Your countrymen and women should be proud of you. On behalf of the British thank you for your service. So did you see Vanishing Point before or after you went to Vietnam?
Neil Brown my problem with Baby Driver is that it was advertised as a car movie, which it is not. So when I went to see it expecting a car movie I walked out disappointed and didn’t appreciate what was so great about it. I watched it a second time and enjoyed it for what it was. Like, imagine if Ronin trailers heavily pushed the car chase scene, which was amazing... so you go in expecting a car based action movie and you end up with a spy thriller.
The glory days are coming to an end however. 2023 is the last model year for hellcats and 2024 is when the new styling cycle begins with the successor as a EV. Dodge will announce the future plans in August.
@@RegulerShowTV sure but that number will get smaller each day after production ends. The prices will skyrocket for the examples that survive the ghetto blasters and then spend the reminder of their days sitting in garages hiding behind a huge tax evasion wall like most collector cars do. Not saying every collection is like that but I'd wager a fair share are.
@@operator91210 This is true, and maybe it is the mother of all incentives. But it got me off the fence and into a new T/A 392 Challenger while I could still get one. Loving it too. Absolute beast.
How so ??, I had one back in 1970 with a 440 six pack with a 4-speed transmission put it back in when I was 18 years old I still wish I had that car I love the sound of that 440 !!!@@curiousnomadic
He fell into the water and mud, and had a cage behind his head. You would be surprised from what kind of crashes people could come out alive from unsafe cars in the past. I've read of a rally driver who had a crash in 60's car so bad, the g-force itself ripped tightly knotted racing shoes off his feet. He went out from the wreck barefoot and then fainted, but otherwise he was allright.
1 of my top 5 films. Kowalski is the ultimate hero. I showed this film often as a prompt for class discussion & essays in college freshman II. Once they got into it, students thought it rocked. Great message film. Great symbolism. Great characterization w/o dialogue. I have the soundtrack, screenplay, & poster. Big fan.
This movie, Bullitt, the Seven Ups, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Aloha Bobby and Rose, Eat My Dust, the French Connection, Le Mans, the Gumball Rally, Smokey and the Bandit, were all great fun to watch when I was a young kid.
That's a perfect summer lineup at the local drive-in! Every Sunday, another classic car movie right after a Sunday afternoon classic car meet at the outdoor theater.
I remember seeing this in the theater when it came out in 1971 with a bunch of my college friends. Had no idea what the movie was going to be abound when we went in, but all of went back the very next night to see it again.
@Tireshredderjoe Oh OK sorry dude I thought you were saying the film sucked! Many apologies! I'm from the UK but along with a raft of other great 🇺🇸 road movies this is one of my all time favourites alongside Two Lane Blacktop!
Kowalski is the best. The guy in the jaguar was an annoying douche bag but that didn’t stop Kowalski from checking to see if he was okay or not. Solid dude.
@@stickman1742 its a recurring theme in the movie.. he allways stops to check (he also stops to check when the police car chasing him crashes and rolls over)
Yes the ending is soo climatic !! You know deep inside, that it could Never actually survive !!,,,,, Yet there's that one chance in a million that , just ,... maybe,,,,,,😳😳
I love how the jag guy adjust his glasses after he gets out from the wreck, like “no big deal...not only did I survive but I didn’t even lose my shades” 😏
Saw this flick as a second at the drive in. I was getting ready to leave when i saw the car. The longer i watched, the more i liked it. Ended up being one of my favorite movies of all time.
I grew up in a farm that was also an automotive hobby shop. We had a lot of cars. This was in the 80s. The car I was given was a clunky big t-bird, 1978, but if I had to go to work (16 year old) and my car wouldn't start, I had to pick another "clunker" out of the yard and drive to work. A pale blue dodge was my favourite because it really moved if you gave 'er. I was told to only drive it on the backroads because she wasn't insured. It was this car. No wonder I found it peppy, it was a bloody Dodge Challenger! Exactly the same. Great car. I can see myself in my little nurse's uniform on the backroads now.
That Series 1 Jaguar E-Type was good for 150 at the top end. The 440 Challenger would have been geared too low to reach that speed. The Dodge had the power, but not the legs.
You don't know what the ring & pinion wouldve been - I had a 68 Charger with a stage 3 383 hurst 4 speed that car would bury the speedo at 150 very quickly as heavy as it was..
