Date:         Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:27:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
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From:         Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC - Fryeday - Across Paris in under 9 Minutes!!!
Comments: To: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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Was that a green Vanagon (the first, not the second one) at 8:00 ?

I found myself wishing his speedometer was superimposed on the video.

Cool link.

Tom S



> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vanagon Mailing List
> >[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Richard Golen
> >Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:57 PM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: NVC - Fryeday - Across Paris in under 9 Minutes!!!
> >
> >Hi All!
> >
> >
> >Back in the late 1970s French film director Claude Lelouch
> >mounted a film camera on the front of a Ferrari 275 and
> >drove across Paris to create a film called "Rendez-vous".
> >This is one of the best car films ever as it was done in one
> >take, and the streets of Paris were not closed for the
> >filming. In the full screen version of the film you can see
> >pedestrians, pidgeons and other cars dodging the Ferrari.
> >It took the Ferrari just under 9 minutes to complete the
> >trip.....of course a Vanagon would probably take 30 minutes
> >or more!  ;-)
> >
> >
> >The following is a website which contains not only the film,
> >but also a Google map of Paris showing the route of the
> >movie in "real time". Enjoy!
> >
> >http://bhendrix.com/wall/Gmaps_GVideo_Mashup_Rendezvous.html
> >
> >
> >Ric
> >
> >