A Blast through Paris

[elansprint71]

Just look how fast those pigeons take off. That is why the film was limited to 10 minutes "for technical reasons".

Good to watch though.

Pete.

[1964 S1]

Apparently it's Cinema at it's finest and some of us will never know the truth? I remember it from years ago and I can't wait to get my copy...
Is someone here going to try it in an Elan? "Filming" it nowadays is easy. I'll meet you there to help, at night, late, very late.

[matnrach]

Not sure if it has been mentioned along the way, but some time ago I was reliably that told the driver was Johnny Servoz Gavin, who drove for Tyrell in the late sixties.

[thor]

No matter, I choose to ignore the fast pigeon take-off, and enjoy the legend......But a word of advice, don't watch it before going for a late night/morning drive, it's dangerously inspiring...

[mac5777]

Great movie, but I would not enjoy the drive thinking that a little old lady or a taxi would step out of nowhere and damage my newly restored car and have to deal with an angry old lady. No guts in Paris!!!

Sarto

[Old English White]

... Some of you have doubts about the real speed in this movie ... and they are right .
One frend of mine calculate the time between to well mone corners (rond point des Champs-Elys?e and place de la Concorde ...) where the car seems to reach a very hight speed ... but really less than 110 km/h !
The engine soundtrack is definitly not the "right" one , and despite this fact , the movie was shooted at "real" speed , as Lelouche said .
Anyway , even at this speed , the driver (whatever he is !) was lucky or not conscious !
And today , due to new circulation plan , you are not able to do it again.
Christian.

[elan_fan]

I do like it, the ambience is fantastic but the "re-make" which was never actuall billed as such is the Getaway in Stockholm series and features some slightly more modern machinery, but there is no doubt about the speed in these versions

Mark ('Vette girl fan (get the DVD and you'll see what i mean ))