1 posted on
01/18/2018 8:10:10 AM PST by
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44 posted on
01/18/2018 8:53:11 AM PST by
Lurker
(President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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Actually, it took on a 1968 Charger, not a 1969.
46 posted on
01/18/2018 8:57:14 AM PST by
karnage
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53 posted on
01/18/2018 9:52:18 AM PST by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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Back when the ‘Bullitt’ movie was playing, I drove a ‘68 Dodge Charger R/T. It had a 440CID V8, a huge 4-bbl carb, was sky blue and could easily reach 140 mph (lots of places in West Texas to prove that). One Saturday evening I had a date to see the movie and enjoyed it. After the show we
went cruising the strip. For the next 3-4 hours just about every Mustang in town pulled up alongside and wanted to get it on. A few had money to put up for a chance at proving their car was superior. I took about 5 of them up on their offer - $50 minimum on the table.
Unfortunately for all the Mustang pilots that actually raced, none seemed to know how quick almost 400 HP in a car just slightly larger than the Mustang could be. Most of the Mustangs were powered by the 289CID V8. They had no chance. It was a very profitable evening.
So while the movie chase was exciting it was also a bit unrealistic to me. In real life on any of the relatively long roads the Charger R/T would have left the Green Pony way behind.
‘Twas fun tho ...
56 posted on
01/18/2018 10:27:08 AM PST by
ByteMercenary
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The square tubing reinforcements on the floor pan are an interesting touch.
59 posted on
01/18/2018 10:40:33 AM PST by
Paladin2
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60 posted on
01/18/2018 10:53:33 AM PST by
\/\/ayne
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The car was apparently driven by Kiernan's wife, a teacher at a school in New Jersey. The car's clutch went out in 1980,
No explanation about the clutch needs to be said.......LOL!
75 posted on
01/18/2018 1:15:42 PM PST by
Hot Tabasco
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Still a beauty...The Charger had a unique feature - 5 wheels...
85 posted on
01/18/2018 5:42:00 PM PST by
Deplorable American1776
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More than one was used to film the scenes. Best chase scene in a movie. Fun to drive down the hills in the scene.
96 posted on
01/18/2018 6:59:35 PM PST by
HereInTheHeartland
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