The Official "Rendezvous" (C'était un rendez-vous) Thread

Well said.

 

think the car was a 450sel 6.9.

 

Can you read french?

http://www.lesfilms13.com/dea_a_z/envrac/lettre-r/rendezvous.htm#

 

Ooops, you're right, this is no 300sel 6.3 but the next one 450sel 6.9. Apologises.

 

I don't speak french, but at least it's confirmed it was shot from a 450SEL 6.9. Perhaps anyone who speaks French can give us some gist of this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHn5Q15kaIA

 

When you bounce into this have a look at the Porsche in Stockholm vid it is fair dinkum.non competition driver obviously...but still riveting.

 

It's on the You Tubes now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqHrCLt3Geo

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 early in the morning . 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. If you haven't seen this before it is a classic, if you have seen it I apologize, but it's still a classic. Turn on your sound and enjoy

 

There was a recent post here on FChat concerning the real making of the film.

 

refine your search! this thing has been discussed SO many times on FChat (& elsewhere). and almost every point you quote has been shown to be BS. given that its essentially a fake, THIS THING HAS LEGS!! BTW; no ferraris were involved, just a MBZ 6.9, and a seriously 'undercranked' camera.......and all the audio is dubbed, and dubbed, and dubbed again......did I say? THIS THING HAS LEGS!

 

I've had my old VHS copy for many years and I always suspected BS; but-still great fun and the babe at the end is a real winner!

 

Not sure if this has been listed before but have just recieved this email:

"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 early in the morning . 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. Turn on your sound and enjoy..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqHrCLt3Geo

 

Hi Ian,great movie/sound but he used a Mercedes Benz 450sel (6.9 ?)
As a kid at a private school we watched in a English class,no idea why.

 

no 275 would drift like that,its a big car.

 

Its called Rendevous. If you run a search you'll find its famous here.

Good example of a short story and story-telling in general. Not english or written though, obviously. My bet it was an easy out for the teacher.

 

yea Peter Costello's dad,a loverly man.

 

The brother gets a good report too, I hear.

 

Peter and Tim were a few years in front of me.
remember them like yesterday.

 

Yes it did not seem to accelerate like I would be expect a 275 to, quite a good film though probaly second favotite at the monment.

My all time favorite has to be Ari Vatanen at Pikes Peak, no ABS, no traction control, no flappy paddle gear box...... no guard rails.....!!!!!!!

Just huge B*LLS.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJsHlugRls4

 

awesome,he could make a Escort BDA sing.

 

Rendezvous isn't underground any more - I've got it on commercial DVD. The sound and the action don't match at all - the engine screams its head off and the car saunters along. The speeds are modest - nothing like 140 mph.

The first time I saw it - in the '80 I guess - I was impressed. It doesn't withstand repeated viewings.

 

its actually a Peugot..... He was unbelievable in the late 70's early 80's in the BDA

But yes I have never seen any driving vids that come close to that.

 

I,m with you this is white nuckle stuff.......just as well the bloody top gear mob didn,t call their bloke the Ari.

 

Mmmm, Climb Dance is an all time favorite. Ari in his Peugeot 405 T16 rally car going for it.