The sound of that 440 winding out is pure "AWESOME" and would have blown that Jag off the road....Even the 340 small blocks would move. I have owned 3 Mopars in my life and all 3 were "GREAT" vehicles. A 71 Dodge Demon 340, a 71 Plymouth Duster 340, and a 74 Plymouth Voyager van with a 360 4 bbl in it. Them 340s were "SCREAMIN"' machines and both were low 12 second cars. Back then that was a quick street car. Even the van with the 360 would smoke both rear tires. I was surprized to learn it had posi~traction. All 3 had 727 Torque~Flyte trannys. I read this in a magazine about the "A" body Duster, Demon and Dart... "Being built on Chrysler's compact A-body unibody platform, the Plymouth Duster, Dodge Demon, and Dodge Dart Sport models weighed less than 3,000 pounds. With the right sort of drivetrains and rear axle/differential ratios, these stylish pony cars could scoot."
it was about a nude chic on a motor bike I believe. Well, that’s all that stuck with me. Oh, and some cool rapper cat. And a snake charmer, with some car chase scenes to boot !
Judging from rewievs on different sites, people notoriously don't get what is the film about. The film itself is a one long chase, but it happens because Kowalski has some serious problems with consciousness and doesn't realise what day it actually is, when he begins his trip. He believes he has much less time to deliver the car than he actually has, he has problems with vision, and probably clouded judgement. That's because he doesn't sleep and takes a lot of amphetamine, and he does it because he's totally broken by life. He's a vietnam war veteran, probably with a trauma, he was kicked away from police force because he protected a girl when other officer was trying to rape her, but as a consequence, let a suspect get away, he's a failed sportsman and his girlfiend drowned. The country and life let him down, so he lost his mind, but even in such a terrible shape, he's the hell of a driver, and everything that happens, questions the actions of police force back then, as all accidents and and acts of brutality are caused by the police's incompetence, prejudice and blunt agression while he only drives around the country faster than the law allows.
That is my car 1970 Dodge challenger with the pistol grip I am on the exact same vehicle in the movie and my license plate says Kowalski it has a 440 Magnum 375hp with a four-speed with pistol grip very cool
@@aayazahmed5389 Bridge is gone (Been so for decades). The 1000' of road beyond bridge has been washed away. When I was last there (Late 2018) section of road to bridge was gone, so at some point one will have to walk. The hill the Jaguar goes up and over is still there. Two good links for Vanishing Point locations : www.flickr.com/photos/mrlocation/albums/72157632013998035 www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/threads/vanishing-point-argos-car-delivery-service-denver.11893/
@@stickman1742 The Muddy Creek has shifted and wiped out most of he road in that area. The coordinates I posted is the remains of south end of the bridge. I have been to that location twice, the last time in Sept 2018, in which I actually climbed up that abutment. The placement for the camera at 1:35 is now empty space due to the erosion. Should go there and see it for yourself, it is a nice spot.
I believe the soundtrack was made specifically for this movie with either the exception of "Mississippi Queen" or it inadvertently became a hit as a result.
Every American automobile should come in at least packs of three... you might actually get to drive it once a month then if you're very lucky (or unlucky, depending on your point of view.)
@@timothykeith1367 you don't see many of those and especially what would be very rare about a 6 cylinder Challenger for 1970 is if you had a 4-speed manual transmission numbers matching very rare indeed but I believe that the six cylinder was hooked up with a automatic 3 speed transmission and I believe they called that particular model Challenger with that package called the deputy six.
@@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374 the six cylinder you are mentioning was their lowest priced car whereas depending on the size V8 you got in your Challenger for the year 1970 was a little bit pricier.
In this scene is yet another hint that the lack of sleep of going on amphetamine affects Kowalski's ability. He gets dizzed for a moment- that's why he hits the Jaguar. And that's why he thinks he has much less time to deliver the car and isn't critical of this belief. Already in the beginning of the film there is a suggestion that he's suffering from double vision from time to time, and his vision blurred all the time.
I always thought this was the Easy Rider of car movies. The entire storyline is actually quite good if you watch it from the beginning. I've probably seen this movie at least 20 times over the years . Quentin Tarantino's 'Death Proof' is a nice homage to this movie also
KOWALSKI! I saw this movie at a drive-in theater when I was 12 ish. Finally got my Dodge Challenger when I was 20. It wasn't a big block R/T white on white. It was a 340 Orange on white but I drove it like it was a BB R/T.
@@davea5715 it’s not about BHP mate I am a professional Mechanic they are both fast cars off there time Etype was genuine 150MPH. Charger or Challenger with a muscle car.
I never get sick of seeing this Clip Nothing nothing could touch this Dodge charger. It was just an absolute animal they tried to catch this car Kawolski the driver. So the sheriff goes out and gets a series1 4.2 E type roadster I remember this so so well, even Today makes me laugh. The sheriff thought he had him. The sheriff doesn’t realise it is not a standard Chager, the Etype stays with it, but can’t hold it off the Charger too much for it 😂😂
ok so the cops just suddenly show up in the middle of the desert when they were nowhere to be seen right after this guy flipped his car. what is this GTA 5?
