http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous

Sixto
93 300SD

Wikipedia is only as good as the contributors.

It sounds believable. Too often the visuals in that little flick didn't match the engine speed. Early on, he's passing what looks like a 126 but it's leasurely passing, like someone doing 80 passing someone doing 50. While the engine sounds like it's 120 - 130.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

If the Wikipedia article is true and the film was made in 1976, the threshold question is, in what years were the euro 6.9 W116s on offer? (In USA they were only offered in 1977-79, as far as I know.) It's possible the euro 6.9 models were offered in 1976 but I am not certain...

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

The 6.9 was available from model year 77, which debuted in 76 if I'm not mistaken.

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Jason Priest
1999 E430
1995 E420 - retired
1986 420SEL - retired

As Ed McMahon would say "You are correct sir". The German plants close down in August (at least they used to) for retooling for the new model year and they start production of a new model year in September.

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI

I saw this years ago on VHS before they had streaming video on computer. It was an Alfa Romeo owner that had it and he said it was a Ferrari 246 Dino. For some reason I remember seeing the car in that earlier version. It was fly yellow.

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI

I've seen it before also. I believe it was an F1 driver in the seat, early one Paris morning.

But I may have been told wrong.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

Yeah, that's been around forever, and has been posted and debated here multiple times before. You used to be able to buy the DVD out of R&T or C&D.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Actually the consensus is that is was a Ferrari 275 GTB.

Nope- it's a Mercedes. The audio was also dubbed in later (i think by the end he's in 12th gear or something). Also, he was never travelling as fast as he said he was. I don't remember where to find it, but you can follow the route on Google Earth (where it becomes obvious that there was no way he was driving 120 mph).


Peter

That's true of the entire internet

Sixto
93 300SD

If it really is a 6.9 it would explain where John Frankenheimer got the inspiration for Ronin. Low angle high speed chase scenes in real time with no CG.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

I saw this movie on the Big Screen as a short in 1978/9 in the small town of Weaverville, CA. I had just recived my Drivers Lic. and was ready to get my first car. I was thinking a lot about USA vs. "Them Foreign cars", as my freinds would say. All my buddies made fun of me because I would read R&T and drool over "Little pieces of tin", and my Dad was a long time VW fan. But I was feeling the Peer-pressure.
After that film I was able to rebuke them and their muscle cars . That film helped to cement my dedication to and often unwise loyalty to "Them Foreign cars" .

Great Film
regards

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2dieseljohn
1979 300sd (283,000+) Road Trips
1983 240D 4-speed (350,000+) Daily Driver
1967 E-TypeS1 in bits and pieces

Mister Frankenheimer was the director of "Grand Prix" back in the 60's . . . so I think he had an idea of auto camera angles prior.