Dr No
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My pal Berge had a '70 GTX 440 four-barrel . . .
. . . with the pop-up hood and a 4-speed. We're on our way to the Riverside 400, early 1973. The transition from the 605 to the 91 had just been completed - asphalt was thick and fresh.
We're tooling along ~ 80 mph. (Remember, in those days tires were bias ply and wheels were 15".)
What do we run into on the transition? A green '69 Charger R/T.
Berge pulls up alongside. First thing I notice is it's a Hemi. Next thing? Driver's a blonde. Wearing Raybans.
Berge looks over at her, she looks at him - dropping her Raybans.
They go for it. Within seconds she pulled two car lengths ahead of us. When Berge gave up the chase we were doing 120+.
And yeah, I was thrown back into my seat. Couldn't have reached a C-note taped to the glove box.
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One that got away...1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum.
After seeing the movie Bullitt in 1968 I was enthralled with the Dodge Charger, not the Mustang. So I hunted around and found one in 1970 and painted it black with a black vinyl top and Bob's your uncle. Unfortunately I sold it in 1973. Bullitt was a movi...
No doubt. Best car chase ever filmed...at least that I know of.
I think that Volkswagen appears in almost as many shots as the action cars do!
Now Bullet was what you call a movie, no stupid CGI or special effects just real people doing really hard driving stunts.
I haven't seen the film in a very long time now but do remember going to the cinema to see it and loving every second of it. I mean come on fast cars Robert Vaughn, Steve McQueen and the beautiful Jacqueline Bisset plus an actual plot and story to the fil...
Back in the day we had a game we played where the driver put a 20 dollar bill on the dashboard....
and if the passenger could grab it, while the driver was going through the gears, he could have it. The g force stuck you back into the seat and you could never quite grab it. Very frustrating.
My pal Berge had a '70 GTX 440 four-barrel . . .
. . . with the pop-up hood and a 4-speed. We're on our way to the Riverside 400, early 1973. The transition from the 605 to the 91 had just been completed - asphalt was thick and fresh. We're tooling along ~ 80 mph. (Remember, in those days tires were bia...
I imagine Carrol Shelby might have seen a few more 😉👍🏻
But I certainly hear you. Was a lot of money back then 👍🏻
Great chase scene, iconic actor and really captured the grittiness of SF back in the day.
my 2nd favorite chase scene has to be Ronin.