I’m from that era and saw the movie and saw the movie when it came out,I was 15.I saw all the other chase movies and always thought this was the car chase movie to compare all others to.other had bigger budgets or better story lines but you had to be there at that time to experience the world at that time cause I can tell you looking back now does not do it justice but everyone was there to see the car,the chase and the action.I saw the others but this was the one that set the pace and hey I was a Chevy guy first Mopar second,no matter Barry Newman did a great job.
The Jag was made in the 60's, and looked a wreck, in reality, American muscle cars are just overpriced soup cans on wheels. Oh and it was in the script.
@@jean-lucpicard5510 Allow me to answer that not all muscle cars were bad handling cars. Many of the Pony cars like the Camaro Z/28 and in general all Ford Shelby Mustang were very good cars. Plus it's irrelevant to call muscle cars overpriced soup cans as every country has their own politics and prices. It's also irrelevant to compare Euro and US cars of that time; different roads and highways, different mentalities and driving habits. Along with that the fact that USA's well known for drag races and oval races, and not rally or consorts. And in Trans-Am, European cars could simply not keep up with US teams. Finally, small-block muscle cars like the Pontiac Firebird 455 or the Mustang BOSS 302 could as well beat any of the average European sports cars and also compete with top-of-the-line cars.
Have got this DVD somewhere. Must dig it out. There was a good joke on English cars in a top gear episode filmed in the US where they are all driving jags, and of course one has broken down due to the Lucas electrics . A good ole boy with his dog pull over in his pickup to see if he can help. They explain thanks but we will manage, its just the electronics. Before he takes off he says 'we know over here why you Brits drink warm beer. It's because Lucas also made refrigerators.' I thought that was great.
@@stickman1742 The one, he fills up at a station and is eye'd by a hot blond who reminds him of his dead wife. In the other, he gets maybe 5 gallons from a old prospector living in the desert who gets the gas from a religious leader who has a camp there. I think I've watched the movie about 50 times.
I’ve driven more E types on the road than Challengers, and I’m a mopar guy (I work on sportscars). 50 or more Jaaaags, 0 Challengers. 1 440 ‘cuda though.. those XKEs aren’t really all that fast. Nice torque in a medium weight body, but nothing like moving 8 paint bucket sized pistons, even lazily...
@@RichMander1 now that all depends on what engine size you've got that's running those paint can size Pistons most people like the 426 Hemi or the big powerful 440 Magnum if I was going to get a challenger like that I think a good engine is the 383.
I much prefer this original version of the movie to the remake.This is one of those 1970s era indie existential films. The remake is a commercial feel-good cop-out.
@@lewisshepard9239 He is draging out a gear before shifting so thats wrong. Maybe long ratio on second gear. Anyway its awesome to watch and i think its a smal amount of people that can doubleclutch that quick these days.
@@ronniejacobsen9896 you're right about that it's only a small amount that can do that double clutching and that quick I had an old late 50 sports car that you have to double clutch without stripping the gears if you try to drive with regular clutching technique it just would not go into the next gear.
When this movie came out I went and saw it on a date. I liked it but the girl with me did not. She did not understand all of the high speeds and drugs. Oh well, I have it on DVD so I can watch it any time I like.
I bought the soundtrack on vinyl and later on CD. The Charger was a style that is now still modern. Shame how the future will never make a heavy car with so much power. Electric might work, but how do you get that sound? I'm still looking for the girl on the Honda.
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I am a Vietnam veteran. Saw the movie in 1971 I was 22 years old. Now I own my 4th Dodge Challenger.
Thank you for your service sir. Do you like the new challengers?
@@daedreamer1984 yes, I like the new Challenger’s very much !
Your countrymen and women should be proud of you. On behalf of the British thank you for your service. So did you see Vanishing Point before or after you went to Vietnam?
what year’(s) do you have/own?
That’s awesome man much respect from 🇨🇦
What a great movie. One of the best car centric films of all time.
Neil Brown my problem with Baby Driver is that it was advertised as a car movie, which it is not. So when I went to see it expecting a car movie I walked out disappointed and didn’t appreciate what was so great about it. I watched it a second time and enjoyed it for what it was. Like, imagine if Ronin trailers heavily pushed the car chase scene, which was amazing... so you go in expecting a car based action movie and you end up with a spy thriller.
@@michaelw6277
They couldn't even get the soundtrack for the Impreza right. As soon as I picked up on that I gave up with it.
Dodge still charges less for their horsepower than any other car maker out there. Thank you Dodge.
The glory days are coming to an end however. 2023 is the last model year for hellcats and 2024 is when the new styling cycle begins with the successor as a EV. Dodge will announce the future plans in August.
