I was looking for something totally not related to cars when this came up in my search.
I was looking for something totally not related to cars when this came up in my search.
Sure took a long time for a tire to go flat!
It looked how a car chase really looks. They made it look like two amateurs driving with all the over-steering, mis-steps and mistakes.
Love seeing all that old American (and German) iron too.
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And can't help noticing how much that Buick nose dived when catching air.
They must've pressed the brakes in midair to make the cars pitch down that much.
In reply to David S. Wallens:
Were you searching for Dreams? 
I was talking to the stunt driver from the movie Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and he said they destroyed three big block Impala's from landing in their nose because they couldn't get enough weight in the trunk to make it fly level, they finally used a small block car to get the shot. It still nosed dived pretty badly.
Awesome! I tried to add it to the que (sp!?), but it has an "unknown" status on netflix
That landing at 8:15. 
Spine would not like!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074083/?ref_=nv_sr_1
I do like how they're relatively calm after all that and have a seemingly normal conversation, even though one guy has a gun pointed in his face. Wouldn't they be freaking out just a little?
I love the balsa wood fire hydrant at around 6:30
"Sorry about the scratches on your car..."
NEALSMO wrote: I love the balsa wood fire hydrant at around 6:30
You mean they're not really made like that?
They had trouble breaking down the door, even though it had no hinge pins!
Wow, that is excellent.
NEALSMO wrote: I love the balsa wood fire hydrant at around 6:30
I thought it might've been clay or plaster...the car would not be the winner in that crash IRL!
It was also a terrible day for that city's empty cardboard box industry. First a roadside vendor has his shop smashed, and then a train shipment of them is damaged!
You can almost hear the director screaming unreasonable demands:
"Stack empty boxes HIGH- I don't care if that doesn't happen in real life!"
"I want the RIGHT fender to fall off when the left side is hit!"
"Make sure to park the Mustang, so we can push the wagon into it!"
"NO, I don't want you to put it in reverse and drive away from the guy chasing you! Follow him- stay with him! Come on, people. Work with me! This scene HAS to be at least 9 minutes!"
"NO, the innocent bystander car can't stop. I need them to keep moving with the 2 cars sandwiching them!"
"I want the utility truck in the background of the shot on the bridge. Do NOT let the stuntmen drive faster than the utility truck! I don't CARE if it's a chase- I want the truck in the shot. Drive slowly. We'll speed up the film!"
"I said SWERVE to hit the damned car on the jack!"
"The BACK bumper! I want the BACK bumper damaged! Back the stupid thing into a tree. I don't give a hoot if the car has not been rear-ended in the scene!"
The Buick definitely won the altitude contest in the jumps. Broderick Crawford would have been shooting at the Mustang with his left hand out the window, and would have hit him, too!
This is the argument against airbags. Couldn't do that today. The cars would just refuse and turn on autopilot.
New game: without going back and checking what cars did you see?
C3 Corvette, Berlina, round headlight Monte Carlo, Chevy II, two Vegas (notch and hatch), Pinto wagon.
SVreX wrote: They had trouble breaking down the door, even though it had no hinge pins!
I liked the surprised look on his face when it didn't go down. This chase scene looks a lot more like the original Gone in 60 Seconds or The Junkman than Bullit.
vwcorvette wrote: New game: without going back and checking what cars did you see? C3 Corvette, Berlina, round headlight Monte Carlo, Chevy II, two Vegas (notch and hatch), Pinto wagon.
I noticed the Beetles!
This is the reason I watch Kojak: so much American iron (and ACVW's).
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