Ferrari or 6.9 speeding through Paris?
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous

Sixto
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Wikipedia is only as good as the contributors.

It sounds believable. Too often the visuals in that little flick didn't match the engine speed. Early on, he's passing what looks like a 126 but it's leasurely passing, like someone doing 80 passing someone doing 50. While the engine sounds like it's 120 - 130.

If the Wikipedia article is true and the film was made in 1976, the threshold question is, in what years were the euro 6.9 W116s on offer? (In USA they were only offered in 1977-79, as far as I know.) It's possible the euro 6.9 models were offered in 1976 but I am not certain...

The 6.9 was available from model year 77, which debuted in 76 if I'm not mistaken.

As Ed McMahon would say "You are correct sir". The German plants close down in August (at least they used to) for retooling for the new model year and they start production of a new model year in September.

I saw this years ago on VHS before they had streaming video on computer. It was an Alfa Romeo owner that had it and he said it was a Ferrari 246 Dino. For some reason I remember seeing the car in that earlier version. It was fly yellow.

I've seen it before also. I believe it was an F1 driver in the seat, early one Paris morning.

But I may have been told wrong.

Yeah, that's been around forever, and has been posted and debated here multiple times before. You used to be able to buy the DVD out of R&T or C&D.

Actually the consensus is that is was a Ferrari 275 GTB.

Nope- it's a Mercedes. The audio was also dubbed in later (i think by the end he's in 12th gear or something). Also, he was never travelling as fast as he said he was. I don't remember where to find it, but you can follow the route on Google Earth (where it becomes obvious that there was no way he was driving 120 mph).


Peter

That's true of the entire internet :)

Sixto
93 300SD

If it really is a 6.9 it would explain where John Frankenheimer got the inspiration for Ronin. Low angle high speed chase scenes in real time with no CG.

Big Screen
 

I saw this movie on the Big Screen as a short in 1978/9 in the small town of Weaverville, CA. I had just recived my Drivers Lic. and was ready to get my first car. I was thinking a lot about USA vs. "Them Foreign cars", as my freinds would say. All my buddies made fun of me because I would read R&T and drool over "Little pieces of tin", and my Dad was a long time VW fan. But I was feeling the Peer-pressure.
After that film I was able to rebuke them and their muscle cars:D . That film helped to cement my dedication to and often unwise loyalty to "Them Foreign cars" .

Great Film:bowrofl:
regards

Mister Frankenheimer was the director of "Grand Prix" back in the 60's . . . so I think he had an idea of auto camera angles prior.