@@operator91210there’s still plenty out there to own and have fun with. These original challengers are cooler imo anyway.
@@RegulerShowTV sure but that number will get smaller each day after production ends. The prices will skyrocket for the examples that survive the ghetto blasters and then spend the reminder of their days sitting in garages hiding behind a huge tax evasion wall like most collector cars do. Not saying every collection is like that but I'd wager a fair share are.
@@operator91210 This is true, and maybe it is the mother of all incentives. But it got me off the fence and into a new T/A 392 Challenger while I could still get one. Loving it too. Absolute beast.
Guess that makes Barry Newman a star in a reasonably priced car.
Oh man, the exhaust notes on that 440 are something special. What a masterpiece of an engine.
That's ridiculous.
How so ??, I had one back in 1970 with a 440 six pack with a 4-speed transmission put it back in when I was 18 years old I still wish I had that car I love the sound of that 440 !!!@@curiousnomadic
@@garyquail4996 Who cares what it sounds like? Probably sounded bad.
@@curiousnomadic depending on what your definition of bad is?
@@curiousnomadicDoesn't sound as bad as deez.
An epic movie. In real life, the Jag dude would never have survived a crash like that, but hey, it's Hollywood.
An epic movie, for sure. To this day, I still think "Kowalski" whenever I see a white Challenger.😎🤘
Doesn't matter, in real life, Jag dude never would have got the car started anyway.
Thats wrong Man
He fell into the water and mud, and had a cage behind his head. You would be surprised from what kind of crashes people could come out alive from unsafe cars in the past. I've read of a rally driver who had a crash in 60's car so bad, the g-force itself ripped tightly knotted racing shoes off his feet. He went out from the wreck barefoot and then fainted, but otherwise he was allright.
in real life he would have never survived owing a jag. it would either drive him to bankruptcy or it would explode and kill him. lol
1 of my top 5 films. Kowalski is the ultimate hero. I showed this film often as a prompt for class discussion & essays in college freshman II. Once they got into it, students thought it rocked. Great message film.
Great symbolism. Great characterization w/o dialogue. I have the soundtrack, screenplay, & poster. Big fan.
This movie, Bullitt, the Seven Ups, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Aloha Bobby and Rose, Eat My Dust, the French Connection, Le Mans, the Gumball Rally, Smokey and the Bandit, were all great fun to watch when I was a young kid.
That's a perfect summer lineup at the local drive-in! Every Sunday, another classic car movie right after a Sunday afternoon classic car meet at the outdoor theater.
I remember seeing this in the theater when it came out in 1971 with a bunch of my college friends. Had no idea what the movie was going to be abound when we went in, but all of went back the very next night to see it again.
That’s funny
Any of your friends go shopping for a MOPAR afterwards? I would have.
@@Tireshredderjoe
It is? I just thought it was awesome.
@@skylined5534 top 5 movie for me, just saying the story James deMin described was cool going back to see it again the next night.
@Tireshredderjoe
Oh OK sorry dude I thought you were saying the film sucked! Many apologies! I'm from the UK but along with a raft of other great 🇺🇸 road movies this is one of my all time favourites alongside Two Lane Blacktop!
I'll repeat, pay attention: challenging the Challenger is not a good deal.
In a straight line.
100 times better than the 1997 version.
True!!! The 97 version, was horrible, jason presley was annoying!!
There's. A 97 version...
I gotta Agree
I stopped watching the new one after 20 mins.
That movie was super corny.
Kowalski is the best. The guy in the jaguar was an annoying douche bag but that didn’t stop Kowalski from checking to see if he was okay or not. Solid dude.
Or maybe he was hoping to see his bloody, decapitated carcass. I guess we'll never know.
@@stickman1742 its a recurring theme in the movie.. he allways stops to check (he also stops to check when the police car chasing him crashes and rolls over)
@@sparrowlt Isnt he suppose to be an ex race driver?
@@drazenbudis7881 yes.. acording to flashbacks he raced bikes and cars... having crashes in both
@@drazenbudis7881
He is indeed, and a fairly straight ex copper as well.
RIP Barry Newman! Thanks for the best MOPAR film ever. What was the Jaguar guy thinking?
I think he thought his car was modded and that there were bends on this road.
Another Great MOPAR Film: DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY!!
All time favorite movie, saw it as a kid and even though it was an old movie at the time, still blew my mind. The ending stuck in my mind for years.
If I remember correctly, it didn't end well.
Yes the ending is soo climatic !! You know deep inside, that it could Never actually survive !!,,,,, Yet there's that one chance in a million that , just ,... maybe,,,,,,😳😳
The ending blew my mind (in retrospect to the beginning) and that, above all else, is why this is masterpiece to me!!!
Nothing like the sound of a screaming 440 Dodge!
