[Nobbc] Shell ad

[wendell bain]

This is GREAT!!! Beautiful footage. Super sound.

Wendell

On Feb 22, 2011, at 7:16 PM, Don wrote:

> OK, so it's not British cars . . .
>
>> turn up your speakers
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>> I wanna drive!
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>> This is outstanding. The photography superb and the production 5  
>> star.
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> Here's a link to a Shell commercial shown in Europe.  Ostensibly,  
> they're selling gasoline, but the cars used in the video steal the  
> show.
> 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, Honolulu,  
> 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 generation,  
> ending with the wail of a modern F1 car.  The sounds alone bring a  
> tear to the eye. Even if you're not a gearhead, this video will  
> stir the soul.
>
> There's just something about 3 liters and 14,000 RPM !
>
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&vq=medium>http:// 
> www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&vq=medium  
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