A MOST awesome Ferrari commercial!!

Navy Chief

Navy Chief

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Ok shipmates, turn up your stereo, kick back, and enjoy this!!! Actually, it is a Shell commercial, but features classic Ferrari race cars......
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Right colour. Right sound. Yep...crank the sound. Glorious. Thanks for posting, that's a very......good.....evocation. :guinness::guinness:
 
First car, Ferrari F500 circa 1953, second, Ferrari 312 circa 1967, third Ferrari 312B1, 1970-1971 [The best!] and the fourth..............not a Ferrari, just another bloody FIAT.
:kilroy:
 
wombat666 said:
First car, Ferrari F500 circ 1953, second, Ferrari 312 circa 1967, third Ferrari 312B1, 1970-1971 [The best!] and the fourth..............not a Ferrari, just another bloody FIAT.
:kilroy:
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I know absolutely zip about race cars, but ya gotta appreciate the sound in this video! I think it is well done!
 
Seeing and hearing the 312 made me immediately want to dig out my copy of 'Grand Prix Legends' and see if I could get it to work. :icon_lol:
I miss GPL sometimes, still. I know some folks are keeping it alive after all these years.

I think I remember seeing this commercial on "Speed" a couple years back. Good stuff.
Proving you don't need catchy phrases or music to sell a product, just sweet sounds.
 
I agree that Shell did a really good job with this, even the drivers helmets were right.
Ascari's 'Herbie Johnston' in the 500, Amon in the 312 and Ickx aboard the 312B [or rather, their helmets!] looked the Ducks Nuts!
Can't recall who the Bloody Muppet in the FIAT was .................. :kilroy:
 
I really liked seeing both 312's ripping up the road. Reminded me of my
youth when I was really into following the F1 series. Need to go dig out
my copy of "Grand Prix" and watch it again. Then "Le Mans" to top it off.
:ernae:
 
wombat666 said:
First car, Ferrari F500 circa 1953, second, Ferrari 312 circa 1967, third Ferrari 312B1, 1970-1971 [The best!] and the fourth..............not a Ferrari, just another bloody FIAT.
:kilroy:
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I love that! A Ferrari is just a fancy Fiat. lol
I had a Fiat once (a 131 Mirafiori circa 1975), It leaked water through the glove box when it rained or I drove into a puddle, the electrics worked occasionally or when they could be bothered but never on a Monday morning. The fuel consumption was ridiculous for a small car. I left it out in the rain unprotected overnight and it rusted away to nothing. But I loved that car. It was fast, nippy, exciting and totally unpredictable in cornering. Ahhh the Italians, totally loco.
 
Dain Arns said:
Seeing and hearing the 312 made me immediately want to dig out my copy of 'Grand Prix Legends' and see if I could get it to work. :icon_lol:
I miss GPL sometimes, still. I know some folks are keeping it alive after all these years.
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I still have the 1998 original and I've always had GPL on my computer (There is also a modded version available which works on new computers- I think that the installer is here - http://gplps.org/wb/ ) - for a couple of years, starting about 11 years ago I did some minor mods and additions for GPL.

Alan
 
Dynasaur said:
I still have the 1998 original and I've always had GPL on my computer (There is also a modded version available which works on new computers- I think that the installer is here - http://gplps.org/wb/ ) - for a couple of years, starting about 11 years ago I did some minor mods and additions for GPL.

Alan
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Still got GPL(67) fully upgraded and the 1965, 66, 68 & 69 upgrades, the 67 F2 upgrade and the 67 GT car upgrade with the full Targa Florio track.
http://srmz.net/index.php?showforum=86
What with this CFS2 and GP500 from a similar era (with countless upgrades) I guess I just like the old games. Very few new games have appealed as much.........
 
Thanks for that link SPman - The old GPL forum has gone and I've lost a lot of the GPL links. I had a (very) minor part in the '65 mod team and did some early and very rough F2 or F3 cars using the old GPL TrackEditor program

Alan
 
SPman said:
Still got GPL(67) fully upgraded and the 1965, 66, 68 & 69 upgrades, the 67 F2 upgrade and the 67 GT car upgrade with the full Targa Florio track.
http://srmz.net/index.php?showforum=86
What with this CFS2 and GP500 from a similar era (with countless upgrades) I guess I just like the old games. Very few new games have appealed as much.........
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This track GPL will test your skill. http://jrpearson.homestead.com/IsleOfMan.html A 15 mile version of the 37.73 mile IOM Mountain Course. Great with the '65 car set. He's working on the full length version.
 
I always loved the sound of the 312 series. Other favourites that come to mind are the 71/72 Matras and the Porsche 917-30 turbo Can-Am cars of the same era. I still remember the feeling in my chest as the Porsche ripped by!!
 
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