Tearing through Paris in a Ferrari

I got this in the mail:

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 at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur. 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 (225 Km/h) in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up real one-way streets. Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the film went underground until a DVD release a few years ago.

Now, thanks to the miracle of the Internet, you can watch it in your browser

http://www.bsdunix.ch/public/rendezvous20_04.mov

 

I just downloaded and watched this. Make sure you've got good speakers and turn up the volume 'cuz that Ferrari sounds fantastic! I can see why Claude used a Formula 1 racer to drive for him. This guy was flying! He had that Ferrari sideways a couple times and airborne at least once! Awesome post! {You forgot to mention the pigeons he came close to plastering!}

 

Cool post!

 

crazy!

 

Awesome vid, although the sound doesn't quite feel right.

 

cooooooooooool man

 

That was FUCKING INSANE!

 

I found the streaming video of this, it's hard to find a good version. Enjoy
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crazy clip!