Ferrari 275 GTB + F1 driver + Heart of Paris = Breathtaking Video

dipdude · 01:13 PM

9 minutes of adrenalin that simply leaves your jaw on the floor

On an August morning in 1976, 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.

No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit.

On first showing, Lelouch was supposedly arrested. In his defence, he proclaimed he had taken all possible precautions. This included convincing a Formula One driver to helm the car (he refused to name him).

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bottle

i thought this was fake or something ? not sure

dipdude

Nope, looks real - but scary

MA5K

looks like the drive was in the early morning.. awesome noise it makes

dipdude

^ I think it was about 5am don't recall where i heard that - maybe the video.

Yep, Ferrari on cobblestones & eerie echo's from the surrounding make for a great video.

Needs guts + you need to be crazy, to pull off such stunts

bottle

thought i read somewhere that they were actually driving slow in parts and later dubbed in the audio