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Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 639260 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 5:24:21 UTC - in response to Message 636771. Last modified: 12 Sep 2007, 5:25:17 UTC OK, ya wanna talk sexy now?? How 'bout that Coke bottle Charger in Bullitt? Now that is a real classic (& in my collection). Every time I watch it, I get seasick when "that" chase is on..Wow. Great one! Then there's the chase between Papa Doyle (Gene Hackman) the cop, against the hitman trying to escape on the subway train. In "The French Connection". Car vs Train Chase ID: 639260 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 639270 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 5:56:38 UTC - in response to Message 639260. OK, ya wanna talk sexy now?? How 'bout that Coke bottle Charger in Bullitt? Now that is a real classic (& in my collection). Every time I watch it, I get seasick when "that" chase is on..Wow. Great one! Then there's the chase between Papa Doyle (Gene Hackman) the cop, against the hitman trying to escape on the subway train. In "The French Connection". Car vs Train Chase Indeed! Another classic chase scene! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 639270 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 639276 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 6:14:49 UTC - in response to Message 639270. OK, ya wanna talk sexy now?? How 'bout that Coke bottle Charger in Bullitt? Now that is a real classic (& in my collection). Every time I watch it, I get seasick when "that" chase is on..Wow. Great one! Then there's the chase between Papa Doyle (Gene Hackman) the cop, against the hitman trying to escape on the subway train. In "The French Connection". Car vs Train Chase Indeed! Another classic chase scene! About that Bullit chase, Steve McQueen was quite the driver, on both a motorcycle and in a car. He was one of the first Hollywood stars to be known for doing his own stunts...no stuntmen for him! LOL ID: 639276 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 639278 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 6:19:11 UTC - in response to Message 639276. OK, ya wanna talk sexy now?? How 'bout that Coke bottle Charger in Bullitt? Now that is a real classic (& in my collection). Every time I watch it, I get seasick when "that" chase is on..Wow. Great one! Then there's the chase between Papa Doyle (Gene Hackman) the cop, against the hitman trying to escape on the subway train. In "The French Connection". Car vs Train Chase Indeed! Another classic chase scene! About that Bullit chase, Steve McQueen was quite the driver, on both a motorcycle and in a car. He was one of the first Hollywood stars to be known for doing his own stunts...no stuntmen for him! LOL He did a lot of his own stunt driving, but there were doubles used in Bullit. Did you catch my earlier link about The filming of the Bullitt chase? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 639278 ·

MrGray Send message Joined: 17 Aug 05 Posts: 3170 Credit: 60,411 RAC: 0	Message 639281 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 6:25:14 UTC Last modified: 12 Sep 2007, 6:26:16 UTC I may or may not have done a little racing on this road. I live near it still. Here's a Google Earth kmz bookmark showing it's location here in the Bay Area: http://www.exoticworldart.com/ufodbase/Guadalupe Canyon Road.kmz :D "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss ID: 639281 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 639287 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 6:31:11 UTC - in response to Message 639278. About that Bullit chase, Steve McQueen was quite the driver, on both a motorcycle and in a car. He was one of the first Hollywood stars to be known for doing his own stunts...no stuntmen for him! LOL He did a lot of his own stunt driving, but there were doubles used in Bullit. Did you catch my earlier link about The filming of the Bullitt chase? No, I didn't see it. Thanks for the link M'Gray! :) ID: 639287 ·

MrGray Send message Joined: 17 Aug 05 Posts: 3170 Credit: 60,411 RAC: 0	Message 639289 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 6:33:43 UTC Last modified: 12 Sep 2007, 6:34:54 UTC Any time, Beets! I don't know if the google earth bookmarks save the description so I'd better add that the name of the road is Gaudalupe Canyon Road. :D "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss ID: 639289 ·

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 639392 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 11:51:57 UTC - in response to Message 639289. Last modified: 12 Sep 2007, 11:53:06 UTC I don't think there is any current actor to come close to him! ID: 639392 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 639398 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 11:58:27 UTC Here's a shot of Steve on "The Great Escape" set. I heard he did his own stunt work for that famous scene where he flies his stolen German motorcycle over that fence. Great scene, whoever it was! ID: 639398 ·

aka_Sam Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Aug 07 Posts: 471 Credit: 1,637,878 RAC: 0	Message 639513 - Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 16:16:36 UTC Steve does Sheryl Sort of . ID: 639513 ·

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