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

[CHuDWah]

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.

[31Tudor]

Vanishing Point; White 71 Dodge Challenger, pretty much the whole movie is a chase seen. One of my favorites!

[Tom Foster]

Originally Posted by 31Tudor

Vanishing Point; White 71 Dodge Challenger, pretty much the whole movie is a chase seen. One of my favorites!

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...

[jm29henry]

Gone in 60 seconds

[dave11]

Hands down best has to be Bullet, spectacular but believable. Plus as time goes on I admire all the Old Cars parked along the streets, when I first saw this movie those same cars where not so old.... 1973

Dave

[Dino's A]

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

[Osage Orange]

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.

[Rusty Karz]

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.

[pooch]

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.

[Rusty Karz]

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.

[Gold Digger]

"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.