Posted: 10/20/2007 4:58:45 AM EDT
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There were only two Chargers and two Mustangs used for the movie. Both Chargers were destroyed (one blown up and one cut up) and one of the Mustangs was parted out after the movie. A Warner Brothers employee bought the other Mustang. Its current whereabouts are unknown. Steve McQueen tried to buy it at some point, but never did. The cars were not stock street cars. They were carefully prepared stunt cars from Max Balchowsky's outfit. Also, the awesome wheel-hopping reverse burnout by McQueen was not scripted. He blew the turn, ended up in the ditch and backed it out. The footage of the screw-up and recovery was kept in the film. |
No kidding. I saw it as a kid, and on a large screen it really could give you that car sick feeling. |