BTW, the 71 Galaxy 500 that Gator drove in “White Lightning” was exactly the same car as my first car, “Henry The Ford” , but Henry was a 4 door hardtop with a 351 Windsor as opposed to Burt’s Coupe with the 429. But if you flipped the aircleaner lid, that 2 barrel 351 would give you that cha-whoosh sound that Burt’s 429 had! I guess it was the kick down on the accelerator pump. Henry was known, and still remembered by my buddies for his hubcap tossing donuts, and his talent for jumping through covered bridges! That was a fun time to be a teenager. I guess I'm lucky to still be around! 7mm
Burt’s car was a 4 door…. I’ll add Return to Macon County and Eat my Dust
Not sure of the years these were made but Ronin and The 7UPS has few good chase scenes. PJ
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them. MOLON LABE
“Diva” missed the 70’s by two years, but the chase scene in that movie is definitely in my all time top 3, the others being Bullitt and “To Live and Die in LA”
If you listen close, you’ll hear the sounds of the “Bullet” chase was reused in the “7 Ups” chase as well. The same guy did the driving in both movies too. And that chase with the Ford pickup from “Mr Majestic” was used by FoMoCo in a commercial around ‘77 or ‘78. It wasn’t on the list, but that corkscrew Bridge jump from “The Man With The Golden Gun” was a real stunt done at fairgrounds over the country. That’s why they used the AMC cars. They already had the weight figured out for that model of vehicle. 7mm
"Preserving the Constitution, fighting off the nibblers and chippers, even nibblers and chippers with good intentions, was once regarded by conservatives as the first duty of the citizen. It still is." � Wesley Pruden
That was a white ‘67 Camaro that blew up. Vanishing Point info I believe they had an article about this in a car magazine that I used to read, but I’ll be damned if I can recall the name. Maybe “Muscle Car Review”. Although Chrysler lent the cars for the film, I believe they were crushed on the return. Four 440 Challengers and a 383! I can tell you that I’ve always loved those (I believe it was F body Mopars), The Challengers and the Plymouth ‘Cudas), beautiful cars. I damn near bought a ‘72 Cuda when I went in the Army, but with a wife and a kid, I didn’t want the payments, and settled for a ‘76 Nova instead. I wished to hell I had over to do. Summa the decisions that I made then, looking back, weren't-what I shoulda done. 7mm
"Preserving the Constitution, fighting off the nibblers and chippers, even nibblers and chippers with good intentions, was once regarded by conservatives as the first duty of the citizen. It still is." � Wesley Pruden
