[954Stealth]

Somebody posted something in O/T about some "raw" motorcycle racing. It made me think of an old, old video that I absolutely love. It was something my father and I were able to connect on before he died. It is C'était un rendezvous also known as Rendezvous in Paris. I'm sure quite a few of you have seen this. I'm not so sure some of the younger members have.

In late '70 the French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris.

I looked for it on Youtube but couldn't find the raw video. I did find it here however. Enjoy:

[ska///235i]

Running red lights... Ok i dont care if you're a pro, others out there arent

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by ska///235i

Running red lights... Ok i dont care if you're a pro, others out there arent

Nice soap-box you have there. It's ~40 years old, enjoy the fucking video and shut your trap.

OP: Thanks for taking the effort to find this.

[ska///235i]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Nice soap-box you have there. It's ~40 years old, enjoy the fucking video and shut your trap.

OP: Thanks for taking the effort to find this.

Oh Im scare..lol

Just commenting on that video, no need to get all offensive
your a pro driver doesnt mean you can endanger others..40 yrs ago or in todays world dont matter

[954Stealth]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Nice soap-box you have there. It's ~40 years old, enjoy the fucking video and shut your trap.

OP: Thanks for taking the effort to find this.

I was happy to do it

[ddk632]

Originally Posted by ska///235i

Running red lights... Ok i dont care if you're a pro, others out there arent

Reminds me of an old joke,

This guy gets in a taxi, says, "take me to the airport."

"Ok," says the cabbie.

He proceeds to speed through the city, and runs a red light.

"What the hell man?!" The passenger is outraged!

"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm a pro," says the cabbie.

He runs the next red light!

"Dude, you're crazy, wtf?!" The passenger yells!

"Listen, I'm a pro, don't worry," the cabbie reassures him.

They come to a green light, and the cabbie stops.

Dumbfounded, the passenger asks, "the light is green, why did you stop?!"

"Just in case a pro is coming!"

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by 954Stealth

Somebody posted something in O/T about some "raw" motorcycle racing. It made me think of an old, old video that I absolutely love. It was something my father and I were able to connect on before he died. It is C'était un rendezvous also known as Rendezvous in Paris. I'm sure quite a few of you have seen this. I'm not so sure some of the younger members have.

In late '70 the French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris.

sorry to burst the bubble...but it wasn't a Ferrari

it was also not driven by a pro-driver. the car was driven by Lelouch and the SOUND was overdubbed from a Ferrari. the more you know

http://iedeiblog.com/2011/04/29/ceta...es-that-could/

[954Stealth]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

sorry to burst the bubble...but it wasn't a Ferrari

http://iedeiblog.com/2011/04/29/ceta...es-that-could/

I hadn't read about the Mercedes but I did read once about the sound being dubbed. Thanks for sharing the link No bubble burst, the Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 is a fantastic piece of machinery. I don't think anyone truly knows if it was Claude or an "unnamed F1 driver" (some say Jaques Lafitte who was Claude's friend)

[KingOfJericho]

What legend says the car was:




What the car actually was:

[wisesoul]

Classic street racing video. Always brings a smile to my face, real or not. Badass

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by ska///235i

Oh Im scare..lol

Just commenting on that video, no need to get all offensive
your a pro driver doesnt mean you can endanger others..40 yrs ago or in todays world dont matter

It was a fully produced video, albeit amateur, done around 5am with a spotter etc.

yes, street racing bad, but this is considered the birth of modern underground street racing ... the fast and furious was born right here

[954Stealth]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

It was a fully produced video, albeit amateur, done around 5am with a spotter etc.

yes, street racing bad, but this is considered the birth of modern underground street racing ... the fast and furious was born right here

Exactly. We can debate how (ir)responsible it was to make it but there is no debating it's place in history pertaining to car culture and the thing that brings us all together here on the forums

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by 954Stealth

Exactly. We can debate how (ir)responsible it was to make it but there is no debating it's place in history pertaining to car culture and the thing that brings us all together here on the forums

And all the points about faking the sound .... uhhh ... a lot BMW drivers pay to hear fake sound every day.

[lsmkr01]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

What legend says the car was:




What the car actually was:

IMO this just adds to the legend to find out it was this massive boat being whipped around those streets like that. The sound dub over is obvious (top gear redlining at moderate speeds) but I could care less because the video as a whole is just plain awesome.