[Fot] Fwd: Shell/Ferrari Commercial

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Very cool.

Ken Gano

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> On Feb 11, 2014, at 8:57 PM, Joe Alexander <n197tr4 at cs.com> wrote:
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> This came from Jack Wheeler. Worthwhile watch.
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> Joe Alexander
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>> Subject: Shell/Ferrari Commercial
>> Reply-To: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com>
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>> This is a commercial shown in Europe for Shell Gasoline, but, any red
> blooded American male who is not stirred by the content, must be dead!  It
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> awesome!
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>> Jack
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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.
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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, Honolulu and Monaco .
>> Nocomputer graphics, these are the original cars on the original streets.
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>> 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.
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>> The sounds alone bring a tear to the eye.
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>> Even if you're not a gearhead, this video will stir the soul.There's
>> just something about 3 liters and 14,000 RPM !
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=1_kwxzU4wL4&vq=medium
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>> Vern Holmes
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