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REQUIRED VIEWING “BULLITT” THE GRANDDADDY OF CAR CHASE SCENES
selvedgeyard ^ | September 26, 2009 by JP

Posted on 01/04/2014 11:06:36 AM PST by virgil283

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To: Celtic Conservative
Obviously a reference to Colonel "Buck" Turgeson from "dr. strangelove"
Good catch ... I never associated the two names.
41 posted on 01/04/2014 12:19:13 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Steely Tom

Bingo


42 posted on 01/04/2014 12:22:36 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: ETL

Ahhhh,

The classic Mustang wheel-hop scene.....

Snicker!


43 posted on 01/04/2014 12:23:06 PM PST by Sixpackplymouth
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To: oh8eleven
Yeah, except that the Dr. Strangelove character's surname is Turgidson, not Turgeson.
44 posted on 01/04/2014 12:24:07 PM PST by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: virgil283
1973 version of Gone in 69 Seconds beats them all.
45 posted on 01/04/2014 12:36:04 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Sixpackplymouth
Mustang wheel-hop....HaHaHa yeah Mustang wheelhop...no...wait my Camero did the same thing....dang it....{and those stupid Bias-ply tires that kept me sliding of the road during every rain} Supid..Supid...Supid......
46 posted on 01/04/2014 12:41:40 PM PST by virgil283 (When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
That's interesting, isn't it. Susanne Somers was born in 1946, so when Bullitt was made she would have been 22. Then, she's in a few movies (list here), but it's not until Three's Company starts in 1977 that she gets her big payday.

What's interesting is that there are lots of blonde babes running around L.A. with aspirations to be an actress. How is it that luck favors Ms. Somers?

My guess: hard work, always showing up on time ready to work, and taking any part that comes along.

Maybe I'm naïve though.

47 posted on 01/04/2014 12:45:00 PM PST by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: virgil283

The chase in Jack Reacher, although lacking in visuals by today’s standards (no CGI), makes up for it with the superb sound work. You can hear the valves clattering on that 454.


48 posted on 01/04/2014 12:49:48 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: Steely Tom

Ah ha, so that’s why I never associated the two!


49 posted on 01/04/2014 12:51:56 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: virgil283

i knew Max and his wife in the early and mid 50s when i was into hot rodding and street racing.

I used to hang out some times late at night at their shop since they only worked nights.

Never saw them after 58 when I got married and gave up the speed shop and the racing scene and got to work making a living in the construction business.

The only thing I did after that was build a Cobra with a 429 for dennis Wilson to go drag racing in 1966.


50 posted on 01/04/2014 1:04:36 PM PST by dalereed
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To: virgil283

Bill Hickman was an incredible stunt driver. He also did the driving under the elevated trains in French Connection.


51 posted on 01/04/2014 1:11:17 PM PST by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: njslim

Bill Hickman driving in both.

No CGI either in those days.


52 posted on 01/04/2014 1:12:36 PM PST by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Jeff Chandler

What’s up with youtube lately?

The last few days I click on a link and it starts to open, then goes to youtube.com.


53 posted on 01/04/2014 1:17:47 PM PST by JohnnyP
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To: real saxophonist

Great chase scene also a VW commercial I forgot the count of VWs parked on the streets they tool around on! lol


54 posted on 01/04/2014 1:25:48 PM PST by DocJhn
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To: dalereed
The only thing I did after that was build a Cobra with a 429 for Dennis Wilson to go drag racing in 1966.

Is this it?

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55 posted on 01/04/2014 1:33:28 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Yes, that’s me in the shirt with the 2 stripes down the front.


56 posted on 01/04/2014 1:36:22 PM PST by dalereed
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To: dalereed

Wow, did you already have these photos?


57 posted on 01/04/2014 1:40:24 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: dalereed

The pics, btw, came from this site:
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/texas-cobra-club/119502-dennis-wilson-beach-boys-track-may-1966-a.html


58 posted on 01/04/2014 1:41:47 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Didn’t even know they existed.

I wasn’t into cameras and don’t have one picture of any cars that I built and raced or owned.


59 posted on 01/04/2014 1:42:54 PM PST by dalereed
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To: dalereed

Well, you got a couple pics now. Hope they bring back some fond memories.


60 posted on 01/04/2014 1:52:08 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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