Pierre Bardinon collection

Merci Francis.
Fantastique.

 

Here's a great hommage of Pierre on the Chapal website. Enjoy those extraordinary pictures (on the left in home page) and a video (right of the screen) of him driving his 500F2 s/n 208 and '64 GTO 5573GT at the Mas du Clos (probably in the seventies because of the Super 8 film format, and 5573GT was bought in 1971).
I hope you'll apreciate it because it's a rare document... See the link below for the Chapal website :

http://www.chapal.fr

and the following video :

http://www.chapal.fr/CHAPAL/PIERRE%20BARDINON/video.htm

 

Sorry, double post

 

Superb pictures. Thanks for posting. I'm sure the video is fabulous but I can't get it to play out. Keeps stopping about a third of the way through, if not before. It's a shame as I'd have loved to have seen 5573GT around Mas du Clos.

 

Encountered the same problem. Use the last link and just let the video load and then start playing.

Gr. Martin

 

Thanks. Yes, I'd tried that and just tried it again using the link in the above post but still dropping out. Perhaps it's my lap top or Broadband that's the problem.

 

Try again... The GTO/64 is one of the most beautifull cars on earth. And the sound of the twelve cylinders on that racetrack is just crazy. I saw Pierre in his P4 in 1985. He was a very nice guy, talked to everybody. He had a life full of fun.

 

I managed to download it all. It took over an hour. You can tell by the horizontal download indicator on the bottom of the screen when the film is fully downoaded.

It is a fantastic film. One of the best ever. I agree with you about the GTO/64. It's not only the most beautiful front engined car ever made but the best sounding too. Not only did he own 5573GT, as we know, Pierre Bardinon owned all the mid engined most beautiful cars ever in the world as well. Imagine having them and your own race track in the most beautiful surroundings. Yes, I'm sure he did have a life full of fun. I'm watching and listening to the wonderful music again now. Absolutely fabulous!!!

 

Thanks for the links. Wonderful gto sound...

 

So as to never forget.

Some souvenirs.

+ the enamelled badge of another Legendary Collection.

I still miss the "Collection Mas du Clos" badge. (the 2 other badges are of the same dimension, but one id on a stand, closer to the camera)
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Anyone knows what is left at the Mas Du Clos?

 

I think ~10 or ~12 cars.

 

It would be interesting to find out what is left there.

0860 should still be there.

 

166/F2 #006C
312B #001
375MM #0368AM
375+ #0396AM
335S #0674
275P #0816
330 P4 #0860
312P #0870
312PB #0884
250GTO #5573GT
250LM #5841
250GT #2937GT

Maybe some more of them are sold.

 

Still a very impressive list!

 

Any idea on the track?

 

The track is closed. I think they can only drive the cars from the collection now.

 

Thanks. Was wondering if it was still maintained.

 

Last I heard the neighbours weren't so happy with the noise so they had to basically shut down the track.

 

What neighbors? The cows?

 

My understanding is the track is in very rural France and there aren't neighbours close by at all.

 

I know, but I remember reading that noise levels in France had to be kept very low in residential areas - even rural ones - which meant other people's neighbours were responsible for the track's closing.

But I don't know this for sure.

 

What's the world coming to? A man can't even have his own racetrack these days.

 

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The noise is not the reason: Le Mas du Clos under threat?