Adam Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 (edited) Thanks Jeff for sending me this amazing video! On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive through the heart of Paris early in the morning . No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit. The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. Turn up your speakers and watch this amazing video, and listen to the Ferrari V12 scream. I just watched it three times in a row, and have chills up and down my body! <object width="560" height="340"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqHrCLt3Geo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></object> Edited April 18, 2009 by Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATOR CREW Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 That is awesome Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Would not be wanting to go across the street when he went by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegeaney Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I love that film. Thanks for posting that as I haven't seen that in quite some time. There is much controversy surrounding that film. Various theories are out there. Who knows what is true and what isn't. The fact of the matter is that no matter who was driving, and not matter what they were driving, that is surely something to get your heart pumping just a little faster. For those interested below is a map of Paris with the route taken, and times noted, in red. Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 WHOA! I would have loved to be the passenger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THNDRRR Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Actually, this was uploaded to our AZLOC site by our very own Shawn (AZBLACKMONSOON). Check out THIS man's stable !!! :drool: 93 454SS (Built) Kenne Bell 2.2L-- 02 Lightning (Duffee Built) 3.4L Whipple --95 Tahoe 2dr, 4wd, 1.6L Whipple-- 06 SRT-10 Quad Cab stock?-- 79 10th Anniversary Trans Am (53,000 miles) -- 63 Impala (20,000 orig. miles).--95 Banshee "I have tools to fix tools" Thanks Mike for the map !! That kinda puts things in perspective !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwhite Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 No birds were harmed in the making of this video.... yeah right lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Way cool Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 That is sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT01LIGHTNING Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 that was sweet!! where do i sign up to do that!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwvette Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 How many stop signs did he blow thru? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegeaney Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 How many stop signs did he blow thru? No idea....lost count on red lights too. What amazed me was that whoever was driving didn't even lift of the throttle at all when coming to stop signs/red lights/round abouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I love that film. Thanks for posting that as I haven't seen that in quite some time. There is much controversy surrounding that film. Various theories are out there. Who knows what is true and what isn't. The fact of the matter is that no matter who was driving, and not matter what they were driving, that is surely something to get your heart pumping just a little faster. For those interested below is a map of Paris with the route taken, and times noted, in red. Pretty cool. Thats some distants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Baize Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Ok, what type of car was he driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetDaddyDelicious Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) There are lots of stories about this film and it has circulated for years. The usual story at face value is that Claude the director strapped this camera to the front of his Ferrari 250 GTO and had at it. Some say he hired a professional Formula One race driver. It's often said that it in fact was run in his Mercedes and then the sound overdubbed in later of his Ferrari. Although not as cool as just taking it at face value and ruining it just a bit, this seems like it was most likely the story. One thing I know is I just watched it at friends house who had a remastered DVD version and it was spectacular. He has a nice theater setup with a huge screen and awesome sound and it was 10 times better than then all the times I've watched it in grainy quality on a computer screen over the years. You could see the red lights up ahead clearly and also the times he took the wrong way down one way streets. I like to take the story and the sound and face value and just be entertained by it. I am amazed he did not wreck or kill anyone. You would not get too many chances to make that run like in one shot. Edited April 20, 2009 by SweetDaddyDelicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptors4ever Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Man I remember when my stepdad got the VHS and we watched it 4 or 5 times in a row with the stereo cranked up to about 15 (max was 25). Well back to watching it again.... oh ummm I mean back to work, yeah thats it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT01LIGHTNING Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 haha....i need to hook my laptop up to my plasma and see if i can get the sound to come through my home theatre that'd be sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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