Movie with 275GTB?

A New Leaf 1971

 

"CARBON under the valves!!!"

 

http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0067482/

 

For a much better movie, with a much cooler star, but not as much Ferrari, try the original Thomas Crown Affar.

 

Better still: Rendezvous.

 

The Andy Griffith Show episode titled "Goober Goes to the Auto Show".
A 275 is on display at the show. I don't think that a 275 ever filled up at Wally's gas station in Mayberry.

 

It's rumoured that Rendezvous was actually filmed at normal speed with a Mercedes then speeded up with the sound track dubbed in.

 

I know Freeman. I can dream can't I?

Besides, there are lots of different rumors. Some people swear that they calculated high top speeds, others swear they are low speeds. I'm an engineer and can do the calculations for myself if necessary, but why ruin the magic? This movie is very much like a magic trick, enjoy it for what is, if you really dig deep you might be dissapointed.

Regards,

Art S.

PS. Strap Tom S. in the passenger seat of your Dino, give him a video camera and go for a ride! I want to see the footage .

 

I'm no engineer but i tried to figure this out once so here goes...

Many people claim the film's sped up, but if you watch the birds and pace of the flashing lights, you'll see that it's not overcranked. Much of the sensation of speed seems to come from the low mounted camera position.

As for how fast he really goes, I did the route in 1993 (at 4am behind the wheel of Audi 80) and he's not going that fast, I didn't have the courage to blow off the red lights like he did, but you can really go quicker in places if you know what you're doing and where you're going!

The run from Porte Maillot Metro to the Arc just before the turn in takes him 40 seconds and it's only half a mile (45mph).

From the exit at Place De Gaulle down the Champs Elysees to the entry at Place de la Concorde 66 seconds over 1.1miles (60 mph).

From the Concorde Exit down the Quai Des Tuileries to the Pont Du Carrousel he goes his quickest covering .7miles in 38 seconds (67mph). This is not surprising as there's no risk of cross traffic until the bridge (Seine on the right and the De Jardin Tuileries on the left).

The rest of it isn't much more impressive (other than the garbage trucks and the irrepressable white Mini!). Actually his best driving is on the right/left
Rue Caulaincourt/Ave Junot section, but even there he's only going 35 mph on average.

If any of you are interested in driving the route, here 'tis......

Off the motorway at Porte Maillot bear right
Join Avenue De La Grande Armee (Don't forget to turn before hitting the Arc!) and turn right in the traffic circle
Rejoin Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Right at the Place De La Concord
Left Quai Des Tuileries
Left Port Du Carrousel (this was blocked off now or at least it was this summer) and past the Louvre Pyramide
Out and on Rue de Rohan then quick left up the Avenue De L'Opera
Jink right around L'Opera on Rue Halevy through to Rue De La Chaussee and jink right around Ste. Trinite on Rue Blanche
Quick right on Rue Pigalle.
Left at Place Pigalle down De Clichy Blvd
Right Rue Caulaincourt, Hard right on Ave Junot becomes Rue Norvins, left past Cimetire St. Pierre, right on Card Guibert (careful here, he's gone the wrong way down a one way street, likely for dramatic effect) and right into the Place du Parvis du Sacre Coeur.

I was hoping a hot blonde would be there to meet me on the steps (but then again Claude Lelouch's wife's a little long in the tooth now), but there was
just some bum sleeping next to the crepe stand to salute the end of my drive.

Enjoy the ride.

T308

 

Thank you for the excellent post, T308.