buy a Jaguar XK for not a lot more money.
@@glenfredrickson2881Three on the tree has nothing to do with the number of foot pedals. It refers to a three speed gear shift mounted on the steering column (“the tree”). Three foot pedals just indicates the car has a manually shifted transmission, with no regard to the number of speeds or the location of the gear shift. They should make people pass a test before they are allowed to spread misinformation on the internet.
@@roymcgaw7431 I think we are just arguing about semantics here aren't we? We can see at the 9 second mark that Grace Kelly pushes the clutch in to slow down the car and avoid hitting the old woman. (Lets not forget that in reality the car isn't actually moving as this was filmed on a movie set with the car stationary so blame the director Alfred Hitchcock) But like I said in my first comment it is a manually shifted transmission so the third pedal is a clutch pedal. If you have a 3 on the tree we are talking about a manual transmission, and if we look at cars of that time frame you will have 3 pedals with any manual transmission. We can see at the start of this scene at about the 3 or 4 second mark there is a lever on the column. If we want to get specific this scene is from the 1955 movie, "To Catch a Thief" and the car from this scene is supposed to be a 1955 Sunbeam Alpine roadster. I find conflicting specs online as most sources say the 1955 had a column mounted shifter and overdrive was standard starting in 1954. So technically 4 forward speeds. I am no expert in British cars of that time frame but from my understanding the overdrive on that car was a floor mounted lever that only operated the overdrive unit. Where as your first 3 gears are shifted on the column hence calling it a 3 on the tree. Hmmm passing tests before spreading misinformation on the internet... well wouldn't that be a perfect world where no new information gets discovered or shared as whomever is controlling the test controls all information. Sounds rather dystopian to me.
The actual scene is cut together from back projected close-ups and distance shots that are actual footage of Grace Kelly driving the Sunbeam with Cary Grant as her passenger. He later said her driving seriously scared him.
@@user-gi8pk9uc7q It was not intended as humour. Children often re-enact things their parents have done due to idolizing them. There are accident reports that state Princess Stephanie was rescued from the drivers side of the vehicle.
A study in style and beauty.
The absolute top of male and female elegance
dude...this is hollywood, fictional life
@@quazar912 the elegance they had was real. The rest was fiction
The last village that they drive through is just above the road where Grace Kelly/Princes Grace died when her car ran off a corner and rolled 120 feet down the hill in 1982.
Sexxxxy
Ironic, isn't it?
Name?
@@obsoleteprofessor2034 The village is La Turbie. The road on which the fatal crash occurred (Av. du Cap d'Ail) starts at La Turbie but does not appear in the movie.
that's why this movie is prophetic...
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Amazing Grace
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Great movie. 👍👍👍
She letting slip out some of her badass
Remember when movies and tv shows had good looking people?
AMC did have a sporty side -and was involved in Trans-Am racing w/the Javelin. Too bad you couldn't drive the 2-door fastback version of the Hornet I had back in the day. Midnight blue metalflake, manual shift w/overdrive, positraction, and far better steering than the model shown here. My car looked like a mini AMX (AMC's answer to the Corvette). A dream to drive.
AMC muscle cars were underrated.
Поймать вора / To Catch a Thief (Альфред Хичкок / Alfred Hitchcock) (1955)
I wonder why the chicken was crossing that road ?
To delay the other car, obviously.
Pretty slick!
La route de corniche lui a pourtant été fatale quelques années plus tard...🙄🙄🙄
Ironic that she died on such a road.
So... Why did the chicken cross the road ??
The Sunbeam Alpine couldn't go much faster than 40 mph but very cool
41.3 mph if you floor it
thanks to the high-compression engine under those louvers. This car's single downdraft Stromberg-carbureted 2,267-cc four-cylinder featured a 7.4:1 ratio (6.45 on the 90 Mk IIA) and made another 7 hp, up to 77, along with a sturdy 120 lb-ft of torque; horsepower would be listed at 80 in 1954-'55 models. An available twin-Solex carburetor conversion could offer an impressive 97 hp. While the stock figures weren't much to move a two-seater that weighed nearly the same as its four-door stablemate, this solid soft-top was still said to be capable of 95 mph. A Laycock de Normanville overdrive was available in the Mk III models of 1955, which also sported minor trim updates
@@steverushforth7009 looking good was always far more important to me than getting there a lot faster and the Alpine delivered.
@@32ModB My first car was a Mk 1 Alpine, it was 20 years old when in the UK you could buy old cars for peanuts, the big elephant in the room was when released you could buy a Jaguar XK for not a lot more money.
The Traction Avant lost traction
"i must say my dear driving like this on moutainous roads can be quite dangerous" "don't worry my boy, i drive it daily with my daughter'
Жаль, что съёмки - комбинированные
Hey. There are three foot pedals in that car!
It called a 3 on the tree. Manual shifted transmission so the third one is a clutch pedal.
@@glenfredrickson2881- I know. I was joking. I’ve read stories of carjackers who failed because they tried to steal a car with a manual transmission.
@@jerometaperman7102 yeah I have to shift my own gears, it's the only control I have in my life 🤣
@@glenfredrickson2881Three on the tree has nothing to do with the number of foot pedals. It refers to a three speed gear shift mounted on the steering column (“the tree”). Three foot pedals just indicates the car has a manually shifted transmission, with no regard to the number of speeds or the location of the gear shift.
They should make people pass a test before they are allowed to spread misinformation on the internet.
@@roymcgaw7431 I think we are just arguing about semantics here aren't we? We can see at the 9 second mark that Grace Kelly pushes the clutch in to slow down the car and avoid hitting the old woman. (Lets not forget that in reality the car isn't actually moving as this was filmed on a movie set with the car stationary so blame the director Alfred Hitchcock) But like I said in my first comment it is a manually shifted transmission so the third pedal is a clutch pedal. If you have a 3 on the tree we are talking about a manual transmission, and if we look at cars of that time frame you will have 3 pedals with any manual transmission. We can see at the start of this scene at about the 3 or 4 second mark there is a lever on the column. If we want to get specific this scene is from the 1955 movie, "To Catch a Thief" and the car from this scene is supposed to be a 1955 Sunbeam Alpine roadster. I find conflicting specs online as most sources say the 1955 had a column mounted shifter and overdrive was standard starting in 1954. So technically 4 forward speeds. I am no expert in British cars of that time frame but from my understanding the overdrive on that car was a floor mounted lever that only operated the overdrive unit. Where as your first 3 gears are shifted on the column hence calling it a 3 on the tree.
Hmmm passing tests before spreading misinformation on the internet... well wouldn't that be a perfect world where no new information gets discovered or shared as whomever is controlling the test controls all information. Sounds rather dystopian to me.
All girls knew to drive stick-shift in 50s and 60s.
Why did that chicken cross the road? 🤔
Looking at that clip, you see Cary Grant with that tan and wonder if he ever had skin cancer?
They say that he never wore makeup
actually, no I don't
wonder about that
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No o EXISTIA CINTURON DE SEGURIDADDDD...????😮😮😮😮😮😮
More "a question of back projection" I think.
The actual scene is cut together from back projected close-ups and distance shots that are actual footage of Grace Kelly driving the Sunbeam with Cary Grant as her passenger. He later said her driving seriously scared him.
For women drivers, it's safer to use back projection to protect the public
I wonder if her daughter was re-enacting this scene?
That's not funny!
@@user-gi8pk9uc7q It was not intended as humour. Children often re-enact things their parents have done due to idolizing them. There are accident reports that state Princess Stephanie was rescued from the drivers side of the vehicle.
Some say she grabbed the wheel from her psycho daughter?