Rendezvous? Not in that old banger
Hoons' classic re-released as a stocking filler as Paris mayor calls for ban of pre-97 cars
As we discovered for ourselves not that long ago, for all its speed and tank-like build (no sniggering about Panzers on the Champs Elysees at the back...) the 6.9 doesn't really make much in the way of exciting noises, its three-speed auto slurring its shifts like a Belle Epoque hedonist after too much absinthe. Hence the overdub of screaming Ferrari V12 and gratuitous gearshifting.
Rendezvous is enjoying another seasonal re-release on DVD and BluRay, the film's promoters offering further enticements with a competition offering a weekend with a Ferrari for the winner and free copies for 25 runners up. See here. (Note; closing date is actually December 8, not November 23 as it says on the confirmation screen!)
All very well but if Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe gets his way neither 6.9s nor classic Ferraris will be welcome on the city's streets, no matter how carefully driven. The move, already much discussed, is dressed as an environmental incentive to get rid of the 370,000 or so smoky old French cars still on Parisian streets. Hopefully to be replaced by 370,000 shiny new French cars, cynics may argue.
Proud owners of valuable classics probably wouldn't want to risk them on Parisian streets anyway but if you were thinking of whisking your significant other off for a romantic weekend in your early 90s MX-5 (other roadsters are available) you'd best do it sooner rather than later.
I don't want to bump the thread attached to the 450SEL article, but a Mercedes saloon isn't faster than a Pantera race car, no matter who was driving. Why write such bks?
I don't want to bump the thread attached to the 450SEL article, but a Mercedes saloon isn't faster than a Pantera race car, no matter who was driving. Why write such bks?
Talk about missing the point.
I would bet that most of it is no more than 40-50 mph.
Still love it though.
Lot of fuss at one point about how the driver was kept anonymous because of the speeds traveled in public, but clearly that was just a publicity ruse, doubt he went much over 30mph.
I would bet that most of it is no more than 40-50 mph.
Still love it though.
Getting the number of diesels down would be an effective measure too, but that looks unlikely since governments appear to think they are better (can't they see the puffs of black smoke?).
There is already something like this in Germany I believe - where you need to buy a permit thing to enter a city centre, classed by 'emissions', which precludes older cars.
Even the Germans - and they love their motors.
I know I sound like a right old duffer here - but I find the average modern car dumpy, fat, overly-complicated, and hence expensive to repair, and dull to drive to boot.
Then again I did see the attraction of traction control for a few seconds the other day when I found myself doing a 180 on some ice
One thing that does grate is the EU test for emissions, and hence tax - it is quite clear that lots of 'cheating' (careful optimisation would be a more charitable way of putting it I guess) goes on to get modern cars classified into low brackets. Some are very good at this (cough*BMW*cough).
Does it really matter if the camera car was doing 40mph? It's the ability of the footage to give you that 'feel good' factor that matters, a touch of fantasy and escapism. We all know the latest James Bond car chases aren't real, does it make them any less enthralling?
To me, it takes me back to a time when, even if things werent actually better, my (nearly 50 year old) memory certainly lets me believe it was.
Does it really matter if the camera car was doing 40mph? It's the ability of the footage to give you that 'feel good' factor that matters, a touch of fantasy and escapism. We all know the latest James Bond car chases aren't real, dies it make them any less enthralling?
To me, it takes me back to a time when, even if things extent actually better, my (nearly 50 year old) memory certainly lets me believe it was.
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