Yeah. And did the ventura even come with a full posi rear? Cause that thing left off some nice posi marks when it first took of,at the beginning of the chase.
RIP Roy!! you were ...( 2 weeks ago by crimthann86)
RIP Roy!! you were the best..
You could get a ...( 2 weeks ago by moejr1974)
You could get a Ventura with a Posi rear. I can tell you that 90% of the time those engine sounds are not original to the Ventura as I know what a Poncho V8 sounds like at full bore. They seemed to have gotten all of the Grand Ville's engine sounds right from that car itself. Don't know why they didn't do the same for that Ventura. I hope they weren't trying to run that big ass Grand Ville off the road cause they gonna need a lot more car than the Ventura.
That was a plain ...( 2 weeks ago by moejr1974)
That was a plain jane Ventura. It would have had GTO call outs on the grille and trunk and this car didn't.
Thank you, ...( 2 weeks ago by retrojoet)
Thank you, Amanaman544, for letting me know you had this chase scene available. I hadn't seen it in years! What cars - a 73 Pontiac GrandVille 455-4v and a 73 Pontiac Ventura 350-4v; it doesn't get any better. Yes, the GV driver also drove the Charger in Bullitt. This chase was the "best of" the chases in Bullitt and French Connection. Good luck getting a modern car to do that stuff - you bump into a lightpost at 5mph and the front end crumples up and the engine falls out!
bill hickman was ...( 2 weeks ago by dooktango)
bill hickman was one bad assed driver.
Ya and the air bag ...( 1 week ago by ENCOMAN)
Ya and the air bag deploys
Look ma!! Good old ...( 1 week ago by ENCOMAN)
Look ma!! Good old real american cars made in the U.S.A. and not assembled in Mexico.
I've been doing ...( 1 week ago by retrojoet)
I've been doing some talking around amongst former GM employees. They're familiar with this chase scene. I get the same story from all of them, which is: the Ventura was "doctored up" to sound badass, but the GrandVille was 100% REAL (combination of Radial-Tuned Suspension, widest track of any full-size car in the industry, lots of weight, and a tough-as-nails stump-puller engine). You can see how it stays stable, never bottoms out, and always "corrects" itself out of a sway.
Yeah, the ...( 1 week ago by ke228)
Yeah, the GrandVille was a perfect car for this chase, 350, huge, and shitty handling.
GrandVille's came ...( 1 week ago by moejr1974)
GrandVille's came standard with a 455 and turbo 400 trans. The Ventura was a 350 Pontiac motor with a 4bbl and dual exhaust which was added to that car as only the GTO got the dual exhaust 350 in 74.
Bill Hickman is definitely one bad ass driver. Anyone who can get a luxury boat like that GrandVille to corner like that is amazing.
Minor corrections: ...( 1 week ago by retrojoet)
Minor corrections: 455, "normal" size for the day, and pretty darn good handling. My aunt had one, and if she were still alive, would attest to what a great car it was. That Bill Hickman knew what he was doing when he picked that GrandVille - compared to other cars of its day in the full-size class, it handled like a sports car. He picked that '68 Charger R/T for Bullitt because it had a heavy-duty police package and stayed glued to the pavement, no matter how hard it was pushed.
That Pontiac ...( 1 week ago by adm7007)
That Pontiac Ventura sounds like the Mustang from Bullitt,lol.
That's exactly what ...( 1 week ago by 242HP)
That's exactly what I was thinking! I was trying to figure out what kind of car that was that Roy Scheider was driving... thanks!
WHOA!!!! Talk about ...( 1 week ago by saanzacs)
WHOA!!!! Talk about a lucky miss!!!
best chase scene ...( 1 week ago by filmcruiser88)
best chase scene hands down
I think Bullitt ( ...( 6 days ago by masterlee123)
I think Bullitt (1968) gots the best car chase scene of any movie handsdown. But this one is just fucking good.
Fanfreakintastic! ...( 6 days ago by retroolschool)
Fanfreakintastic! Pontiac vs Pontiac.
The engine sounds ...( 6 days ago by moejr1974)
The engine sounds for the Mustang in Bullitt was from a Ford GT40. They have a nice write up in wikipedia about Bulllitt. No matter what Bill Hickman was one hell of a driver. I have never seen car control in a movie as good as his.
If you look closely ...( 6 days ago by moejr1974)
If you look closely towards the end after the hood of the Ventura gets blown off you'll see when he steps on it and you see the engine that it has a Chevy style air filter housing. Not sure if there was a Chevy engine under it but it is a chevy housing as Pontiacs were flat. I have owned a few old pontiacs of that vintage.
No Japanses cars ...( 5 days ago by masterlee123)
No Japanses cars insight beautifull...
I used to ask ...( 4 days ago by tunnelrat1900)
I used to ask people in the 80's and 90's if they ever saw the Seven-Ups. Only about 5% knew what I was talking about. I saw this when it first came out. It was at a drive-in (remember those?) right across the street from my apt., and I saw it every night it played. Had an unobstructed view. It played on a double-bill with CHarles Bronson's "The Stone Killer"
Just curious. How ...( 3 days ago by zzzlazy1zzz)
Just curious. How is it possible you saw this
movie when it first came out if you're only 28?
The movie was released in 1973- 35 years ago.
I've always ...( 3 days ago by jennifersman)
I've always wondered about that too! It always seemed like the locations didn't match up to where they were going.
