[DeTomaso] NPC Ferrari Shell Commercial

[John Taphorn]

Awesome commercial. They appear to be putting the cars through the paces. 
Scrubbing the tires against the concrete barriers on exit and carrying the 
mail through the wet.

A qualifier for all time best auto involved commercials

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick" <rwgushue at verizon.net>
To: "Pantera List" <DeTomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:54 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Ferrari Shell Commercial


>   This was sent to me at work, enjoy !
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> Crank up the sound for this...
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> Here's a link to a Shell commercial shown in Europe. Ostensibly
> they're selling gasoline, but the Ferrari's used in the video steal the
> show.
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> Ferrari pulled several of their race-cars from various ages
> out of storage, flew them around the world, and filmed them
> running through the streets of Rome, Rio, New York,
> Hong Kong and Monaco. No CGI -these
> are the original cars on the original streets.
>
> The best part is the sound - from the basso-profundo notes
> of the early,front-engine era, each scene cuts to a later and
> later generation, ending with the banshee-wail of a modern F1 car.
> Even if you're not a gearhead, this video will stir the soul.
>
> There's just something about 3 litres and 14,000 RPM !
>
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&feature=related
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&feature=related>
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