@Jim Watson I bet it had 3.23 in it.
@@davidkeeton6716 i belive it is 2st gear that, s been flatend out to valvefloat
Id guess 4.10
Any big block Mopar
R.I.P Barry Newman.
I love how the jag guy adjust his glasses after he gets out from the wreck, like “no big deal...not only did I survive but I didn’t even lose my shades” 😏
cute helmet ! 😂
One of my favorite movies. I was a kid when it came out, but even at nine years old I knew the Jag guy wouldn’t have walked away from that one! lol
Saw this flick as a second at the drive in.
I was getting ready to leave when i saw the car.
The longer i watched, the more i liked it.
Ended up being one of my favorite movies of all time.
Don't forget 2 lane blacktop, another trippy car movie from 1971.
I love that, Warren Oats is hilarious in that one, especially the random jumper colour changes 😂
Kowalski chasing lost love in a Challenger. Great movie.
R.I.p barry you are a legend 🤘
I remember watching this so many times as a kid with my dad! I still have it on VHS somewhere haha.
I grew up in a farm that was also an automotive hobby shop. We had a lot of cars. This was in the 80s.
The car I was given was a clunky big t-bird, 1978, but if I had to go to work (16 year old) and my car wouldn't start, I had to pick another "clunker" out of the yard and drive to work.
A pale blue dodge was my favourite because it really moved if you gave 'er. I was told to only drive it on the backroads because she wasn't insured. It was this car. No wonder I found it peppy, it was a bloody Dodge Challenger! Exactly the same. Great car. I can see myself in my little nurse's uniform on the backroads now.
Back in '07 I bought my 1st white '70 Challenger, after seeing that movie. (I always wanted a Challenger prior seeing the film)
That Series 1 Jaguar E-Type was good for 150 at the top end. The 440 Challenger would have been geared too low to reach that speed. The Dodge had the power, but not the legs.
With different gearing it probably could. Remember Kowalski said "She's hopped up for over 160"
You don't know what the ring & pinion wouldve been - I had a 68 Charger with a stage 3 383 hurst 4 speed that car would bury the speedo at 150 very quickly as heavy as it was..
You forget that the rt challenger in the film was supposed to be supercharged and he says she’ll top out at 160….
@@kristianspencer1978
True though I think it's safe to assume that Jag would be far from stock as well.
No E type could hit 150 it was 140 max in real. Many publications proved it. But challenger with 440 and 4 speed could manage that. I mean 140 +
That's cool as sh*t,the way that big block Mopar howls when he's bangin' thru the gears @ 0:46
That downshift what a piece of drivin 😏😏
Boy, that truck driver was pretty sure of himself driving over that single lane bridge,lol. Like a damn train.
It's World War 2 Bailey bridge rated to carry 30 ton tanks.
That Big Rig Truck Is Also A DODGE!!
That carb opening up sounds exactly like my Charger! Very distinctive!
I watched this I was 13 man it was incredible see this guy be gentle and on his mission .he never got caught by the badge.
My uncle got me a 1/18 scale vanishing point challenger for Christmas. Total awesome sauce
I have it too.
RIP CARY LOFTON, YOUR ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
The sound of that 440 winding out is pure "AWESOME" and would have blown that Jag off the road....Even the 340 small blocks would move. I have owned 3 Mopars in my life and all 3 were "GREAT" vehicles. A 71 Dodge Demon 340, a 71 Plymouth Duster 340, and a 74 Plymouth Voyager van with a 360 4 bbl in it. Them 340s were "SCREAMIN"' machines and both were low 12 second cars. Back then that was a quick street car. Even the van with the 360 would smoke both rear tires. I was surprized to learn it had posi~traction. All 3 had 727 Torque~Flyte trannys.
I read this in a magazine about the "A" body Duster, Demon and Dart...
"Being built on Chrysler's compact A-body unibody platform, the Plymouth Duster, Dodge Demon, and Dodge Dart Sport models weighed less than 3,000 pounds. With the right sort of drivetrains and rear axle/differential ratios, these stylish pony cars could scoot."
This movie is so classic that I ordered a copy on dvd from a bookstore.
Saw this when it first came out. No idea what it was about, but it sure was fun.
It was a big F U to big brother. That's what it was about. Being truly free. He lived free and died free.
I found the meaning very simple and easy speed and meth kills . 😷
It was about a vanishing point.
it was about a nude chic on a motor bike I believe. Well, that’s all that stuck with me. Oh, and some cool rapper cat. And a snake charmer, with some car chase scenes to boot !
