February 23, 200620 yr http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2851488008488190547&q=lelouch 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 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.
February 23, 200620 yr Wow. If I was walking accross the street and this guy zoomed by, I'd be pissed.
March 10, 200620 yr I watched before I read and was waiting for a big ass crash at the end, wild stuff
March 10, 200620 yr Holy Poo! is right. If I was in the passengers seat that would probably be an accurate description of my pants after.
March 11, 200620 yr that film has been passing around for a long time, but it's always fun to see. the 275 was a sweet car. yelp i agree
March 11, 200620 yr I remember my bro showing me that video a few years ago... several times I thought he would luck out and get hit while speeding past the red lights...
March 11, 200620 yr There's nothing much better than the sound of a Ferrari V12 at full throttle - now that's music! The 275 GTB was one of Enzo's most beautiful designs. I wonder if the driver could have been Gilles Villeneuve? He was one of the fastest (and craziest) drivers in the history of F1. Guess we'll never know.
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