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kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#661321
still pic from steve mc queen movie "bullit" 1968ish

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greasykitchen Officially Full-On Dubber

375 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·

#661328
Love the car chase in that movie - it's THE car chase, and has soo many Beetles in the background.

Though the Blues Brothers chases are still my favs - soo ridiculous.
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Type3Sicko Wolfsburg Wizard

596 posts · joined Dec 2006 ·

#661430
Awesome still shot there, a little too much editing in the chase scene but nontheless a cool flick. I've driven those streets many times and although a '66 type 3 square with 65 stonking horse power is no Charger, it certainly makes the knucles white when negotiating San Franciscos wonderfully hilly streets 🙂
How many is enough?

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#661446
Count the beetles...🙂
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

greenbug70 Seriously Crusin Dubber

103 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·

#663040
three weks to make that ten minutes of footage
proper preparation prevents piss poor performance

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#663048
thats not bad

for some of the "Herbie" movies they used and abused

about 30+ beetles...


nice 68 beetle in the backgound with its black and white wheels...

LEE
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Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#663107
Just some interesting things to look for in the chase sequence..
- Count how many hubcaps fly off the Chrysler and on which tyres.
- Count how many times the green beetle is spotted being passed by the 2 cars (obviously the driver knows some handy shortcuts!).

My fave is when the Chrysler looses it on a bend and rams the camera....
- Adam

Has anyone else spotted some anonomlys in the clip?? (sorrry I carnt spell).😢
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#663171
who spotted the dusty blue oval parked on the hill.

Have a look at this clip of the Corvair powered Manx from another Steve McQueen classic The Thomas Crown Affair. Cool Buggy 👍👍

Type3Sicko Wolfsburg Wizard

596 posts · joined Dec 2006 ·

#663308
how many times did Steve ask Ali Mc graw to "punch it baby!", wasn't too shabby behind the wheel, damn sight better than lindsay lohan 🙂
How many is enough?

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#663982
There's a story behind that dunebuggy you know. Apparently the producers asked porsche for an engine. Porsche refused, something about not wanting to sulley themselves with some cheap hollywood thriller, so Steve had to use a corvair engine. Then Porsche found out it was for Steve McQueen. They went nuts and offered a whole bunch of stuff...but it was too late. 🙁
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Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#664016
pete wood wrote:There's a story behind that dunebuggy you know. Apparently the producers asked porsche for an engine. Porsche refused, something about not wanting to sulley themselves with some cheap hollywood thriller, so Steve had to use a corvair engine. Then Porsche found out it was for Steve McQueen. They went nuts and offered a whole bunch of stuff...but it was too late. 🙁
Ahah, I wondered why that buggy had a corvair motor and not porsche given the Steve McQueen connection