[Taltarzac725]

Steve McQueen - Rotten Tomatoes

Loved The Great Escape, Bullitt, The Magnificent Seven, The Getaway, Papillon and Tom Horn.

[Topspinmo]

Agree, I also liked Junior Bonner and Wanted; dead or alive, which if I remember made the 44/40 Mares Leg famous? Which you can buy replica today from Henry rifles company.

[Stu from NYC]

Made some really fun movies

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Agree, I also liked Junior Bonner and Wanted; dead or alive, which if I remember made the 44/40 Mares Leg famous? Which you can buy replica today from Henry rifles company.

Mare’s Leg | Henry Repeating Arms

You seem to be right.

[FenneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Steve McQueen - Rotten Tomatoes

Loved The Great Escape, Bullitt, The Magnificent Seven, The Getaway, Papillon and Tom Horn.

I watch Bullitt frequently. My car is a 2019 Bullitt!

[Mrprez]

Nevada Smith on the big screen.

[karostay]

Back when holly wood actors acted for a living

[John_W]

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[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by John_W

Bullitt has one of the best car chases ever to made in film, and it's my understanding the Steve McQueen did most of his own driving. Steve was chasing the Dodge Charger, which was being driven by famed Hollywood stunt driver Bill Hickman.

My other two favorite car chase scenes was Gene Hackman in the French Connection, where he's driving under the NY elevated trains and has to miss the steel supports and William Petersen in To live and Die in LA where they go onto the LA Expressway and drive in the opposite direction.

How about the original gone in 60 seconds?

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) Trailer - YouTube

I vote for this one.

[Topspinmo]

I also like vanishing point.

Vanishing Point Trailer - YouTube

[Topspinmo]

While talking about chase scenes, can’t forget the original classic “ Thunder Road” which IMO was the original chase scene. Where Chevy could never catch Ford. But 50 Ford cheated with the 312 thunderbird engine with 3 duces. The original engine swap from 239 flathead to the 312 thunderbird 3 duces creating what’s today called sleeper.

The roll over scene at beginning was originally just spin 180 and go the other direction, but the rolled over and landed on its wheels and they when with it.

Thunder Road , 1958 Trailer - YouTube


In scene where Robert and his brother prepping the car you clearly see the thunderbird engine. For long time I thought it was olds J2 power Transplant?

[Road-Runner]

My absolute favorite is Le Mans, great racing film even today.

[John_W]

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[5:00somewhere]

I recently watched the auction of THE Steve McQueen Bullitt Mustang. It was damn near a cosmic experience. ;-)

It was auctioned off by Mecum Auction nearby at Kissimmee, Florida. It has been in the family of the original owners the Kiernan family. Images are in this link.

Mecum Auction sells Steve McQueen's Bullitt Mustang for $3.4 million

[John_W]

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