Judging from rewievs on different sites, people notoriously don't get what is the film about. The film itself is a one long chase, but it happens because Kowalski has some serious problems with consciousness and doesn't realise what day it actually is, when he begins his trip. He believes he has much less time to deliver the car than he actually has, he has problems with vision, and probably clouded judgement. That's because he doesn't sleep and takes a lot of amphetamine, and he does it because he's totally broken by life. He's a vietnam war veteran, probably with a trauma, he was kicked away from police force because he protected a girl when other officer was trying to rape her, but as a consequence, let a suspect get away, he's a failed sportsman and his girlfiend drowned. The country and life let him down, so he lost his mind, but even in such a terrible shape, he's the hell of a driver, and everything that happens, questions the actions of police force back then, as all accidents and and acts of brutality are caused by the police's incompetence, prejudice and blunt agression while he only drives around the country faster than the law allows.
Is just me or Is it when Kowalski has had enough of his shit, that car just sounds great
Especially when he down shifted 😏
I was 11 years old when I saw this movie and the second movie was Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
In real life...Is a guy in an Jaguar gonna try to force a Dodge Challenger off the road?
hell yea. this is murica
not usually, but that nut would, he had a helmet on, the jag was already beat to hell, he had issues lol
In real life, the E-Type would have dropped Kowalski like a bad habit.
@@blindriv3r 🤣👍
@@johntechwriter Sure sure, everyday.
Am i the only one who only knew this scene from the Audioslave Video by now ?
Nope
That is my car 1970 Dodge challenger with the pistol grip I am on the exact same vehicle in the movie and my license plate says Kowalski it has a 440 Magnum 375hp with a four-speed with pistol grip very cool
One of my favorite movies and I'm a Mopar man and a mechanic as well!
Most of this was filmed north of Hanksville UT
1:35 is 38°24'08.3"N 110°42'02.3"W
Wow!! Thanks for the coordinates
@@aayazahmed5389 Bridge is gone (Been so for decades). The 1000' of road beyond bridge has been washed away. When I was last there (Late 2018) section of road to bridge was gone, so at some point one will have to walk. The hill the Jaguar goes up and over is still there.
Two good links for Vanishing Point locations :
www.flickr.com/photos/mrlocation/albums/72157632013998035
www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/threads/vanishing-point-argos-car-delivery-service-denver.11893/
I love Utah. I’ve spent the night in Hanksville on a bike trip. Remember Hallow Mountain gas station craved into the rock.
Funny to me it looks like 38°24'07.1"N 110°42'01.6"W
I guess we'll just have to disagree.
@@stickman1742 The Muddy Creek has shifted and wiped out most of he road in that area. The coordinates I posted is the remains of south end of the bridge.
I have been to that location twice, the last time in Sept 2018, in which I actually climbed up that abutment. The placement for the camera at 1:35 is now empty space due to the erosion.
Should go there and see it for yourself, it is a nice spot.
Of all the music in this movie The orchestra in this scene is awesome unfortunately I don't think this song exists anywhere
I believe the soundtrack was made specifically for this movie with either the exception of "Mississippi Queen" or it inadvertently became a hit as a result.
I’ve been curious what this song was as well
I picked up the 1970 Challenger Vanishing Point Slot car. I love it.
Love this film. This and Dirty Mary, two of the best car movies ever
Every British automobile needs a full-time mechanic as part of the deal.
Exactly, a Mopar Will get You from Coast-2-Coast! So Will a Chevy!
Every American automobile should come in at least packs of three... you might actually get to drive it once a month then if you're very lucky (or unlucky, depending on your point of view.)
And a stock of spare parts in the truck. I know...I own one. Never leave home without a backup fuel pump...
Any that have 40k or more on them
@@retrorock3261
I love fictional accounts.
Oh yeah hell yes, it takes a Mopar to catch one and love those sweet badass e body 340+6, 426, & 440+6 powered machines
💪🏼😎
The rare Challengers are slant six powered!
@@timothykeith1367 lol if they were rare, it would only be because nobody wants a 6 banger and replaced them with V8s
@@timothykeith1367 you don't see many of those and especially what would be very rare about a 6 cylinder Challenger for 1970 is if you had a 4-speed manual transmission numbers matching very rare indeed but I believe that the six cylinder was hooked up with a automatic 3 speed transmission and I believe they called that particular model Challenger with that package called the deputy six.
@@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374 the six cylinder you are mentioning was their lowest priced car whereas depending on the size V8 you got in your Challenger for the year 1970 was a little bit pricier.
The "vanishing point" is where you razor focus your attention when driving at high speed. He merged with his vanishing point at the end.
Great scene of a movie I have watched multiple times but I always feel sorry for the Jaguar :)
Me and my buddies went to see the movie when it came out…good times!
I think this movie was filmed in 1970, because their weren't any cars newer than 1970.
