What movie has the best car chase? Also......

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Originally Posted by steve s

Thanks, I stand corrected! Steve

Just for fun...

After a delivery in the 1950 Ford, Mitchum's character gets paid $1,400 for 250 gallons of white lightning. That works out to $5.60 per gallon in 1958 dollars, which equates to over $46 in today's money. Legal booze probably would have been cheaper (and safer).

A gallon of 100-proof 'shine weighs around eight pounds so 250 gallons would weigh at least a ton. Add in another 3,000 pounds for the car and you've got quite a load, even for a hopped-up flatmotor. Course that ton in the trunk would produce some awesome traction.

Still my favorite movie from the rockabilly era, in spite of the gaffs.