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^^^^^ this

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Did you notice that 1 car parked on the street could of been a Model A in "Bullitt"

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Bullitt, French Connection and To Live and Die in LA, in that order. Theater was so packed when a bunch of us went to see Bullitt that we had to sit on the front row. Grumbled about it at first, then when the car chase began, sitting on the front row became a great experience. Do count the number of hubcaps that the Charger loses, the next time you watch.
To Live and Die in LA also grabs the viewer. If you missed it, you'll be surprised. Great music, too.

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X2 on Vanishing Point. My #2 after Bullitt. As a Ford guy, I gotta keep the faith... but I have a Mopar in my '32, so...

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My favorite character in the Bullitt chase was the cold blooded looking old cat who is driving the Charger. I would not want him after me. The "Transporter" movies with Jason Statham have some great car chases in them too.

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That cold blooded looking cat was Bill Hickman.

Pretty famous dude, he was James Dean's racing mentor and the first guy on the scene to see Dean take his last breath when he was opened up like a sardine can in the crashed porsche.

He said it haunted him for months.

He was driving a 55 ford towing a trailer and the three of them were supposed to tow the porsche up to Salinas, but Dean decided to drive it with his mechanic.

Bad choice.

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What first caught my eye was a guy that age in 1968 who reached down and snapped that seat belt. Most people still did not use them back then so you knew this guy meant business and knew what he was doing. Funny what kind of things make an impression on you but there it is.

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"Buffalo Pride" is my favorite. Made I think in the late 60's about a couple of moonshiners back in the early 30's on or near Buffalo River in the Arkansas Ozarks. Can't remember the two boys names but the grandpa was played by Slim Pickens. They ran Model A's hard and fast in some good car chases and some pile ups too. Haven't seen this movie in years.

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Amazingly, about 20 years ago I drove part of that route

.. Only in a Fiat... Paris was LOADED with cars going all over the place.. I wonder if the film's timing was spead up? I myself was a fan of the car chase from The Blues Brothers ;)

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Yes the movie was sped up. It was filmed in a Mercedes sedan, and had the engine noise dubbed over, and parts sped up.

For actual driving, and not movie scenes, my favourite is "Climb Dance", Ari Vatanen in a Peugeot 405T16 group B rally car winning Pikes Peak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZ5J3GLSYI

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Any of the Swedish Rally Car videos on you tube are wilder than any movie chase. Those guys are totally bonkers and doing it for real.