In this scene is yet another hint that the lack of sleep of going on amphetamine affects Kowalski's ability. He gets dizzed for a moment- that's why he hits the Jaguar. And that's why he thinks he has much less time to deliver the car and isn't critical of this belief. Already in the beginning of the film there is a suggestion that he's suffering from double vision from time to time, and his vision blurred all the time.
Remember it so well because my late father had identical Etype sitting in the garage when we was watching this film 😂😂
I always thought this was the Easy Rider of car movies. The entire storyline is actually quite good if you watch it from the beginning. I've probably seen this movie at least 20 times over the years . Quentin Tarantino's 'Death Proof' is a nice homage to this movie also
KOWALSKI! I saw this movie at a drive-in theater when I was 12 ish. Finally got my Dodge Challenger when I was 20. It wasn't a big block R/T white on white. It was a 340 Orange on white but I drove it like it was a BB R/T.
One of my fave films ever but there is no chance not never, ever, ever, that that beautiful Dodge does the Jag on top speed. Smashing film though!
Seriously? you think an XKE has more top end than a 70 RT Challenger ?
@@davea5715 the challenger is quicker to 60, but the E type has a higher top speed due to a better drag coefficient and is much lighter
It’s Hollywood Movie car man knows in real life Etype Jag would off done that Dodge Charger 😂
The E was a 150MPH car but as I said it’s a movie
@@davea5715 it’s not about BHP mate I am a professional Mechanic they are both fast cars off there time Etype was genuine 150MPH. Charger or Challenger with a muscle car.
Im still Amazed this movie isn't uploaded to youtube yet, in full.
It is.
I always drive around in my convertible with a helmet on just to make sure I look like a GOMER
@Leonard Carr Gomer = Dork
I need a George Jetson helmet like that!🤣👍
Gomer? OK.
Watching this now. Thinking that was a bad idea beating up two cars worth over $150k now.
It is painful watching some older 60s 70s movies and shows. You'll see like a GTO launch off a bridge and explode for a show like chips lol
I'd rather see them get pushed to a limit and torn up then slowly rusting away with no care in the back of some eccentric's collection.
what a classic movie.
RIP Mr Newman...❤
If I was a Jag owner I wouldn't bump a Challenger
I'd just cane the big old American barge at the first set of S bends.
I never get sick of seeing this Clip Nothing nothing could touch this Dodge charger. It was just an absolute animal they tried to catch this car Kawolski the driver.
So the sheriff goes out and gets a series1 4.2 E type roadster I remember this so so well, even Today makes me laugh.
The sheriff thought he had him. The sheriff doesn’t realise it is not a standard Chager, the Etype stays with it, but can’t hold it off the Charger too much for it 😂😂
RIP that beautiful E-Type.
my favorite movie of all times
ok so the cops just suddenly show up in the middle of the desert when they were nowhere to be seen right after this guy flipped his car. what is this GTA 5?
They were chasing the Challenger most of the movie.
That was one worn out Jag.
I’m from that era and saw the movie and saw the movie when it came out,I was 15.I saw all the other chase movies and always thought this was the car chase movie to compare all others to.other had bigger budgets or better story lines but you had to be there at that time to experience the world at that time cause I can tell you looking back now does not do it justice but everyone was there to see the car,the chase and the action.I saw the others but this was the one that set the pace and hey I was a Chevy guy first Mopar second,no matter Barry Newman did a great job.
Down shift to third...Good by....Euro
The Jag was made in the 60's, and looked a wreck, in reality, American muscle cars are just overpriced soup cans on wheels. Oh and it was in the script.
@@jean-lucpicard5510 Allow me to answer that not all muscle cars were bad handling cars. Many of the Pony cars like the Camaro Z/28 and in general all Ford Shelby Mustang were very good cars.
Plus it's irrelevant to call muscle cars overpriced soup cans as every country has their own politics and prices. It's also irrelevant to compare Euro and US cars of that time; different roads and highways, different mentalities and driving habits.
Along with that the fact that USA's well known for drag races and oval races, and not rally or consorts. And in Trans-Am, European cars could simply not keep up with US teams.
Finally, small-block muscle cars like the Pontiac Firebird 455 or the Mustang BOSS 302 could as well beat any of the average European sports cars and also compete with top-of-the-line cars.
@stephen morris nice!
Its hollywood
Theyd make a donkey run faster than a stallion horse
70s muscle cars were a heap.of junk
@@jean-lucpicard5510 Dodge Demon *Cough*
That challenger was supercharged. You can hear the blower whine.
I can imagine what Kawalski was thinking:”I got a delivery to make! I ain’t got time to play with you.”
I love how front-end lifted up Challenger as it took off on downshift
That's all you need. An egghead in an E type Jaguar.
The Challenger was NOT supercharged. It was stock. That's all he needed to thump the Jag.
Yeah....7.2 litres against the E-type’s 3.8 litres had nothing to do with it.
@@philipberry6477 But it's a Jag, and the owner wanted to race, so the Jag owner gets the Darwin award!
@@philipberry6477 The Jag was lighter and more aerodynamic, so it's not just about displacement...
Phillip owns a jaguar...lol
@@captainobvious5993 I think Phil might have a Prius too!😂
Have got this DVD somewhere. Must dig it out.
There was a good joke on English cars in a top gear episode filmed in the US where they are all driving jags, and of course one has broken down due to the Lucas electrics .
A good ole boy with his dog pull over in his pickup to see if he can help. They explain thanks but we will manage, its just the electronics.
Before he takes off he says 'we know over here why you Brits drink warm beer. It's because Lucas also made refrigerators.'
I thought that was great.
The Grand Tour-jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaags
Worst automotive electrical system on the planet
only in hollyweird can you run a v8 all day on a tank of gas.....
I know I had a 1968 Charger RT with a 440 it took 5 gallons to run 22 miles
He got some gas from the old guy in the desert.
They actually show 2 different scenes of him getting gas in the film.
@@stickman1742 The one, he fills up at a station and is eye'd by a hot blond who reminds him of his dead wife. In the other, he gets maybe 5 gallons from a old prospector living in the desert who gets the gas from a religious leader who has a camp there. I think I've watched the movie about 50 times.
I always wanted to watch this movie since my brother told me about it over 20 years ago! Obviously the dodge wins!! He should!
If anyone sees an XKE convertible on the road please upload video, especially if the driver is wearing a racing helmet
I’ve driven more E types on the road than Challengers, and I’m a mopar guy (I work on sportscars). 50 or more Jaaaags, 0 Challengers. 1 440 ‘cuda though.. those XKEs aren’t really all that fast. Nice torque in a medium weight body, but nothing like moving 8 paint bucket sized pistons, even lazily...
@@RichMander1 now that all depends on what engine size you've got that's running those paint can size Pistons most people like the 426 Hemi or the big powerful 440 Magnum if I was going to get a challenger like that I think a good engine is the 383.
This was a very good movie
jag front end:made of one inch box section.(might have only been brazed together)meets yank tank.
Grandpa take me back to the good old days, when boys where boys and men where men.
and homonyms ruled the day!
For real U used to be a Man until Testicular Cancer Im a Girl now
Kowalski at his finest. Awesome movie.
The new challengers are a imitation, I want a real one!
I love how cops just come out of nowhere. lol But I've never seen the movie, so I don't know what happened before this scene.
@Pauly Gambino I'll have to. Looks cool as hell.
The police were already chasing him across the desert when the Jaguar challenged him to race good movie remake sucks
You could buy 3 or 4 challengers with the worth of that jaguar.
Another Classic movie!!! Surpurb!!!
My uncle had 69 charger RT with 440 wedge that sumbitch would haul ass. I like the sound of that engine when he floors it.
I much prefer this original version of the movie to the remake.This is one of those 1970s era indie existential films. The remake is a commercial feel-good cop-out.
The good ol days when movies were movies without sci fiction
BS that driver is dead..........
yes he died last year, aged 89
At: 0:51 that pistol grip shifter is such a beauty.
From second to third?? In that speed? But look at the feet in slowmotion!👍👍🏁
He was on 4th,kicked it back up to 3rd.
@@lewisshepard9239 He is draging out a gear before shifting so thats wrong. Maybe long ratio on second gear. Anyway its awesome to watch and i think its a smal amount of people that can doubleclutch that quick these days.
@@ronniejacobsen9896 you're right about that it's only a small amount that can do that double clutching and that quick I had an old late 50 sports car that you have to double clutch without stripping the gears if you try to drive with regular clutching technique it just would not go into the next gear.
If that driver was 30 then, he’d be 80 now. Life is short
Jesus... at 45 I've just started being ultra conscious of my own mortality as well.
Fast and ridiculous who ???? This is when car movies were the best hail Vanishing point and Bullit
When this movie came out I went and saw it on a date. I liked it but the girl with me did not. She did not understand all of the high speeds and drugs. Oh well, I have it on DVD so I can watch it any time I like.
Great movie!
I bought the soundtrack on vinyl and later on CD. The Charger was a style that is now still modern. Shame how the future will never make a heavy car with so much power. Electric might work, but how do you get that sound? I'm still looking for the girl on the Honda.
Only thing electric cars work for is making cars into iphones that you have to lease and replace every 3 years
How many noticed the road tractor was also a Dodge.
I Love this scene !!!
Owned a 1972 Challenger loved it till I couldn't really afford to fix it. I won't own a new one the classic spoiled me.
That pyramid in plain sight in backround